Chapter I. Legislative texts concerning the legal status of the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations |
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A. |
Sweden |
3 |
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1. |
The Instrument of Government (Swedish Code of Statutes 1974:152) |
3 |
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2. |
The Instrument of Government (Swedish Code of Statutes 1974:152) |
3 |
B. |
Republic of Korea |
4 |
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Enforcement Decree of the Restriction of Special Taxation Act |
4 |
Chapter II. Treaties concerning the legal status of the United Nations and related
intergovernmental organizations |
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A. |
Treaties concerning the legal status of the United Nations |
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1. |
Status of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations. Approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 13 February 1946 |
5 |
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2. |
Agreements relating to missions, offices and meetings |
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(a) |
Exchange of letters constituting an agreement between the United
Nations and the Government of the Republic of Senegal concerning the organization of the 2010 Economic and Social Council Annual Ministerial Review (AMR) Regional Preparatory Meeting focusing on the theme “Women and Health”. New York, 29 December 2009 and 4 January 2010 |
5 |
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(b) |
Agreement between the Government of Guinea-Bissau and the
United Nations for the grant under guarantee for the handover of
Rear Admiral José Américo Bubo Na Tchuto to the Government of
Guinea-Bissau. Bissau, 8 January 2010 |
9 |
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(c) |
Exchange of letters constituting an agreement between the United
Nations and the Republic of Kenya concerning the United Nations
Support Office for AMISOM (“UNSOA”). New York, 19 February
2010 and Nairobi, 2 March 2010 |
11 |
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(d) |
Exchange of notes constituting an agreement between the United
Nations and the Government of Bolivia concerning the Informal
Pre-sessional Meeting of the Ninth Session of the United Nations
Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, to be held in La Paz, Bolivia, from 17 to 20 March 2010. New York, 11 and 16 March 2010 |
16 |
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(e) |
Agreement between the United Nations and the Government of
the Central African Republic on the Status of the United Nations
Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic.
Bangui, 7 May 20109 |
19 |
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(f) |
Exchange of letters constituting an agreement between the United
Nations and the Government of Finland regarding the arrangements concerning the High-level Symposium in preparation of the 2010 Development Cooperation Forum (DCF), focusing on “Coherent Development Cooperation: Maximizing Impact in a Changing Environment”, which will be held in Helsinki, Finland, from 3 to 4 June 2010. New York, 27 May 2010 and Helsinki, 31 May 2010 |
27 |
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(g) |
Memorandum of Understanding between the United Nations and
the Republic of Uganda concerning the use of facilities at Entebbe
by the United Nations. New York, 20 July 2010 |
31 |
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(h) |
Exchange of letters constituting an agreement between the United
Nations and the Government of the Netherlands concerning the
International Seminar on Early Warning and Business Cycle Indicators, to be held in Scheveningen, from 14 to 16 December 2009. New York, 12 November 2009 and 23 November 2009 |
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(i) |
Agreement between the United Nations and the Government of
the State of Kuwait for the establishment in the State of Kuwait of a technical and administrative support office for the United Nations
Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. Kuwait City, 28 November 2010 |
58 |
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3. |
Agreements relating to staff members of the Organization |
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Agreement between the Republic of Austria and the United Nations on
social security. Vienna, 23 April 2010 |
63 |
B. |
Treaties concerning the legal status of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations |
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1. |
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies.
Approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 21 November 1947 |
68 |
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2. |
International Labour Organization |
68 |
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3. |
Food and Agriculture Organization |
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(a) |
Agreements regarding the establishment of Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) Representations and Regional Offices |
69 |
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(b) |
Agreements based on the standard Memorandum of Responsibilities in respect of FAO sessions |
69 |
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4. |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
69 |
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5. |
International Fund for Agricultural Development |
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(a) |
Basic agreement between the Government of the Federal Democratic
Republic of Ethiopia and the International Fund for Agricultural
Development (IFAD) |
70 |
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(b) |
Headquarters agreement between the Republic of Ghana and the
International Fund for Agricultural Development on the establishment
of IFAD’s country office |
76 |
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6. |
United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
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(a) |
Memorandum of understanding between the United Nations Industrial
Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources Use of the Russian Federation (Rosprirodnadzor), signed on 12 February 2010 |
82 |
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(b) |
Grant agreement between the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and the International Fund for Agricultural Development regarding the implementation of a project entitled“UNIDO-HLC-3A: promoting agribusiness in Africa”, signed on 4 and 16 February 2010 |
83 |
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(c) |
Implementation agreement between the United Nations Industrial
Development Organization, the United Nations Environment
Programme and the Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territorial
Development of Colombia regarding the implementation of a project entitled “Strengthening national governance for the Strategic
Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM)
implementation in Colombia”, signed on 16 and 18 March, and 7
and 28 May 2010 |
83 |
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(d) |
Memorandum of understanding between the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and the International Labour Organization regarding the implementation of a programme in Guinea entitled “Projet conjoint d’appui au mouvement de la jeunesse et à certains groupes de jeunes les plus déshérités” [Joint project providing support to the youth movement and to some of the most underprivileged youth groups], signed on 4 and 10 August 2010 |
84 |
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(e) |
Agreement between the United Nations Industrial Development
Organization and the Government of Italy regarding the Implementation
of a project in Lebanon entitled “Community empowerment
and livelihoods enhancement project”, signed on 7 October 2010 |
84 |
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(f) |
Basic cooperation agreement between the United Nations Industrial
Development Organization and the Government of the Republic of Montenegro, signed on 25 October 2010 |
84 |
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(g) |
Letter of agreement between the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme regarding the implementation of a project entitled“Assessments and guidelines for sustainable liquid biofuels production in developing countries”, signed on 26 October and 9 November 2010 |
85 |
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(h) |
Exchange of letters extending the agreement between the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and the Government of Japan concerning the contribution by the Government of Japan to the UNIDO Investment and Technology Promotion Office Tokyo service aimed at promoting industrial investment in developing countries from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2013, signed on 14 December 2010 |
86 |
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7. |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
86 |
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8. |
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons |
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Agreement between the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical
Weapons (OPCW) and the Kingdom of Denmark on the Privileges
and Immunities of the OPCW |
86 |
Chapter III. General review of the legal activities of the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations |
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A. |
General review of the legal activities of the United Nations |
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1. |
Membership of the United Nations |
97 |
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2. |
Peace and security |
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(a) |
Peacekeeping missions and operations |
97 |
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(b) |
Political and peacebuilding missions |
104 |
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(c) |
Other bodies |
110 |
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(d) |
Missions of the Security Council |
111 |
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(e) |
Other peacekeeping matters |
116 |
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(f) |
Action of Member States authorized by the Security Council |
117 |
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(g) |
Sanctions imposed under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United
Nations |
119 |
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(h) |
Terrorism |
127 |
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(i) |
Humanitarian law and human rights in the context of peace and
security |
128 |
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(j) |
Piracy |
131 |
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3. |
Disarmament and related matters |
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(a) |
Disarmament machinery |
132 |
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(b) |
Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferations issues |
134 |
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(c) |
Biological and chemical weapons issues |
136 |
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(d) |
Conventional weapons issues |
138 |
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(e) |
Regional disarmament activities of the United Nations |
141 |
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(f) |
Other issues |
145 |
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4. |
Legal aspects of peaceful uses of outer space |
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(a) |
The Legal Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space |
148 |
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(b) |
General Assembly |
149 |
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5. |
Human Rights |
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(a) |
Sessions of the United Nations human rights bodies and treaty bodies |
151 |
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(b) |
Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and all forms
of discrimination |
155 |
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(c) |
Right to development and poverty reduction |
160 |
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(d) |
Right of peoples to self-determination |
163 |
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(e) |
Economic, social and cultural rights |
165 |
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(f) |
Civil and political rights |
173 |
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(g) |
Rights of the child |
180 |
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(h) |
Migrants |
182 |
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(i) |
Internally displaced persons |
183 |
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(j) |
Minorities |
185 |
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(k) |
Indigenous issues |
186 |
