East Timor would have its own parliament, its own elections, its own political parties, its own judiciary, its own police force, control over its own internal security, cultural, social and educational policy.
But - and here's a familiar argument for Americans - many Western nations worry about national security and rapid cultural change.
The medal is awarded to those who make extraordinary contributions to world peace, national interest and security or other cultural endeavors.
Lounging outside near one of the seventeen "data toilet" portapotties that housed the network routers, Andy Muller-Maguhn said the camp reflected a cultural movement concerned with data security, privacy and the free flow of information.
France stepped up security measures at its embassies and cultural centres in 20 countries as a precaution.
At the hub of a murky mix of politics and money is Naoki Akiyama, head of Japan's National Security Research Group and the Japan-American Cultural Society.
When women began to understand that cultural biases were preventing them from financial independence and economic security, they picked themselves up and went to law school and became lawyers and endured the ridicule of the male establishment to do so.
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Key themes of SD in the region include among other things poverty alleviation, citizenship, peace, ethics, responsibility in local and global contexts, democracy and governance, justice, security, human rights, health, gender equity, cultural diversity, rural and urban development, economy, production and consumption patterns, corporate social responsibility, environmental protection, climate change, prevention and adaptation, natural resource management, biological and landscape diversity.
The event was organised in light of UN Security Council Resolution 2199, which imposes explicit norms against illegal trafficking of cultural artefacts from Syria and Iraq.
Expenditures for social and cultural measures are also undertaken by enterprises and organizations, by the Fund for social security of population, trade unions etc.
But although cultural and social differences may play a role in the increase in attacks, defections by Afghan security, sometimes motivated by economic reasons, play a far more significant part in the green-on-blue attacks.
Ms Bokova further asked Mr Ban to consider recommending that the Security Council adopt a resolution instituting a temporary ban on the trade or transfer of Haitian cultural property.
"Nothing is more important to us than the safety and security of all Embassy personnel -- Americans and Afghan -- and respect for the cultural and religious values of all Afghans, " the embassy said.
These efforts come in support of the implementation of the three resolutions adopted by the UN Security Council on the situation in Mali in 2012, all of which condemned the destruction of cultural heritage and called for its protection, giving it a place of central importance.
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