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The situation in the Middle East (S/PV.6949)

The situation in the Middle East

The President: In accordance with rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Lebanon, the Syrian Arab Republic and Turkey to participate in this meeting.

In accordance with rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following to participate in this meeting: Baroness Valerie Amos, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator; Mr. António Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees;

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World + 25 others
Violencia sexual relacionada con los conflictos - Informe del Secretario General (A/67/792–S/2013/149)

Asamblea General Consejo de Seguridad Sexagésimo séptimo período de sesiones
Tema 33 del programa
Prevención de los conflictos armados
Sexagésimo octavo año

I. Introducción

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World + 26 others
Violence sexuelle liée aux conflits : Rapport du Secrétaire général (A/67/792–S/2013/149)

Assemblée générale Soixante-septième session Point 33 de l’ordre du jour Prévention des conflits armés

I. Introduction

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World + 27 others
Sexual violence in conflict: Report of the Secretary-General (A/67/792–S/2013/149)

General Assembly
Sixty-seventh session
Agenda item 33
Prevention of armed conflict

Security Council
Sixty-eighth year

I. Introduction

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Report of the independent international commission of inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic (A/HRC/22/59)

Human Rights Council
Twenty-second session
Agenda item 4
Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention

Summary

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Update on UNHCR’s operations in the Middle East and North Africa

Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme

Sixty-second session

Geneva, 1-5 October 2012

A. Situational analysis including new developments

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Implementation of General Assembly resolution 66/253 B on the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic - Report of the Secretary-General (A/66/889)

Sixty-sixth session
Agenda item 34
Prevention of armed conflict

I. Introduction

  1. The present report is submitted in compliance with General Assembly resolution 66/253 B of 3 August 2012, in which the Secretary-General was requested to report to the Assembly, within 15 days, on the implementation of the resolution. The report provides an update on the implementation of the political, security, humanitarian and human rights aspects of the resolution during the period from 3 to 17 August.

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Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic: implementation of Human Rights Council resolution 19/22 - Report of the Secretary-General (A/HRC/20/37)

Human Rights Council

Twentieth session

Agenda items 2 and 4

Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-Genera

Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention

Summary

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Report of the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (A/64/13)

General Assembly
Official Records
Sixty-fourth Session
Supplement No. 13

Report of the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East

1 January-31 December 2008

Introduction

1. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) was established pursuant to General Assembly resolution 302 (IV) of 8 December 1949. The Agency became operational on 1 May 1950, responding to the needs of about 750,000 Palestine refugees. It is now one of the largest United Nations

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Afghanistan + 59 others
Central Emergency Response Fund - Report of the Secretary-General (A/64/327)

General Assembly
Sixty-fourth session
Item 72 (a) of the provisional agenda
Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and
disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including
special economic assistance: strengthening of the coordination
of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations

Summary

The present report on the Central Emergency Response Fund is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 63/139 of 11 December 2008 and covers activities from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009.

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Afghanistan + 87 others
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Jan 2006 - mid-2007 (A/62/12)

I. Introduction

1. A significant increase in the numbers of persons of concern to UNHCR brought new challenges in 2006. While there was a 14 per cent increase in refugee numbers from the previous year, the Office's involvement, together with other humanitarian partners, in protecting and assisting internally displaced persons (IDPs) under the inter-agency cluster approach, resulted in a doubling of IDP figures. Thanks to better data capturing, many more stateless people have been identified, also swelling numbers.

2. Despite a plethora of complex challenges,

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Nepal + 30 others
Assistance à la lutte antimines - Rapport du Secrétaire général (A/62/307)

Résumé

Dix ans après que la communauté internationale se soit engagée à éliminer le fléau des mines antipersonnel, les Nations Unies peuvent se prévaloir de plusieurs réalisations collectives : les mines et les restes explosifs de guerre font de moins en moins de victimes; plusieurs aspects essentiels d'un cadre juridique international renforcé ont été mis en oeuvre; on a expressément reconnu l'importance de l'égalité des sexes et des droits des personnes handicapées dans l'ensemble du domaine de la lutte antimines; et les nombreux partenaires engagés dans la lutte

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Afghanistan + 28 others
Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations (A/62/87-E/2007/70)

General Assembly
Sixty-second session
Item 73 (a) of the preliminary list*
Strengthening of the coordination of
humanitarian and disaster relief assistance
of the United Nations, including special
economic assistance: strengthening of the
coordination of emergency humanitarian
assistance of the United Nations

Economic and Social Council
Substantive session of 2006
Geneva, 16 July-18 July 2007
Item 5 of the provisional agenda**
Special economic, humanitarian and
disaster relief assistance

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Liberia + 6 others
Assistance in mine action - Report of the Secretary-General (A/59/284)

A/59/284

The present report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 58/127 of 19 December 2003 and focuses on progress achieved from mid-August 2003 to mid-August 2004 in implementing the 6 strategic goals and 48 objectives of the revised United Nations mine action strategy for 2001-2005 (A/58/260 and Add.1).

Progress has been made in the following areas:

(a) Improving the assessment of situations in mine affected countries. Assessment missions were carried out in Liberia, Malawi, Senegal and Uganda;

(b) Improving capacity to respond to

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Israel + 4 others
CoE Parliamentary Assembly: The situation of Palestinian refugees


Doc. 9808
Report

Committee on Migration, Refugees and Demography
Rapporteur: Mr Olav Akselsen, Norway, Socialist Group

Summary

The main aim of this report is to examine the conditions in which the Palestinian refugees stay irrespective of the place: be that in the Middle East or Europe. It looks closely at the applicability of the 1951 Geneva Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and, more generally, at legal status and assistance provided to the Palestinian refugees.

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Israel + 4 others
Report of the Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (A/56/13)


General Assembly
Official Records
Fifty-sixth Session
Supplement No. 13 (A/56/13)
Contents

Abbreviations

Letter of transmittal

Letter dated 25 September 2001 from the Chairperson of the Advisory Commission of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East addressed to the Commissioner-General of the Agency

I. Introduction

II. General developments in Agency programmes

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Palestine refugee situation in the context of the Middle East Peace Process


Doc. 8042
Report

Committee on Migration, Refugees and Demography
Rapporteur: Mr David Atkinson, United Kingdom, European Democratic Group

Summary