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(l) |
Terrorism and human rights |
187 |
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(m) |
Promotion and protection of human rights |
188 |
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(n) |
Persons with disabilities |
190 |
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(o) |
Contemporary forms of slavery |
191 |
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(p) |
Miscellaneous |
191 |
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6. |
Women |
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(a) |
Commission on the Status of Women |
193 |
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(b) |
General Assembly |
194 |
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7. |
Humanitarian matters |
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(a) |
Economic and Social Council |
196 |
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(b) |
General Assembly |
196 |
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8. |
Environment |
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(a) |
Economic and Social Council |
199 |
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(b) |
General Assembly |
199 |
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9. |
Law of the Sea |
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(a) |
Reports of the Secretary-General |
201 |
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(b) |
Consideration by the General Assembly |
207 |
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10. |
Crime prevention and criminal justice |
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(a) |
Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention
against Corruption |
208 |
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(b) |
Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice |
209 |
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(c) |
Economic and Social Council |
210 |
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(d) |
General Assembly |
210 |
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11. |
International drug control |
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(a) |
Commission on Narcotic Drugs |
214 |
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(b) |
Economic and Social Council |
219 |
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(c) |
General Assembly |
219 |
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12. |
Refugees and displaced persons |
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(a) |
Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
222 |
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(b) |
United Nations Economic and Social Council |
222 |
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(c) |
General Assembly |
223 |
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13. |
International Court of Justice |
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(a) |
Organization of the Court |
226 |
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(b) |
Jurisdiction of the Court |
227 |
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(c) |
General Assembly |
227 |
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14. |
International Law Commission |
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(a) |
Membership of the Commission |
228 |
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(b) |
Sixty-second session of the International Law Commission |
228 |
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(c) |
Sixth Committee |
231 |
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(d) |
General AssemblyGeneral Assembly |
231 |
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15. |
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law |
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(a) |
Forty-third session of the Commission |
232 |
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(b) |
General Assembly |
235 |
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16. |
Legal questions dealt with by the Sixth Committee and other related subsidiary bodies of the General Assembly |
236 |
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(a) |
Responsibility of States for internationally wrongful acts |
236 |
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(b) |
Criminal accountability of United Nations officials and experts on
mission |
238 |
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(c) |
United Nations Programme of Assistance in the teaching, study,
dissemination and wider appreciation of international law |
241 |
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(d) |
Diplomatic protection |
243 |
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(e) |
Consideration of prevention of transboundary harm from hazardous
activities and allocation of loss in the case of such harm |
245 |
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(f) |
Status of the Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions of
1949 and relating to the protection of victims of armed conflicts |
247 |
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(g) |
Consideration of effective measures to enhance the protection, security and safety of diplomatic and consular missions and representatives |
249 |
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(h) |
Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations
and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization |
250 |
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(i) |
The rule of law at the national and international levels |
253 |
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(j) |
The scope and application of the principle of universal jurisdiction |
255 |
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(k) |
Measures to eliminate international terrorism |
257 |
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(l) |
Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly |
261 |
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(m) |
Administration of justice at the United Nations |
262 |
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(n) |
Report of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country |
264 |
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17. |
Ad hoc international criminal tribunals |
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(a) |
Organization of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) |
266 |
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(b) |
General Assembly |
268 |
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(c) |
Security Council |
269 |
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(d) |
Amendments to the Statutes of ICTY and ICTR |
270 |
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(e) |
Amendments to the Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the ICTY
and ICTR |
270 |
B. |
General review of the legal activities of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations |
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1. |
International Labour Organization |
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(a) |
Recommendation and resolutions adopted by the International
Labour Conference during its ninety-ninth session (Geneva, June 2010) |
271 |
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(b) |
Guidance documents submitted to the Governing Body of the International Labour Office |
273 |
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(c) |
Legislative advisory services |
275 |
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2. |
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations |
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(a) |
Constitutional and general legal matters |
275 |
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(b) |
Legislative matters |
276 |
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3. |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
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(a) |
International regulations |
280 |
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(b) |
Human rights |
280 |
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(c) |
Copyright activities |
281 |
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4. |
International Civil Aviation Organization |
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General Work Programme of the Legal Committee |
282 |
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5. |
International Maritime Organization |
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(a) |
Membership of the Organization |
