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HOT ISSUES
Christchurch Earthquake
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DPI/NGO Declaration
Melbourne, 30 Aug - 1 Sept
Jim McLay promotes
NZ Campaign for Security Council
UN High Level Panel
to Tackle Sustainability Issues
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon unveiled a new panel on global sustainability that is tasked with finding ways to lift people out of poverty while tackling climate change and ensuring that economic development is environmentally friendly.
UN Women
In an historic move, the United Nations General Assembly voted unanimously on 2 July 2010 to create a new entity to accelerate progress in meeting the needs of women and girls worldwide
2008 Cluster Munitions Convention
Came into force 1st August 2010
See also NZ Herald report
Sir Geoffrey Palmer
Appointed to direct inquiry into the raid on the Gaza flotilla
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