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NEW WEBSITES WITHIN THE UN SYSTEM
e-Subscription of Latest UN
Documents
Using web feeds (RSS) in your
browser (Internet Explorer)
http://undocs.org/
The
Department for General Assembly and Conference Management (DGACM) is pleased to
announce the next step in our shift from printed to electronic documents with
the introduction of an e-subscription programme based on RSS, which stands for
Really Simple Syndication. RSS is a web feed technology which is used to
channel United Nations documents. In simple words, RSS gathers all the
documents you have subscribed to, in one place, as soon as they are published. By
subscribing to RSS, the system will provide the latest documents to you according
to your subscription criteria. Once you receive the list of documents,
all you have to do is to click on the document of interest.
General Assembly 65th session -
Annotated Agenda
English, French & Spanish: http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/65/100
The
annotated preliminary list of items to be included in the provisional agenda of
the sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly is now available (A/65/100).
Greening the Blue
http://www.greeningtheblue.org/
‘Greening
the Blue,’ a new website, shows what is happening to make the UN more
sustainable and provides advice to Staff Members of UN System offices, agencies
and organizations how they can contribute. It includes the greenhouse gas
inventories of 49 UN organizations, as well as detailed tips and tools for
staff in how to reduce their personal carbon footprints.
UN Global Compact 2010 Leaders Summit (24-25 June 2010, New York)
http://www.leaderssummit2010.org/
http://www.unglobalcompact.org/newsandevents/2010_Leaders_Summit/index.html
More
than 1,000 leaders representing business, governments, civil society, academia
and the UN System are expected to attend the largest-ever UN-business event on
the issue of corporate responsibility.
UN/EU
Partnership Report
http://www.unbrussels.org/images/pdf/Improving-Lives-2009.pdf
By
making a difference in the lives of tens of millions of people in over a
hundred countries, the United Nations team in Brussels is showcasing the concrete results
of an increasingly dynamic partnership between the United Nations and the European
Union. With the motto, “Improving Lives” the UN Office in Brussels has
published its fifth annual report on joint actions undertaken with its EU
partners ranging from crisis prevention, through humanitarian action and
promoting sustainable development to building democratic and just societies.
Rich in detail, this year’s report puts a human face to the UN-EU partnership
with a wide array of concrete examples spanning the globe from: mine clearance
projects in Albania to
hygiene improvement initiatives in Uganda.
What Will It Take To Achieve The
Millennium Development Goals? An International Assessment (UNDP)
http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/stream/asset/?asset_id=2620072
The
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched on 17 June 2010 an
extensive assessment of what must be done to advance sustainable development
and reduce global poverty. The report identifies a concrete action agenda
to inform the outcome of the World leaders’ MDG Summit in New York, this September. “For the many
people living in poverty, the Millennium Development Goals are not abstract and
aspirational targets; they offer a means to a better life, and overall a more
just and peaceful world,” said UNDP Administrator Helen Clark at the launch.
“Our hope is that this evidence of tried and tested policies, and this agenda
for accelerating the pace of success, informs a positive outcome at the world
leaders summit on the MDGs in September", Helen Clark added.
WIPO GOLD - new gateway launched
by the World Intellectual Property Organization
http://www.wipo.int/wipogold/
“WIPO
GOLD” is a free, on-line global intellectual property (IP) reference resource
that provides quick and easy access to a broad collection of searchable IP data
and tools relating to, for example, technology, brands, designs, statistics,
WIPO standards, IP classification systems and IP laws and treaties.
General Assembly Thematic Debate
on "UN Peacekeeping: Looking into the Future" -
22 June 2010, United
Nations Headquarters
http://www.un.org/ga/president/64/thematic/peacekeeping.shtml
A
thematic debate of the General Assembly, entitled “United Nations peacekeeping: Looking
into the future”, was held on Tuesday, 22 June 2010, in the Economic and Social
Council Chamber (NLB). A note verbale, dated 17 June 2010, transmitting the
draft programme, was sent by the Office of the President of the General
Assembly to
all permanent representatives and observers. The draft programme can be
consulted at http://www.un.org/ga/president/64/letters/peacekeeping170610.pdf.
Machel Study 10-Year Strategic
Review “Children and Conflict in a Changing World” – new online version
http://www.un.org/children/conflict/machel/english/
The
first Machel report submitted to the General Assembly in 1996, the Impact of
Armed Conflict on Children, concluded that in war all child rights are
violated, and as long as the world tolerates this situation, every one of us is
complicit. Today, this 10-year strategic review finds further points of
progress but also many gaps in the implementation and monitoring of the new
norms, standards and programmatic guidelines. And while some analysts point to
progress in the decline of inter-state conflicts during the intervening period,
the changing nature of conflict has expanded the number of situations to
address and presents new threats to children. We must renew our efforts to meet
these challenges, addressing all issues in detail while aiming at a holistic
understanding of how we can advance the rights of children affected by
conflict.
Secretary-General
Report on Afghanistan
(S/2010/318)
English,
French & Spanish: http://www.un.org/Docs/journal/asp/ws.asp?m=S/2010/318
While
the overall security situation has not improved in recent months, Afghanistan has
witnessed a number of positive developments, according to a new United Nations
report, which urges continued international support for what is a critical
period for the country. Earlier this month, the Government hosted the
Consultative Peace Jirga outside the capital, Kabul, with the participation of 1,600
delegates, including 300 women, to discuss the way forward for the country’s
peace process. “Despite rocket fire and thwarted suicide attacks during the
opening session, the Jirga proceeded undeterred,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
writes in his latest report to the Security Council.
