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South Sudan Flag Raised at UN
Europa Newswire Photo by Luiz Rampelotto United Nations, July 14 2011 The General Assembly today admitted the Republic of South Sudan as the 193rd member of the United Nations, welcoming the newly independent country to the community of nations. South Sudan’s independence from the rest of Sudan is the result of the January 2011 referendum [...]
General Assembly President Deiss on Palestine’s Recognition
Europa Newswire Photo by Luiz Rampelotto United Nations, July 14 2011 Commenting on Palestine’s recognition as a state today at the United Nations (UN) following a South Sudan flag rising ceremony, General Assembly President Joseph Deiss said that according to the UN Charter, “to become a member you need a recommendation of the Security Council, [...]
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Tagged Asha-Rose Migiro, Ban Ki Moon, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Flag Raised, flag-raising, General Assembly, Joseph Deiss, Palestine’s recognition, Palestinian case, President, Republic of South Sudan, Riek Machar Teny-Dhurgon, Secretary General, South Sudan, UN, UN Charter, UN Photos, United Nations
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Stop Talking Start Planting
Europa Newswire Photo: Luiz Rampelotto “Forests for People” was the main theme of the International Year of Forests, launched today (2 February 2011) at a ceremony at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York. The ceremony presided over by General Assembly President Joseph Deiss, was part of the high-level segment of the [...]
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Tagged Felix Finkbeiner, General Assembly President, Headquarters, International Year of Forests, Joseph Deiss, Luiz Rampelotto, MDGs, New York, Nobel Prize Laureate, Plant for the Planet, Stop Talking Stop Planting, trillion tree campaign, UN, United Nations, Wangari Maathai, Year of Forests
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