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Amir Issues Law on Shura Council Elections
1996 - 2021 SILVER JUBILEE YEAR Turkish Central Athletics stars Bank hikes carry Qatar’s inflation hopes at forecasts for Tokyo 2021-22 Olympics Business | 11 Sport | 16 FRIDAY 30 JULY 2021 20 DHUL-HIJJAH - 1442 VOLUME 26 NUMBER 8698 www.thepeninsula.qa 2 RIYALS Amir issues law on Shura Council elections — DOHA QNA & THE PENINSULA The Shura Council comprises 45 years old, and fluent in Arabic, members, 30 of whom are directly reading, and writing. The law Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin caps campaign spending at Hamad Al Thani issued Law No. elected in a secret general ballot, QR2m. 6 of 2021 on the issuance of the while the remaining 15 are Candidates must be regis- Shura Council’s Electoral appointed by H H the Amir. tered in the electoral district in System law. The law is effective which he is contesting. starting from its date of issuance Citizens aged 18 and above and whose grandfather They should be of good rep- and is to be published in the was born in Qatar are eligible to vote in districts where utation, good conduct, and official gazette. known for honesty, integrity, their tribe or family reside. H H the Amir also issued a and good manners. decree No. 37 of 2021 defining The candidates must be of Qatari origin and at least 30 Candidates must not have the electoral districts of the years old and fluent in Arabic, reading, and writing. been finally convicted of a Shura Council and their crime against honour or trust respective regions. The law caps campaign spending at QR2m. -
Changing Security:Theoretical and Practical Discussions
Durham E-Theses Changing Security:Theoretical and Practical Discussions. The Case of Lebanon. SMAIRA, DIMA How to cite: SMAIRA, DIMA (2014) Changing Security:Theoretical and Practical Discussions. The Case of Lebanon. , Durham theses, Durham University. Available at Durham E-Theses Online: http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/10810/ Use policy The full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-prot purposes provided that: • a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in Durham E-Theses • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders. Please consult the full Durham E-Theses policy for further details. Academic Support Oce, Durham University, University Oce, Old Elvet, Durham DH1 3HP e-mail: [email protected] Tel: +44 0191 334 6107 http://etheses.dur.ac.uk 2 Changing Security: Theoretical and Practical Discussions. The Case of Lebanon. Dima Smaira Thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in International Relations. School of Government and International Affairs Durham University 2014 i Abstract This study is concerned with security; particularly security in Lebanon. It is also equally concerned with various means to improve security. Building on debates at the heart of world politics and Security Studies, this study first discusses trends in global governance, in the study of security, and in security assistance to post-conflict or developing countries. -
Economic and Social Council Distr.: General 20 May 2009 English Original: English/French/Spanish
United Nations E/CN.17/IPM/2009/INF/1/REV.1 Economic and Social Council Distr.: General 20 May 2009 English Original: English/French/Spanish Commission on Sustainable Development Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting 23-27 February 2009 List of delegations Liste des délégations Lista de las delegaciones Chairpersons: Ms. Gerda Verburg (Netherlands) Vice-Chairpersons: Mr. Kaire Munionganda Mbuende (Namibia) Mr. Javad Amin-Mansour (Iran, Islamic Republic of) Ms. Tania Valerie Raguž (Croatia) Ms. Ana Bianchi (Argentina) Rapporteur: Ms. Tania Valerie Raguž (Croatia) 09-34428 (E) 280509 *0934428* E/CN.17/IPM/2009/INF/1/REV.1 Members/Membres/Miembros Country Representative Alternates Advisers Pays Representant Suppleants Conseillers Pais Representante Suplentes Consejeros Antigua and Barbuda Mr. Conrod Hunte Ms. Janil Greenaway Argentina Sr. Jorge Argüello Sr. Diego Limeres Sra. Ana Bianchi Sr. Eduardo Porretti Sra. Romina Bocache Australia Mr. Andrew Goledzinowski Ms. Katy Lin Ms. Sally Weston Ms. Fleur Davies Bahrain Mr. Tawfeeq Ahmed Mr. Ahmed Al-Muharraqi Almansoor Bangladesh Mr. A. H. M. Rezaul Kabir Belgium M. Jan Grauls Mme Nadine Gouzee Mme Christine Detaille M. Remy Merckx Mme Griet Verbeke Mme Karoline Vanden Brande Mme Leida Rijnhout Brazil Ms. Maria Teresa Mesquita Mr. Paulo José Chiarelli Ms. Bianca Abreu Pessôa Vicente de Azevedo Ms. Elisa Breternitz Mr. José Roberto de Lima Mr. Marlon Arraes Canada Ms. Rachel McCormick Ms. Diane Cameron Mr. Philippe Charest Mr. Robert Patzer Ms. Colleen Hyslop Mr. Robert Turnock Ms. Carla Hogan Rufelds Ms. Laura Smallwood Ms. Rose Cheng Mr. Dorian Panchyson Mr. Randy Christensen Ms. Joanna Dafoe Cape Verde Mr. Antonio Pedro Monteiro Mr. Manuel Ney Cardoso Lima Chile Mr. -
General Assembly Distr.: General 10 July 2008
