Since that war, U.S. troops were firmly implanted in the region, mainly in the Gulf petro. This does not go without raising the question of foreign presence, especially in sacred ground where the holy cities of Islam. This can only shake the Muslim world. With the demise of the USSR, the war against communism [...]
Ms. Philomena OMATUKU, Minister for Gender, Family and Child of the Democratic Republic of Congo, said that armed conflicts taking place in his country for over a decade was characterized by sexual violence of is impaired both in terms of physical, mental, moral and economic, she added. Emphasizing the need for holistic care of [...]
Investment in agriculture, including use of scientific knowledge and improving the status of women should support better access to food, has also pleaded Mr. Strom. He stressed the positive role trade can play and stressed the need to conclude the Round of trade talks. The problem of hunger, he analyzed, is also the result [...]
Mr. CEPH LUMINA, Independent Expert on the effects of external debt and related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights, which began its mandate in June, has mapped out its mission. He expressed his intention to consult and cooperate as much as [...]
Mr. Churkin (Russian Federation) said that 2008 had been particularly painful for Haiti, which has known, in April, food riots, and in September, hurricanes, violent origin casualties and damage. He believed that the implementation of plan proposals prepared by the Secretariat to allow Haiti to make incremental progress in its priority areas. Noting then [...]
Russia during this period, struggled in a serious political and economic crisis. Destabilized, a Soviet Union disintegrated, a sick President Boris Yeltsin, the former superpower weighed almost nothing on the balance of the balance of forces in the world. In financial difficulty, she could only close his eyes, the financial assistance of the West [...]
In the second part of his answers, Mr. de Schutter said he will work with the Special Rapporteurs on housing rights and the rights of indigenous peoples regarding land rights. Land security should be enhanced for those who cultivate the land and have no legal title. He recommended that advance land reform to improve [...]
SERGEI M. Sergeev (Belarus) welcomed the strategic framework adopted by consensus at the global fight against food insecurity. Donors must however continue to provide assistance to implement, while the Cycle Doha trade negotiations must be completed successfully, he said, stressing also the importance of establishing a successor to the Kyoto Protocol. It is now [...]
The Council notes with concern the challenges for economic and social development, given the significant deterioration of living for the vast majority of Haitians. It reaffirms that security must go hand in hand with economic and social development to enable Haiti to achieve lasting stability. In this respect, he urges MINUSTAH and the UNCT [...]
In light of this, the Special Representative said he believed that assistance should take priority in three aspects. First, humanitarian aid must be maintained at all costs, he said. Then he vital to support early recovery by focusing on job creation, while carrying out the tasks of rehabilitation and reconstruction to support development. Finally, [...]