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Police clash with Catalan separatists ahead of independence vote anniversary

In Spain, there is a national debate about independence for Catalonia, where national identity is strengthened by the fact that the majority of the region s residents speak Catalan as well as Spanish. By contrast, only about 1 of Scots can speak Scottish Gaelic.

Statements were also made by the representatives of Japan, Canada, China, Indonesia, Egypt, Croatia, Thailand, the Russian Federation and the United Kingdom.

The Governments of Algeria,22 the Bahamas,22 Bulgaria, Republic of Korea,21 Romania, Slovenia,21 Switzerland, Thailand,21 Tunisia22 and Zambia21 were represented by observers.

But the Spanish parliament voted overwhelmingly against allowing the Catalan government to hold a referendum on independence, and the central government has said that such a vote would be unconstitutional. Artur Mas, President of Catalonia s regional government, has vowed to go ahead with a non binding referendum anyway.

At its 38th meeting, on 25 July, the Council adopted the draft decision recommended by the Commission,25 entitled Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide . See Council decision 2005 295.

At its 38th meeting, on 25 July, the Council adopted draft decision 31 recommended by the Commission,23 entitled Promotion of the realization of the right to drinking water and sanitation , by a recorded vote of 47 to 2. See Council decision 2005 285. The voting was as follows

Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, China, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Ghana, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Mali, Nicaragua, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, United Republic of Tanzania, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of).

Abstaining Armenia, Belarus, Madagascar

Australia, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Indonesia, Japan, Madagascar, Myanmar, Nigeria, Panama, Philippines, Russian Federation, Sierra Leone, Timor Leste, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago and Viet Nam draft resolution

Adopted as FCCC SBI 2004 L.18 as amended.

Indeed, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso has said that the EU may reject Scotland and Catalonia s applications, or at least delay them considerably, even if the UK and Spain do accept their independence. And, without EU membership, it is hard to imagine that a majority of people in Scotland or Catalonia would take the plunge into economic uncertainty that independence would bring.

Abstaining Latvia, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nicaragua

Moreover, the Greeks and Spaniards are unlikely to be able to bear the strain of economic austerity much longer, with youth unemployment inching toward 60 . The independence movement in Catalonia has gathered so much momentum that a leading Spanish general has vowed to send troops into Barcelona should the province hold a referendum on secession.

Bangladesh, Belize, China, Colombia, Congo, Cuba, Ecuador, Guinea, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Thailand, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates.

At its 2nd meeting, the Council decided to request the Asociación para la Paz Continental, a non governmental organization suspended in 2000 from its consultative status with the Council, to submit an updated application for consultative status, which the Committee on Non Governmental Organizations would examine at a future session. See Council decision 2005 208.

(c) Issue of transition from relief to development the Council would consider holding an event to discuss the issue of transition from relief to development and would hold further consultations in that regard, including on the possible format and modalities of such an event.1

Abstentions Argentina, Armenia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Micronesia (Federated States of), Paraguay, Peru, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Singapore, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan

Report of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on its fourth session

At its 1st and 4th meetings, on 19 January and 31 March, pursuant to paragraph 2 (k) of its resolution 1988 77, the Council elected by acclamation the following persons as Vice Presidents of the Council for 2005 Ali Hachani (Tunisia), Agim Nesho (Albania), Jaime Moncayo (Ecuador) and Johan C. Verbeke (Belgium).

The tsunami hit India, Indonesia, Kenya, Maldives, Madagascar, Seychelles, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and Thailand, and claimed thousands of lives.

The studies include Argentina, Chile, China, India, Malaysia, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Thailand and Turkey.

Six people were arrested in Barcelona on Saturday after pro independence protesters clashed with riot police, and as thousands joined rival demonstrations to mark the first anniversary of Catalonia's polarizing vote on secession.

Noting the convening of the second session of the World Urban Forum, organized by UN Habitat in cooperation with the Government of Spain, the Autonomous Government of Catalonia and the Municipality of Barcelona, in Barcelona, from 13 to 17 September 2004,

Abstaining Nicaragua, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands

According to Catalan authorities almost 1000 people were injured last year after police tried to stop the vote going ahead at polling stations across the region in violent clashes.

(c) Eastern European States (three vacancies) Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria

Australia, Belgium, Croatia, Fiji, Greece, Honduras, Italy, Jamaica, Madagascar, Micronesia (Federated States of), Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Sweden, Tonga and Uruguay

Australia, Canada, China, Croatia, El Salvador, Japan, Luxembourg, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation and Thailand revised draft resolution

Abstaining Albania, Australia, Belarus, Bhutan, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Micronesia (Federated States of), Palau, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovenia

Armenia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, Eritrea, Micronesia (Federated States of) and Papua New Guinea also joined in sponsoring the draft resolution.

Representatives of the media, NGOs and the NHRIs of Albania, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Croatia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Kenya, Latvia, Mauritius, Panama, the Russian Federation, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Togo, Uganda and Zambia participated in the training.

Abstaining Micronesia (Federated States of), Nicaragua, United States of America

Argentina, Austria, Bolivia, China, Congo, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Romania, Russian Federation, Senegal, Syrian Arab Republic, United States of America and Zambia.

The UK and Spain do not need to fear that independence for Scotland and Catalonia would expose them to such threats. Nonetheless, the secession of Scotland would deprive the UK of significant North Sea oil revenues, on which the economics of Scottish independence largely relies, and Spain could also suffer from the loss of Catalonia s disproportionately large contribution to the Spanish economy.

Corruption and its impact on the full enjoyment of human rights, in particular economic, social and cultural rights

Statements were made by the representatives of Canada, Sweden, Indonesia, China, Oman, Ghana, Egypt, Algeria, Thailand and Portugal.

Armenia (2007), Bulgaria (2008), Hungary (2006), Poland (2005), Russian Federation (2005)

Other countries moving ahead in this area include Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ghana, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand.

Ms. Ajamay (Norway), speaking on behalf of the original sponsors, said that Andorra, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Georgia, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Morocco, Palau, Senegal, Timor Leste, Thailand and Uruguay had joined in sponsoring the draft resolution.

Australia, Belgium, Fiji, France, Greece, Madagascar, Micronesia (Federated States of), Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Sweden, Tonga and Uruguay

Abstaining Australia, Cameroon, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Nauru, Nicaragua, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga

At 7 October 2005, 17 Member States (Australia, Azerbaijan, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Micronesia (Federated States of), New Zealand, the Russian Federation, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sweden and Thailand) had paid all peacekeeping assessments that were due and payable.