United Nations A/CONF.192/BMS/2008/INF/1 General Assembly Distr.: General 10 July 2008 English only Third Biennial Meeting of States to Consider the Implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects New York, 14-18 July 2008 List of participants* Albania H.E. Mr. Adrian Neritani Mrs. Elvana Zhezha Mr. Loreno Xhaferraj Andorra H.E. Mr. Carles Font-Rossell Mr. Andreu Jordí-Tomàs Ms. Prisca Llagostera-Saludes Mr. Marc Casadevall-Touseil Angola H.E. Mr. Ismael A. Gaspar Martins Mr. Jose Paulino Cunha Da Silva Mrs. Margarida Izata Mr. Daniel Antonio Rosa Mr. Alberto Lisboa Mario Mr. Francisco Antonio Mr. Manuel Carlos Eduardo Mr. Claudio Makanda Fukieno Mr. Jerónimo Ukuma Mr António Dos Passos Mr. Lemos Da Conceição Mr. Vitorino Mário Mrs. Esmeralda S. Breganha Armenia Mr. Hrachia Tashchian * The cut-off date for issuance of this document was 7 July 2008. Information on participants received thereafter will be issued in addenda to the present list. 08-41723 (E) 110708 *0841723* A/CONF.192/BMS/2008/INF/1 Australia H.E. Mr. Robert Hill Mr. David Windsor Ms. Justine Georgina Saunders Ms. Sarah Clair De Zoeten Ms. Angela Robinson Mr. Gary Fleetwood Ms. Sophia Close Ms. Sarah Parker Mr. Robert Green Ms. Marianne Nicholas Austria H.E. Mr. Alexander Marschik Mr. Christoph Wieland Mrs. Andrea Gruber Mr. Roland Kaimbacher Bahamas H.E. Ms. Paulette A. Bethel Ms. Tishka H. Fraser Ms. Allison P. Booker Belarus Mr. Sergei Rachkov Mr. Igor Ugorich Mr. -
Anticorruption Policy in Croatia: Benchmark for Eu
1 Damir Grubiša Anti-Corruption Policy in Croatia: a Benchmark for EU Accession In 1998, the European Commission concluded in its evaluation of the central and east European countries' requests for EU membership in the context of the preparation for Agenda 2000 that the fight against political corruption in these countries needed to be upgraded. The Commission's report on the progress of each candidate country can be summed up as follows: "The efforts undertaken by candidate countries are not always adequate to the entity of the problem itself. Although some of these countries initiate new programmes for the control and prevention of corruption, it is too early for a judgment on the efficiency of such measures. A lack of determination can be seen in confronting this problem and in rooting out corruption in the greatest part of the candidate countries". Similar evaluations were repeated in subsequent reports on the progress of candidate countries from central and east Europe. Accordingly, it was concluded in 2001 that political corruption is a serious problem in five out of ten countries of that region: Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Romania and Slovakia, and a constant problem in three more countries: Hungary, Lithuania and Latvia. The Commission refrained from expressing critical remarks only in the case of two countries – Estonia and Slovenia. Up to 2002, only eight out of fifteen member states ratified the basic instrument that the EU had adopted against corruption, namely the EU Convention on the Safeguarding of Economic Interests of the European Communities. Some of the founding members of the European Community were rated as countries with a "high level of corruption" – Germany, France and, specifically, Italy. -
General Assembly Distr.: General 17 April 2009
United Nations A/CN.10/2009/INF/1 General Assembly Distr.: General 17 April 2009 English only Disarmament Commission 2009 substantive session New York, 13 April-1 May 2009 List of participants* Afghanistan Albania Algeria H.E. Mr. Mourad Benmehidi — Head of delegation Mr. Mohammed Belaoura Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina H.E. Mr. Jorge Argüello — Head of delegation Mr. Diego Limeres Mr. Diego Desmoures Ms. María Josefina Martínez Gramuglia Armenia Australia H.E. Mr. Robert Hill — Head of delegation H.E. Mr. Andrew Goledzinowski Ms. Sarah de Zoeten Ms. Talitha Dowds Austria H.E. Mr. Thomas Mayr-Harting — Head of delegation H.E. Mr. Alexander Marschik Mr. Christoph Wieland Azerbaijian * The cut-off date for issuance of the present document was 15 April 2009. Information on participants received thereafter will be issued in addenda to the present document. 09-30587 (E) 220409 *0930587* A/CN.10/2009/INF/1 Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh H.E. Ms. Ismat Jahan — Head of delegation Mr. Shabbir Ahmad Chowdhury Mr. Md. Lokman Hussain Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana H.E. Mr. Charles Thembani Ntwaagae — Head of delegation Ms. Tapiwa Sue Mongwa Mr. Phologo Gaumakwe Mr. Edison Kuhlmann Brazil H.E. Mrs. Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti — Head of delegation Mr. Carlos Luis Dantas Coutinho Perez Mr. Gustavo Sénéchal de Goffredo Jr. Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria H.E. Mr. Rayko S. Raytchev — Head of delegation Mr. Branimir S. Zaimov Ms. Lachezara S. Stoeva Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada 2 09-30587 A/CN.10/2009/INF/1 Cape Verde Central African Republic H.E. -
General Assembly Distr.: General 25 March 2008