285 |
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(b) |
Work undertaken by the Legal Committee of the IMO |
285 |
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(c) |
Entry into force of instruments and amendments thereto |
293 |
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6. |
Universal Postal Union |
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(a) |
General review of the legal activities of the Universal Postal Union
(UPU) |
298 |
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(b) |
Adoption of new emblem |
299 |
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7. |
World Intellectual Property Organization |
299 |
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(a) |
Cooperation with Member States for development activities |
300 |
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(b) |
Norm-setting activities |
300 |
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(c) |
International registration activities |
301 |
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(d) |
Intellectual property and global issues |
302 |
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8. |
International Fund for Agricultural Development |
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(a) |
Membership |
305 |
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(b) |
Partnership agreements and memorandum of understanding |
305 |
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(c) |
Other legal activities |
306 |
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9. |
United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
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(a) |
Agreements and other arrangements |
306 |
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10. |
World Trade Organization |
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(a) |
Membership |
316 |
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(b) |
Dispute settlement |
318 |
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(c) |
Waivers under article XI of the WTO Agreement |
319 |
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11. |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
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(a) |
Member States of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) |
321 |
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(b) |
Treaties under IAEA auspices |
321 |
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(c) |
IAEA legislative assistance activities |
324 |
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(d) |
Code of Conduct on the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources |
325 |
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(e) |
Safeguards agreements |
326 |
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12. |
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons |
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(a) |
Membership |
327 |
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(b) |
Legal Status, Privileges and Immunities and International Agreements |
327 |
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(c) |
OPCW legislative assistance activities |
327 |
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13. |
Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization |
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(a) |
Membership |
328 |
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(b) |
Legal Status, Privileges and Immunities and International Agreements |
329 |
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(c) |
Legislative assistance activities |
329 |
Chapter IV. Treaties concerning international law concluded under the auspices of the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations |
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A. |
Treaties concerning international law concluded under the auspices of the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations |
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1. |
International Cocoa Agreement. Geneva, 25 June 2010 |
331 |
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2. |
Multilateral Agreement for the establishment of an international think
tank for Landlocked Developing Countries. New York, 24 September 2010 |
363 |
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3. |
Central African Convention for the control of small arms and light
weapons, their ammunition and all parts and components that can be
used for their manufacture, repair and assembly. Kinshasa, 30 April 2010 |
369 |
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4. |
Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and
Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the
Convention on Biological Diversity. Nagoya, 29 October 2010 |
392 |
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5. |
Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and
Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. Nagoya, 15 October 2010 |
410 |
B. |
Treaties concerning international law concluded under the auspices of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations |
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1. |
International Civil Aviation Organization |
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(a) |
Convention on the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Relating to International Civil Aviation. Beijing, 10 September 2010 |
416 |
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(b) |
Protocol Supplementary to the Convention for the Suppression of
Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft. Beijing, 10 September 2010 |
427 |
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2. |
International Criminal Court |
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(a) |
Resolution RC/Res.5. Amendments to article 8 of the Rome Statute |
435 |
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(b) |
Resolution RC/Res.6. The crime of aggression |
437 |
Chapter V. Decisions of Administrative Tribunals of the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations |
 |
A. |
United Nations Dispute Tribunal |
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1. |
Judgment No. UNDT/2010/019 (29 January 2010): Samardzic et al. v. Secretary-General of the United Nations |
443 |
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2. |
Judgment No. UNDT/2010/044 (19 March 2010): D’Hooge v. Secretary-General of the United Nations |
444 |
|
3. |
Judgment No. 052/2010 (31 March 2010): Lutta v. Secretary-General of
the United Nations |
448 |
|
4. |
Judgment No. 057/2010 (7 April 2010): Ianelli v. Secretary-General of the
United Nations |
449 |
|
5. |
Judgment No. UNDT/2010/085 (6 May 2010): Ishak v. Secretary-General
of the United Nations |
451 |
|
6. |
Judgment No. UNDT/156/2010 (31 August 2010): Shkurtaj v. Secretary-General of the United Nations |
452 |
|
7. |
Judgment No. UNDT/2010/169 (24 September 2010): Yapa v. Secretary-General of the United Nations |
454 |
|
8. |
Judgment No. UNDT/179/2010 (14 October 2010): Vangelova v. Secretary-General of the United Nations |
456 |
|
9. |
Judgment No. UNDT/191/2010 (25 October 2010): García v. Secretary-General of the United Nations |
457 |
|
10. |
Judgment No. UNDT/2010/203 (22 November 2010): O’Neill v. Secretary-General of the United Nations |
459 |
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11. |
Judgment No. 214/2010 (16 December 2010): Kamunyi v. Secretary-General of the United Nations |
461 |
B. |
Decisions of the United Nations Appeals Tribunal |
464 |
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1. |
Judgment No. 2010-UNAT-001 (30 March 2010): Campos v. Secretary-General of the United Nations |
465 |
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2. |
Judgment No. 2010-UNAT-005 (30 March 2010): Tadonki v. Secretary-General of the United Nations |
467 |
|
3. |
Judgment No. 2010-UNAT-010 (30 March 2010): Tadonki v. Secretary-General of the United Nations |
467 |
|
4. |
Judgment No. 2010-UNAT-013 (30 March 2010): Schook v. Secretary-General of the United Nations |
468 |
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5. |
Judgment No. 2010-UNAT-018 (30 March 2010): Mahdi v. Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine
Refugees in the Near East |
469 |
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6. |
Judgment No. 2010-UNAT-019 (30 March 2010): Carranza v. United
Nations Joint Staff Pension Board |
470 |
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7. |
Judgment No. 2010-UNAT-022 (30 March 2010): Abu Hamda v.
Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency
for Palestine Refugees in the Near East |
470 |
|
8. |
Judgment No. 2010-UNAT-023 (30 March 2010): Nock v. United Nations
Joint Staff Pension Board |
472 |
|
9. |
Judgment No. 2010-UNAT-024 (30 March 2010): Haniya v. Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine
Refugees in the Near East |
472 |
|
10. |
Judgment No. 2010-UNAT-025 (30 March 2010): Doleh v. Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine
Refugees in the Near East |
473 |
|
11. |
Judgment No. 2010-UNAT-031 (30 March 2010): Jarvis v. Secretary-General of the United Nations |
474 |
|
12. |
Judgment No. 2010-UNAT-032 (30 March 2010): Calvani v. Secretary-General of the United Nations |
474 |
|
13. |
Judgment No. 2010-UNAT-035 (1 July 2010): Crichlow v. Secretary-General of the United Nations |
475 |
|
14. |
Judgment No. 2010-UNAT-059 (1 July 2010): Warren v. Secretary-General
of the United Nations |
476 |
|
15. |
Judgment No. 2010-UNAT-062 (1 July 2010): Bertucci v. Secretary-General of the United Nations |
477 |
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16. |
Judgment No. 2010-UNAT-087 (27 October 2010): Liyanarachchige v.
Secretary-General of the United Nations |
478 |
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17. |
Judgment No. 2010-UNAT-092 (29 October 2010): Mmata v. Secretary-General of the United Nations |
479 |
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18. |
Judgment No. 2010-UNAT-100 (29 December 2010): Abboud v. Secretary-General of the United Nations |
480 |
C. |
Decisions of the Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organization |
|
|
1. |
Judgment No. 2867 (3 February 2010): A.T.S.G. v. International Fund for
Agricultural Development (IFAD) |
482 |
|
2. |
Judgment No. 2893 (3 February 2010): F.a.m.L. v. European Organisation
for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol Agency) |
483 |
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3. |
Judgment No. 2899 (3 February 2010): N.W. v. European Free Trade
Association (EFTA) |
484 |
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4. |
Judgment No. 2900 (3 February 2010): D.Q. and D.M.W. v. European
Telecommunications Satellite Organization (EUTELSAT) |
484 |
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5. |
Judgment No. 2915 (8 July 2010): H.L. v. World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO) |
485 |
|
6. |
Judgment No. 2916 (8 July 2010): R.R.J. v. International Telecommunication
Union (ITU) |
486 |
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7. |
Judgment No. 2919 (8 July 2010): E.C.D., E.H. and H.S. v. European
Patent Organisation (EPO) |
487 |
|
8. |
Judgment No. 2920 (8 July 2010): H.S. and E.H. v. European Patent
Organisation |
488 |
|
9. |
Judgment No. 2926 (8 July 2010): N.L. v. International Labour
Organization (ILO) |
488 |
|
10. |
Judgment No. 2933 (8 July 2010): B.D. v. World Health Organization (WHO) |
489 |
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11. |
Judgment No. 2944 (8 July 2010): C.C. v. United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) |
489 |
D. |
Decisions of the World Bank Administrative Tribunal |
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1. |
Decision Nos. 430 and 431 (23 March 2010): BF v. International Bank
for Reconstruction and Development; and AY v. International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development |
491 |
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2. |
Decision No. 444 (29 December 2010): BK v. International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development |
493 |
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3. |
Decision No. 445 (29 October 2010): BI v. International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development |
495 |
E. |
Decisions of the Administrative Tribunal of the International Monetary Fund |
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Judgment No. 2010–4 (3 December 2010): Ms. “EE” v. International Monetary
Fund (IMF) |
497 |
Chapter VI. Selected legal opinions of the secretariats of the United Nations
and related intergovernmental organizations |
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A. |
Legal opinions of the Secretariat of the United Nations |
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1. |
Privileges and immunities [see also: additional legal opinions] |
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(a) |
Note Verbale to the Permanent Representative of [State] concerning the privileges and immunities of [a United Nations entity] |
501 |
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(b) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Chief, Special Procedures Branch,
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR),
concerning the request for information on extending immunity
from legal process to studies and/or reports prepared for a Special
Rapporteur by a group of researchers |
503 |
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(c) |
Note to the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for
Rwanda concerning the immunity of defence counsel |
504 |
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2. |
Procedural and institutional issues |
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(a) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Chief, Treaty and Legal Assistance
Branch, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC),
concerning the establishment of the International Anti-Corruption
Academy in Laxenburg, Austria |
509 |
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(b) |
Letter to the President of the Economic and Social Council concerning the allocation of seats on the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights |
513 |
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(c) |
E-mail to the Senior Deputy Director, Head of Legal Affairs, International Maritime Organization, concerning the circulation of a
letter as a document of the International Maritime Organization |
514 |
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(d) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Chief, Human Rights Council Branch, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), concerning the publication of the national report of [State 1] with reference to “Republic of China (Taiwan)” in the report |
516 |
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(e) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Assistant Secretary-General for
