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General Assembly Elects Egypt, Japan, Senegal, Ukraine, Uruguay as Non-Permanent Members of Security Council for 2016-2017
In one round of voting, the General Assembly today elected Egypt, Japan, Senegal, Ukraine and Uruguay to serve as non-permanent members of the Security Council for the next two years. Those elected will fill seats to be vacated on 31 December by Chad, Chile, Jordan, Lithuania and Nigeria. Angola, Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain and Venezuela will continue to serve as elected Council members during 2016, completing the second year of their respective terms. All new Council members will take their seats on 1 January 2016. Continue reading
IAEA Releases Director General’s Report on Fukushima Daiichi Accident
The IAEA Director General’s Report on the Fukushima Daiichi Accident, along with five technical volumes on this topic by international experts, have just been publicly released. This publication comes ahead of the Agency’s General Conference in September. The report assesses the causes and consequences of the 11 March 2011 accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan, triggered by a tsunami that followed a massive earthquake. Continue reading
UN Young Professionals Programme 2015 open for nationals of countries including New Zealand, Samoa, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
In 2015 the United Nations is looking for highly qualified candidates in the fields of Administration, Finance, Statistics, Public Information, Public Information, Social Affairs, and Legal Affairs who are ready to launch a professional career as an international civil servant. The young professionals programme (YPP) is a recruitment initiative that brings new talent to the United Nations through an annual entrance examination. Continue reading
Unveiling of the Interpretive Board for the Interned of WW2
As part of the Cowra Festival of International Understanding, of which the UN was the featured guest, an interpretive board was unveiled at the Cowra War Cemeteries on the 9th of March in remembrance of the Japanese-Australians who died during World War Two during their internment at the Cowra Camp. Continue reading
UN inquiry on human rights in North Korea set to begin hearings in Japan
A United Nations commission of inquiry examining the human rights situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea moves this week to Japan, where it will hold two days of public hearings that will include testimony on the abductions of Japanese nationals to the DPRK. Continue reading
ICJ to begin its deliberation on Whaling in the Antarctic case (Australia v. Japan: New Zealand intervening)
The public hearings in the case concerning Whaling in the Antarctic (Australia v. Japan: New Zealand intervening) were concluded on Tuesday, 16 July. The Court will now begin its deliberation. During the hearings, which opened on 26 June 2013 at the Peace Palace, seat of the Court, the delegation of Australia was led by Continue reading
ICJ Hears Case of Whaling in Antarctic: Australia vs. Japan
The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, started its hearings in the case concerning Whaling in the Antarctic (Australia vs. Japan; New Zealand intervening). The ICJ started by first hearing the arguments of Australia. These hearings will continue until 16 July 2013. ICJ judgements are final and binding upon the Parties. Continue reading