United Nations A/AC.252/2008/INF/1 General Assembly Distr.: General 25 March 2008 English only Ad Hoc Committee established by General Assembly resolution 51/210 of 17 December 1996 Twelfth session 25 and 26 February and 6 March 2008 List of participants Chairman: Mr. Rohan Perera (Sri Lanka) Vice-Chairpersons: Mr. Diego Malpede (Argentina) Ms. Maria Telalian (Greece) Mr. Sabelo Sivuyile Maqungo (South Africa) Rapporteur: Mr. Lublin Dilja (Albania) 08-28339 (E) 280308 *0828339* A/AC.252/2008/INF/1 Country Representative Alternates Advisers Pays Représentant Suppléants Conseillers País Representante Suplentes Consejeros Afghanistan Albania Mr. Andris Stastoli Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Mr. Andrew Rose Austria Mr. Gerhard Pfanzelter Mr. Christian Ebner Mr. Konrad Bühler Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Ms. Ismat Vahan Mr. Tareq Md. Ariful Islam Mr. Toufiq Islam Shatil Barbados Belarus Belgium Mr. Johan Verbeke Mr. Christophe Payot Mr. William Roelants de Stappers Belize Benin Mr. Jean-Francis R. Zinsou Mr. Nicolas Codjo Bhutan Bolivia 2 08-28339 A/AC.252/2008/INF/1 Country Representative Alternates Advisers Pays Représentant Suppléants Conseillers País Representante Suplentes Consejeros Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Mr. Paulo Roberto C. Mr. Marcelo Böhlke Tarrisse de Fontoura Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Mr. Hugh Adsett Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile Mr. Herman Quezada Mr. Rodrigo Toledo China Mr. Liu Zhenmin Ms. Chen Peijie Mr. LI Yongsheng Mr. Wang Chen Ms. Liu Ying Colombia Ms. Claudia Blum Mr. Alvaro Sandoval Bernal Comoros Congo Mr. Luc Joseph Okio Mr. Justin Biabaroh-Iboro Mr. Boniface Lezona, Mr. -
Security Council Report
SECURITY COUNCIL REPORT Monthly MAY 2008 30 April 2008 This report is available online and can beFORECAST viewed together with Update Reports on developments during the month at www.securitycouncilreport.org OVERVIEW FOR MAY CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE In May the UK will have the presidency of Brown in the Council on 16 April, will be Status Update since our the Council. There are no mandates up for the subject of an open debate. Possibly April Forecast ............................... 2 renewal during the month. this will be at the ministerial level and Security Sector Reform ................... 3 chaired by British Foreign Secretary Four important thematic public Council Protection of Civilians ..................... 5 David Miliband. The agenda item for meetings are expected: the debate is likely to be Post-Conflict Sudan/Darfur .................................... 8 n On 6 May, an open debate on Counter- Peacebuilding. But the issue is not so Burundi ........................................... 0 Terrorism, following briefings by the much the work of the Peacebuilding Chairs of the three Council anti-terrorism Bosnia and Herzegovina ............... 2 Commission (PBC). Rather the goal is to committees (1267, CTC and 1540). Nepal ............................................... 4 address the situations not covered by n On 12 May, an open meeting on Security the PBC where the Council is engaged Sierra Leone ................................... 5 Sector Reform is likely. There will be a but does not have the tools to properly Counter-Terrorism: Briefings to series of statements including by Slovakia oversee the effective integration of which sponsored this topic in 2006-2007 the Council .................................. 6 security, humanitarian, development, when it was on the Council. This will be Iraq (Oil-for-Food) ......................... -
Lebanon's Palestinian Refugee Camps
NURTURING INSTABILITY: LEBANON’S PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMPS Middle East Report N°84 – 19 February 2009 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS................................................. i I. INTRODUCTION: THE PALESTINIAN PRESENCE IN LEBANON ..................... 1 A. MULTIPLICITY OF ACTORS AND CAMPS ........................................................................................1 1. Main political actors.................................................................................................................1 2. Palestinian refugees and camps ................................................................................................1 II. THE EVOLUTION OF LEBANESE-PALESTINIAN RELATIONS......................... 4 A. OPEN WARFARE (1969-1990).......................................................................................................4 B. THE POST-WAR YEARS (1990-2004).............................................................................................6 C. 2004-2005: TURNING POINT OR DEAD END? ................................................................................7 1. UNSCR 1559...........................................................................................................................7 2. The Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee........................................................................9 3. Nahr al-Bared: a difficult test case..........................................................................................11 D. THE REFUGEES’ PRECARIOUS -
Deradicalization and Disengagement from Violent Extremism