Human Resources Management concerning the recognition of
Kosovo nationals |
517 |
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3. |
Liability and responsibility of the United Nations |
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(a) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Director of the United Nations
Mine Action Service (UNMAS), Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) concerning an invitation from [a development
organization] to UNMAS to provide an expert on demining to a
tender assessment panel |
518 |
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(b) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Assistant Secretary-General, Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts, Controller, concerning a third-party claim against the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) from [the Society] |
521 |
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(c) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Director of the Division for Public
Administration and Development Management, Department of
Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), concerning the Secretary-General’s and the Organization’s relationship with the [Alliance] |
524 |
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4. |
Other issues relating to peacekeeping operations |
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(a) |
Note to the Under-Secretary-General, Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), regarding the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) area of responsibility |
528 |
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(b) |
Note to the Military Adviser for Peacekeeping Operations, Department of Peacekeeping Operations, concerning exceptional
authorization for United Nations Military Experts on Missions to
carry arms |
534 |
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5. |
Personnel questions |
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(a) |
Note to the Under-Secretary-General for Management and the
Under-Secretary-General for the Department of Field Support
concerning the change in casualty reporting status in Haiti |
536 |
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(b) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Assistant Secretary-General for
Human Resources Management concerning the Constitution of
the Field Staff Union |
537 |
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6. |
Miscellaneous |
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(a) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Special Adviser on Gender Issues
and Advancement of Women, Office of the Special Adviser
on Gender Issues, Department of Economic and Social Affairs,
concerning the registration of “Taiwanese” representatives of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) at the fifty-fourth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (1–12 March 2010). |
539 |
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(b) |
Note to the Chief of Staff, Senior Management Group, concerning
an invitation for the film [Title] |
540 |
B. |
Legal opinions of the secretariats of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations |
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1. |
International Labour Organization |
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Legal Opinions rendered during the International Labour Conference,
99th Session (June 2010) |
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(a) |
Opinion concerning the attendance of NGOs in Conference committees |
543 |
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(b) |
Opinion concerning the promotion and the implementation of the
Recommendation on HIV and AIDS and the world of work, 2010 |
543 |
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2. |
International Fund for Agricultural Development |
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(a) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Audit Committee concerning legal
issues to be considered when developing a Code of Conduct
for the Members of the Executive Board of the International Fund
for Agricultural Development (IFAD or the Fund) |
544 |
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(b) |
Concept note to the Executive Management Committee (EMC)
regarding managing partnerships with Member States in contribution arrears |
556 |
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(c) |
Interoffice memorandum concerning the representation of Member
States on the Executive Board |
566 |
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(d) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Finance and Administration Department regarding permissibility of the investments of the Fund’s resources in a non-Member State |
570 |
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(e) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Investment and Finance Advisory
Committee regarding legal considerations when dealing with
downgraded and under-performing government bonds in the investments of IFAD |
571 |
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3. |
United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
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(a) |
Interoffice memorandum regarding legitimation cards: residency
requirements for citizenship of [State] |
572 |
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(b) |
Interoffice memorandum regarding an invitation to the Director-General to become a member of the Wise Persons Group of the
[organization] |
573 |
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(c) |
Interoffice memorandum regarding recognition of Pacte Civil de
Solidarité by UNIDO |
574 |
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(d) |
External e-mail message regarding the Basic Cooperation Agreement between UNIDO and the Government of [State] |
575 |
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(e) |
Internal e-mail message regarding the Basic Cooperation Agreement between UNIDO and the Government of [State] |
576 |
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(f) |
Internal e-mail message regarding an exchange of letters between
UNIDO and [United Nations agency] |
578 |
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(g) |
Interoffice memorandum regarding the interpretation of staff rule 109.05(b) |
578 |
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(h) |
Interoffice memorandum regarding the optimal modality for operating UNIDO Desks |
581 |