Strategic Summary

Mass protests and political upheavals across the Middle East and North Africa, unexpected crises in Kyrgyzstan and Madagascar, ongoing conflicts, long-standing political stalemates, and countries recovering from conflict drove continued reliance on political missions over the past year.

• In 2009, 17 multilateral peace operations were conducted in Europe, more than in any other region.
• Europe was the only region where the number of peacekeepers significantly decreased in 2009: numbers fell by 26 per cent, continuing a reduction since 1999.
• Despite the fall in personnel, Europe still ranked third in terms of deployment figures.
• Europe continued to be the only region where regional organizations conducted more operations than the UN.
• NATO remained the biggest deployer of

In brief

Programme purpose: Federation-supported programme areas in 2009 were disaster management, health and care, organizational development and participatory community development. These focus areas are aligned with the Federation Global Agenda goals and the Istanbul Commitments made at the VII European Red Cross Red Crescent conference.

Programme(s) summary: The regional representation continued engaging with the National Societies in disaster management with

Addressing Assembly via Cell Phone, Honduran President Zelaya Calls on United Nations to 'Restore Rule of Law and Freedom that Honduras Deserves'

Concerned that the United Nations outdated structure left it ill-equipped to deal with twenty-first century realities, Government Ministers addressing the General Assembly today pressed the world body to revamp its institutions, extend its alliances and break old mindsets that had hampered its credibility as the world's pre-eminent negotiating forum.

For Osman Mohammed Saleh, Eritrea's Minister

Report of the Secretary-General

Summary

This is the first annual report on United Nations efforts to strengthen engagement on the rule of law at the national and international levels. The Organization has set an important, broad agenda to this end. The focus remains on finding better ways to support Member States and their populations to build a just and secure national and international order governed by the rule of law.

The Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement in the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Political-Military Affairs (PM/WRA) has released the 8th Edition of "To Walk the Earth in Safety," a report summarizing the accomplishments of the U.S. Humanitarian Mine Action Program, the world's largest such operation.

In 2008, the Department of State provided $123.1 million in mine clearance and weapons destruction assistance to 35 countries. Among the report's success stories is Cambodia, where U.S.

Le site financé par la CEE permet aux migrants qui résident actuellement en Autriche, au Royaume-Uni, en Belgique, en Grèce, en Irlande, à Malte, aux Pays-Bas, au Portugal, et en Suisse d'avoir accès 24h/24 et 7 jours sur 7, à des informations complètes sur les conditions de retour et de réinsertion dans 20 pays d'origine, de l'Afghanistan

Esta mañana se han reunido en la sede de la AECID la Secretaria de Estado de Cooperación Internacional, Soraya Rodríguez y la Directora de la AECID, Elena Madrazo con el Secretario Ejecutivo de GAVI, Dr. Julian Lob-Levyt en un encuentro en el que también ha participado SAR la Infanta Cristina como representante de La Fundación La Caixa, que también contribuye con la Alianza.

Madrid / Ginebra, 12 de mayo de 2009

En vertu du Message sur la continuation de la coopération technique et de l'aide financière en faveur des pays en développement (dit Message Sud), la coopération suisse au développement s'articule autour de trois axes :

1. la réduction de la pauvreté ;

2. la réduction des risques d'ordre sécuritaire ;