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Structure of United Nations out of date, says Sir John Major 0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By Aine Fox, Press Association The structure of the United Nations is out of date and its core members should be shaken up to include India and South Africa, Sir John Major has said.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
- Local news
- 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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Scribbled in the margins, a clear message to Spain 0
- Opinion
- October 6, 2016
As they walked into the UN Fourth Committee session in New York on Tuesday, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and the Gibraltar delegation were expecting a full-frontal diplomatic assault from Spain. For days in the run-up to the meeting, the rightwing Spanish daily ABC, which can be relied on to reflect Madrid’s line, had prepared the
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Britain dismisses Argentina’s maritime claim on Falklands 0
- News, Side Main
- March 29, 2016
Britain has dismissed claims that a UN body has expanded Argentina’s maritime territory to include the Falkland Islands. The Argentine Foreign Ministry said that its waters had increased by 0.66 million square miles and the decision will be key in its dispute with Britain over the islands. According to the ministry, the UN Commission on
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