Tag: UN General Assembly

Thursday, April 4th 2013 - 07:28 UTC
UN calls for a world free from the threat of mines and other remnants of war

On 8 December 2005, the UN General Assembly declared that 4 April of each year shall be observed as the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. To that effect UN Secretary General has released a message.
Wednesday, April 3rd 2013 - 01:20 UTC
UN approves first-ever historic arms trade treaty with 23 abstentions and 3 negative votes

The 193-nation UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved the first-ever treaty on global arms trade that seeks to regulate the 70 billion dollars international business in conventional arms ranging from light weapons to battle tanks and warships.
There were 154 votes in favour, 3 against and 23 abstentions.
Monday, March 11th 2013 - 08:29 UTC
“Free association”, an option for the current Falklands’ dispute at UN

There is no doubt that the Falkland Islanders have the right to self-determination, a visiting professor of politics told a public meeting held in the capital Stanley at the Chamber of Commerce last Friday.
Sunday, March 10th 2013 - 01:56 UTC
Argentine lawmakers to call special session to reject Falklands’ referendum

The Argentine ruling coalition and opposition lawmakers have coordinated efforts to convene an extraordinary session of the Senate to draw up a unanimous rejection of the referendum taking place Sunday and Monday in the Falkland Islands
Saturday, March 9th 2013 - 04:55 UTC
Falklands’ referendum: Argentina admits impotence and claims UK acting with ‘ill-faith’

Argentina blasted the UK over the coming Falkland Islands referendum claiming it is acting with ‘ill faith’ trying to introduce elements of distortion by changing the definition of the dispute under international law, despite all the pronouncements of the world community.
Saturday, December 8th 2012 - 03:54 UTC
Mercosur summit rejects Falklands’ self-determination referendum

Presidents from Mercosur full and associate members meeting in Brasilia rejected the coming Malvinas Islands self determination referendum and anticipated that whatever the result of the ballot “it will not alter at all the essence of the Malvinas question”.
Friday, November 30th 2012 - 22:32 UTC
Solid Latam support for Palestine ‘observer status’ vote at the UN

Latinamerican countries most of which recognize Palestine as a free and sovereign state, helped this week with their votes to elevate the status of the Palestine Authority to “non member observer” which was approved this week by an overwhelming majority of the UN General Assembly.
Saturday, November 24th 2012 - 15:34 UTC
Argentina insists with Malvinas during UN ceremony with Ban Ki-moon

Argentina is strongly committed with multilateralism and trusts in the UN to reach a fair, peaceful and long lasting solution to the sovereignty dispute in the Malvinas issue, said Ambassador Maria Cristina Perceval during her Friday credentials presentation ceremony with Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
Monday, November 19th 2012 - 11:24 UTC
UN consensus decision confirms Spain formally abandons Gibraltar trilateral process

Spain’s decision to pull out of the trilateral process was formally recorded in the consensus decision on Gibraltar adopted by the United Nations General Assembly this year.
Friday, October 19th 2012 - 17:29 UTC
UK sees Security Council with “no appetite” to address Falklands/Malvinas issue

The United Kingdom said it did not see ‘any appetite’ from the UN Security Council members to address the Falklands/Malvinas issue, following the election of Argentina as one of the five new non permanent members to the council on Thursday.