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United Nations Universal Postal Union Letter-Writing Competition 2019 launched 0
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- January 29, 2019
The Royal Gibraltar Post Office (RGPO), in association with the Department of Education, launched the 2019 Letter-Writing Competition on behalf of the United Nations (UN) Universal Postal Union (UPU). The competition is open to pupils attending School in Gibraltar and aged up to 15 years on Friday 12 April 2019. The theme for 2019, the
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UN adopts annual consensus decision on Gibraltar 0
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- December 11, 2018
The UN General Assembly’s Fourth Committee has adopted the annual consensus decision on Gibraltar, which this year highlights efforts to reach agreement on practical cross-border issues against the backdrop of Brexit. The text was adopted last Friday but was agreed early in November, well before the recent developments on Brexit and the Withdrawal Agreement reached
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Structure of United Nations out of date, says Sir John Major 0
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- October 18, 2018
By Aine Fox, Press Association The structure of the United Nations is out of date and its core members should be shaken up to include India and South Africa, Sir John Major has said. The former prime minister called for the removal of the veto power available to the five permanent members – the UK,
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At UN meeting, Spain warns of ‘economic disaster’ without Brexit agreement for Gibraltar 0
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- October 12, 2018
The UK and Gibraltar stand ready to find “deeper forms” of cross-border cooperation with Spain, Britain told the United Nations yesterday, amid separate warnings from Madrid that failure to reach agreement on the Rock’s post-Brexit relationship with the European Union could spell “economic disaster” for communities on either side of the border. The exchanges between
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Gibraltar signs up to global UN campaign on clean seas 0
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- June 6, 2018
Gibraltar became the 45th Government to join the United Nations Environment Clean Seas Campaign, when Minster for Environment Dr John Cortes signed a pledge yesterday at a World Environment Day event in Commonwealth Park. The campaign aims to bring countries together to contribute to the goals of the Global Partnership on Marine Litter, a voluntary
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Gibraltar Crown Counsel completes project with Afghanistan Government 0
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- April 26, 2018
Gibraltar Crown Counsel Muhammad M. Rahman has successfully completed a project with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Government of Afghanistan. Mr Rahman was selected in October 2017 as an International Consultant to develop a Legislative Drafting Manual for the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Mr Rahman’s assignment for the UNDP
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