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Syria clashes kill 30

Yacout Info | 2011-10-28 | News

Syrian security forces killed at least 30 people on Friday as they pursued a crackdown on pro-democracy protesters after activists called for a no-fly zone to protect civilians and soldiers deserting the army, a rights group said Syrian security forces killed at least 30 people on Friday as they...

30 killed, Homs, Hussamedin Ala'a, Preside Bahir Al Assad, Syria, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, UN

Washington congratulates Morocco on its election as UN SC non-permanent member

Yacout Info | 2011-10-22 | News

The United States has congratulated Morocco on its election as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for a two-year term, the Department of State said on Friday “The U.S. congratulates Morocco on being elected to the UN Security Council. Morocco joins the Security Council for a third...

Andy Halus, Middle East Affairs Bureau, Morocco, Security Council, UN, US

UN General Assembly elects Togo, Guatemala, Morocco and Pakistan to Security Council

Yacout Info | 2011-10-22 | News

Togo has been elected to the United Nations Security Council after balloting went into subsequent rounds. Guatemala, Morocco and Pakistan were elected in the first round for five two-year terms beginning Jan. 1. A fifth slot remains undecided. U.N. General Assembly members gave each of the four...

Guatemala, Morocco, Pakistan, Security Council, Togo, UN

Morocco candidate for non-permanent seat on UN Security Council for 2012-13

Yacout Info | 2011-09-26 | News

Morocco called, Monday at the United Nations headquarters in New York, on the UN member states to support its bid for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for 2012-2013. The call was made by Foreign Minister Taïb Fassi Fihri during the general...

candidature, Morocco, Security Council, UN

GB supports Morocco's reform process, Burt says

Yacout Info | 2011-09-25 | News

Great Britain expressed, on Saturday in New York, its great support for the process of reforms that is taking place in Morocco Great Britain affirms its great support for the process of reforms underway in Morocco," Foreign Office Minister in charge of Middle East affairs, Alistair...

Alistair Burt, Fassi Fihri, GB, Morocco, New Yorl, reform process, UN, William Hague

Time for a Moroccan Model ?

Yacout Info | 2011-09-22 | Yacoupedia

This past weekend, Morocco’s Foreign Ministry sponsored a conference on the Arab Spring and constitutional reforms. While I was part of a small and bipartisan delegation of Americans who could accept their last-minute invitation to the two-day affair, there were a number of current and former...

America, Arab Spring, Morocco, Turkey, UN

HRH Princess Lalla Salma calls for setting up global fund to fight cancer

Yacout Info | 2011-09-22 | News

HRH Princess Lalla Salma made, on Tuesday in New York, a formal call for the setting up of a global fund for cancer prevention and treatment, following the example of the global fund to fight AIDS. Speaking during a dinner reception offered by HM King Mohammed VI on the sidelines of the UN...

Cancer fund, Lalla Salma, New York, UN

Moroccan FM stresses need for the UN to develop a ‘Mediation Agenda’

Yacout Info | 2011-09-21 | News

Moroccan Foreign Minister Taib Fassi Fihri stressed, on Tuesday in New York, the need to develop an “Agenda for Mediation,” at the meeting of the “Group of Mediation Friends”. During the meeting, co-chaired by Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davotoglu and his Finnish counterpart Erkki...

Agendda for Mediation, Erkki Tuomioja, Taieb Fassi Fihri, UN

Morocco's Eastern region receives environmental award in New York

Yacout Info | 2011-09-20 | News

Morocco's Eastern region received, on Monday in New York, an environmental award from the R20 Regions of Climate Action, a non-profit organization founded in 2011 by former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and other global leaders in cooperation with the United Nations. The...

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Eastern region, Morocco, R20 Regions of Climate Action, UN

HRH Princess Lalla Salma in New York to take part in UN meeting on NCDs

Yacout Info | 2011-09-19 | News

HRH Princess Lalla Salma arrived, on Monday, in the headquarters of the UN in New York to take part in the the UN General Assembly's high-level meeting on non-communicable diseases (NCDs). HRH the princess Lalla Salma, Chairwoman of the Lalla Salma Association for the Fight against...

General Assembly, Lalla Salma, NCDS, New York, UN

UN independent expert urges Morocco to promote cultural rights and diversity

Yacout Info | 2011-09-17 | News

The United Nations independent expert on cultural rights today urged Morocco to further promote cultural rights and diversity in the country by expanding current initiatives to all communities, including minorities. "The exemplary coexistence of different cultures, together with mutual...

Casablanca, Cultural Rights, Farida Shaheed, Khemisset, Marrakech, Morocco, Rabat, UN

UN investigator says medical waste mostly unregulated, often dumped illegally, risks ignored

Yacout Info | 2011-09-15 | News

A human rights investigator for the United Nations says up to a quarter of the world’s trash from hospitals, clinics, labs, blood banks and mortuaries is hazardous and much more needs to be done to regulate it. Calin Georgescu, a U.N. special rapporteur, says few nations are developing...

Amnesty International, Calin Georgescu, Hans Ola Urstad, Medical waste, UN, WHO

The UN expert in the field of cultural rights, Farida Shaheed, will visit Morocco 5-16 September.

Yacout Info | 2011-08-30 | News

The UN independent expert in the field of cultural rights, Farida Shaheed, will visit Morocco from 5 to 16 September to assess the efforts made by the Moroccan authorities to promote and protect cultural rights and to identify best practices and obstacles to their achievement. During...

Amazigh, Cultural rights, Farida Shaheed, Morocco, new constitution, UN

HRH Princess Lalla Salma arrives at UN headquarters in New York

Yacout Info | 2011-06-08 | News

HRH Princess Lalla Salma arrived, Wednesday, at the United Nations headquarters in New York to attend the UN General Assembly High Level Meeting on AIDS. HRH Princess Lalla Salma represents Morocco in this High Level Meeting, which is bringing together more than thirty head of states...

Aids, Hakima Himmich, Lalla Salma, Mohamed Loulichki, New York, UN

Saudi Arabia: Retail spending to rise to $ 100 billion

Yacout Info | 2011-03-16 | Economy

The retail sector in Saudi Arabia appears set for solid medium-term growth, with sales and turnover expected to rise steadily in the coming years as the public begins benefitting from a greater range of product lines and more shopping centres, Global Arab Network reports according to OBG. The...

ICD Research, Saudi Arabia, Spending, UN

UN unveils vision for global green economy

Yacout Info | 2011-02-22 | News

The United Nations yesterday unveiled a strategy to ensure a sustainable future for the planet by investing two percent of wealth generated by the global economy, or some $1.3 trillion annually, in 10 key sectors. The United Nations yesterday unveiled a strategy to ensure a sustainable future for...

Global Green economy, UN

Morocco calls for promoting sustainable forest management in Africa

Yacout Info | 2011-02-03 | News

Morocco's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Mohamed Loulichki stressed the need for taking measures to promote sustainable forest management in Africa through setting up a global funding mechanism. Speaking at the 9th UN forum on Forests (UNFF) on behalf of the African...

African Forests, Mohamed Loulichki, Morocco, preservation, UN

Morocco Promoting Foreign Direct Investments

Yacout Info | 2010-04-28 | News

Morocco places the promotion of the business climate and Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) among its top priorities, Morocco's Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, Omar Hilale told reporters, writes Mohtar Thabet for Global Arab Network. Addressing the 2nd session of the Business, Investment...

FDI, Geneva, Morocco, Omar Hilale, UN

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Democracy and the Market: the Fratricidal War!

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