Beyond Terrorism: Deradicalization and Disengagement from Violent Extremism Naureen Chowdhury Fink with Ellie B. Hearne, rapporteurs OCTOBER 2008 INTERNATIONAL PEACE INSTITUTE Cover Photo: A German Neo-Nazi ABOUT THE RAPPORTEURS shouts during a march through the streets of downtown Berlin, October NAUREEN CHOWDHURY FINK is Program Officer at the 3, 2001. © REUTERS/Corbis Kai International Peace Institute. Her research interests Pfaffenbach. include politically and religiously motivated violence and The views expressed in this paper terrorism, with a particular focus on the Middle East and represent those of the rapporteurs South Asia. and not necessarily those of IPI. IPI welcomes consideration of a wide ELLIE B. HEARNE is Publications Officer at the range of perspectives in the pursuit International Peace Institute. Her research focuses on of a well-informed debate on critical policies and issues in international terrorism and substate violence, with a particular focus affairs. on Ireland and the Provisional IRA. IPI Publications Adam Lupel, Editor ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ellie B. Hearne, Publications Officer IPI owes a great debt of thanks to its many donors © by International Peace Institute, 2008 to Coping with Crisis. Their support for this program All Rights Reserved reflects a widespread demand for innovative thinking on practical solutions to international challenges. In www.ipinst.org particular, IPI is grateful to the governments of Denmark, Finland, Greece, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. We would also like to thank the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway—in particular, Anita Nergård, Carl Salicath, and Jon Erik Strømø—for hosting this confer- ence with IPI, and Professor Tore Bjørgo and Dr. -
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Summary Proceedings of the Fifty-Ninth Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors September 24–25, 2005 International Monetary Fund Washington, D.C. ©International Monetary Fund. Not for Redistribution ©2006 International Monetary Fund ISSN 0074-7025 ISBN 1-58906-512-3 ©International Monetary Fund. Not for Redistribution CONTENTS Page Introductory Note.................................................................................vii Opening Address by the Chairman of the Boards of Governors and Governor of the Bank and the Fund for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, André-Phillipe Futa ...........................1 Opening Address by the President of the World Bank Group, Paul Wolfowitz ......................................................................5 Opening Address by the Chairman of the Executive Board and Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Rodrigo de Rato y Figaredo...................................................14 Report to the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund by the Chairman of the International Monetary and Financial Committee of the Board of Governors, Gordon Brown........................................................................21 Report to the Boards of Governors of the Fund and the Bank by the Chairman of the Joint Ministerial Committee of the Boards of Governors on the Transfer of Real Resources to Developing Countries (Development Committee), Trevor Manuel ..........23 Statements by the Governors for Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of ........................................................28 -
The United States and Croatia: the Bilateral Relationship Since 1991
The United States and Croatia: The Bilateral Relationship Since 1991 Thomas P. Melady∗ Professor and Senior Diplomat in Residence, Institute of World Politics United States Ambassador to the Holy See, 1989-1993 United States Ambassador to Uganda, 1972-1973 United States Ambassador to Burundi, 1969-1972 Senior Advisor to the US Delegation to the United Nations General Assembly President Emeritus of Sacred Heart University Former United States Assistant Secretary for Post Secondary Education he period of 1991-2008 witnessed significant development in the bilateral relations between Croatia and the United States. Is this situation due to one T person or several? Did events energize this change or was it the result of a series of well conceived strategies? Before proceeding with the diagnosis, it would be appropriate to examine briefly the history of Croatia. Croatia: An Ancient Nation but a New State As a nation united in language and values, Croatia has existed in Europe for over 1,500 years and has had a significant impact on the region today. In order to understand the changes in the US-Croatia bilateral relationship, the evolution of US policy in the western Balkans should be examined. At the end of World War I, President Woodrow Wilson pushed for the break up of the Austro- Hungarian monarchy. He championed the principles of national self-determination and democracy; he disliked empires based on absolutism. He also made little effort to disguise his dislike for the Central European kingdom that for over four centuries held the different nations together. Events birthed the kingdom of Serbs, Croatia, an independent nation since 1991, has a population of approximately 4.5 million (about Croats, Slovenes at the end of 1918.