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UN Resident Coordinator a.i. and Director of the MDG-F Secretariat visit Tešanj Municipality
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2/6/2010 Florance Bauer, Resident Coordinator UN a.i. and Sophie de Caen, Director of the MDG-F Secretariat from New York have visited Tešanj Municipality. This municipality started the implementation of the Culture for Development Programme that is being financed through the Millennium Development Goals Fund of the Kingdom of Spain.
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The Intercultural Festival held in Sarajevo - MDG-F Programme Culture for Development
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1/30/2010 More than 250 students and teachers from primary schools in 9 municipalities participated in the Intercultural Festival that was launched in Sarajevo at the International Center for Children and Youth. The Festival’s goal is to present the richness one customs and tradition of the peoples and minority groups in B-H, as well as to promote the development and protection of the minority rights, coexistence and tolerance. The Festival is organized within the MDG-F Programme Culture for Development.
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Agreements for rehabilitation of five monuments signed within the MDG-F Programme Culture and Development
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12/22/2009 Within the MDG-F Programme Culture for Development, UNESCO signed agreements on rehabilitation of five monuments with the designated representatives of municipalities and institutions. Along with the signing parties, the ceremony was attended by Biljana Čamur, Assistant to the Civil Affairs Minister of BH, Angela Petrović, Assistant to the Minister of Culture and Sports of FBiH, Irena Soldat-Vujanović, Assistant of Minister of Culture of RS, as well as representatives of the MDG-F Programme Culture and Development titled “Improving Cultural Understanding in BH“.
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UN in BiH marks 30th anniversary of Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
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12/18/2009 The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) was adopted on the 18th of December 1979 by the UN General Assembly. To date, 186 countries have ratified the Convention. CEDAW remains the essential international tool for achieving women’s human rights and it is one of the most widely subscribed-to international treaties in existence. Countries that have ratified or acceded to the Convention are legally bound to put its provisions into practice. They are also committed to submit national reports, at least every four years, on measures they have taken to comply with their treaty obligations.
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The Secretary-General Video Message on Human Rights Day
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12/10/2009 The realization of all human rights - social, economic and cultural as well as civil and political rights – is hampered by discrimination. All too often, when faced with prejudice and discrimination, political leaders, governments and ordinary citizens are silent or complacent. Yet everyone of us can make a difference.
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Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen 2009
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12/7/2009 The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen (COP 15) will be a turning point in the fight to prevent climate disaster. The science demands it, the economics support it, future generations require it. Today, negotiators, ministers and world leaders assembled in the Danish capital to give the people of all nations a strong answer to this common, global threat of climate change.
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MDG-F Programme Youth Employability and Retention (YERP) Signed
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12/1/2009
Florence Bauer, UN Resident Coordinator a.i. and Sredoje Nović, Minister of Civil Affairs of BH, in presence of H.E. Alejandro Alvargonzález San Martin, Ambassador of Kingdom of Spain to BH, signed the MDG-F Programme Youth Employability and Retention (YERP), with an estimated value of 6 (six) million USD.
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UN Secretary-General message on the November 25 - International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
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11/25/2009
In the ten years since the United Nations General Assembly designated 25th November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, engagement has increased. More groups and individuals, including men and boys, are getting involved in efforts to prevent and address this severe violation of women’s human rights. Overall there has been significant progress as many countries have adopted laws and comprehensive action plans directly addressing violence against women.
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First meeting of the Programme Management Committee of MDG-F Economic Governance held in Sarajevo
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11/23/2009
First meeting of the Programme Management Committee of MDG-F Economic
Governance named Securing Access to Water
through Institutional Development and Infrastructure was held today in
Sarajevo, chaired by Mr. Naveed Hussain, UN Resident Coordinator, a.i..
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Conference on competences of teachers for inclusive and intercultural education
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11/23/2009 The one-day conference on competences of teachers for inclusive and intercultural education is being held in Sarajevo today, as a part of the MDG F Culture for Development programme.
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The three-day workshop for 10 municipalities within the MDG-F Programme Culture for Development launched
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11/10/2009 The three-day workshop for capacity building of 10 municipalities started today in hotel Grand, Sarajevo. The goal of the workshop is to define priorities and plans of activities within the implementation of the MDG-F Programme Culture for Development called “Improving Cultural Understanding in BH“, implemented by three UN agencies: UNDP, UNICEF and UNESCO.
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The MDG-F Economic Governance and Environment and Climate Change programmes, and UNDP project BiH Biomass Energy for Employment and Energy Security signed
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10/21/2009 The UN Resident Coordinator Christine McNab and Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations Mladen Zirojević, in the presence of H. E. Ambassador of Kingdom of Spain Alejandro Alvargonzález San Martin, signed programme documents for two MDG-F programmes: Economic Governance and Environment and Climate Change, as well as UNDP project BH Biomass Energy for Employment and Energy Security, with the total estimate value of 11 (eleven) million USD.
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Memorandum of Understanding for the MDG-F Programme Culture and Development signed with 10 municipalities
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10/20/2009 The UN Resident Coordinator Christine McNab, Minister of Civil Affairs of BH Sredoje Nović, Assistant to Federal Minister of Culture and Sport Zdenko Čabrilo, Assistant to the RS Minister for Culture Irena Soldat-Vujanović, representatives of the UNDP, UNICEF and UNESCO signed Memorandums of Understanding with 10 municipalities for the implementation of the project called “Improving Cultural Understanding in BH“.
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