Second Generation Disarmament,
Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) Practices in Peace Operations: A
Contribution to the New Horizon Discussion on Challenges and Opportunities for
UN Peacekeeping (DPKO)
English: http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/publications/ddr/ddr_062010.pdf
French: http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/orolsi.shtml
The aim of the report is to provide policy makers and practitioners with the
tools needed to address the increasingly complex reality of DDR operations. The
report is primarily based on four field studies (Afghanistan,
Côte d’Ivoire, Haiti and Liberia).
United Nations Peacekeeping
Operations – Background Note: 30 April 2010 (DPI/1634/Rev.108,
May 2010)
English: http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/bnote.htm
French: http://www.un.org/fr/peacekeeping/bnote.htm
United Nations Political and
Peacebuilding Missions - Background Note: 30 April 2010 (DPI/2166/Rev.83, May 2010)
English: http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/documents//ppbm.pdf
French: http://www.un.org/french/peace/peace/pdf/ppbmf.pdf
Dead planet, living planet:
Biodiversity and ecosystem restoration for sustainable development (UNEP)
Report & Interactive E-book: http://www.grida.no/publications/rr/dead-planet/
Restoring
lost and damaged ecosystems-from forests and freshwaters to mangroves and
wetlands-can trigger multi-million dollar returns, generate jobs and combat
poverty according to this report compiled by the UN Environment Programme
(UNEP). It draws on thousands of ecosystem restoration projects world-wide and
showcases over 30 initiatives that are transforming the lives of communities
and countries across the globe.
Drug Use in Afghanistan: 2009 Survey (UNODC)
http://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/Studies/Afghan-Drug-Survey-2009-Executive-Summary-web.pdf
Afghanistan, the world’s leading
producer of opium and hashish, is seeing an increasing number of its own
citizens taking drugs, according to a new report published by the United
Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), which found that around one million
people – eight per cent of the population – suffer from addiction.
International Year of Youth (12
August 2010 - 11 August 2011)
Website: http://social.un.org/youthyear/
Logo: http://social.un.org/youthyear/iyylogo.shtml
The
official logo and slogan (“Our Year. Our Voice”) for the International Year of
Youth are now available.
NEWSMAKER: Equal opportunity key
to sustainable urban development – Interview with Anna Tibaijuka, the Executive
Director of the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), 18 June 2010
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=35072&Cr=habitat&Cr1=
Third Report on G20 Investment
Measures (UNCTAD / OECD)
Full text: http://www.unctad.org/en/docs/unctad_oecd2010_en.pdf
Summary: http://www.unctad.org/en/docs/unctad_oecd2010_summary_en.pdf
The global economic picture has improved over the last six months, but the
recovery is still subject to significant downside risks.
UNODC to Launch First-ever
Organized Crime Report (UNODC)
http://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/tocta/TOCTA_Report_2010_low_res.pdf
Produced
by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the report examines major
trafficking flows of drugs, firearms, counterfeit products, stolen natural
resources, people trafficked for sex or forced labour and smuggled migrants,
and offers ways to tackle these threats. The report also highlights the
inadequacies of national responses to transnational crime, calling for global
responses based on the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime,
which was adopted in the Italian city of Palermo
a decade ago.
United Nations Girls’ Education
Initiative (UNGEI): "UNGEI at 10: a journey to gender equality in
education" (UNICEF)
http://www.unicef.org/publications/files/UNGEI_at_10_EN_050510.pdf
The report
overviews UNGEI's activities in advancing the MDGs related to gender, education,
poverty reduction and education for all.
World Economic and Social Survey
2010 (DESA)
http://www.un.org/esa/policy/wess/
Retooling
global development is the main theme of this year’s Survey. The study does not
pretend to offer a blueprint; it aims instead to present ideas that could
become the basis of a new, coherent “toolbox” for guiding development policies
and international cooperation.
Committee to monitor
investigations into Gaza
conflict named
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=10148&LangID=E
The
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, announced Monday the
membership of a committee of three independent experts mandated by the Human
Rights Council to monitor Israeli and Palestinian investigations into the
serious violations of international humanitarian and human rights law reported
by the UN Fact Finding Mission, led by Justice Richard Goldstone. The three
experts who have agreed to form the committee are Professor Christian Tomuschat
(Chair), Justice Mary McGowan Davis and Mr. Param Cumaraswamy.
Impeding Assistance: Challenges to
Meeting the Humanitarian Needs of Palestinians; Special Focus, May 2010 (OCHA/OPT)
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/SKEA-85UCR3/$File/full_report.pdf
The situation in the Gaza Strip presents severe impediments to humanitarian
operations. UNRWA reports that it has
had 24 construction and infrastructure projects, totalling some US$ 109 million
in donor funds, frozen as a result of the blockade.
ReliefWeb – Countries &
Emergencies: Kyrgyzstan
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc104?OpenForm&rc=3&cc=kgz
Towards gender equality in humanitarian
response: Addressing the needs of women & men in Gaza; A guidebook for the humanitarian sector
(UNIFEM)
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/EGUA-86HMU7/$File/full_report.pdf
This
guidebook aims to provide actors in Gaza
with guidance on gender analysis, planning and actions to ensure that the
needs, contributions and capacities of women, girls, boys and men are
considered in all aspects of humanitarian response.
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