Officially created by the United Nations General Assembly in March 2010, the Decade is an historic opportunity to increase action to save millions of lives over ten years.

这项十年活动由联合国大会于2010年3月正式创立，是在十年内进一步采取行动，挽救数百万人生命的一次历史性机遇。

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Today marks the first observance of World statistics day, proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly to recognize the importance of statistics in shaping our societies.

我们在今天首次纪念世界统计日，联合国大会宣布这个纪念日，是为了确认统计对社会的重要影响。

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Nations are also expected to agree formally that by 2012, they will submit their policy recommendations and commitments to the General Assembly.

与会各国有望正式达成一致于2012年向联大提交相关政策建议案和承诺书。

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He said lawmakers needed to voice a position before Wednesday's U.N.General Assembly consideration of a resolution supported by Arab countries on the Goldstone report.

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The comments were the most prominent to date by the United States on efforts led by the OIC to get anti-defamation resolutions approved in the U.N.General Assembly and the U.N.Human Rights Commission.

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The various proposals will now be discussed by General Assembly members.

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This could be passed by the general assembly without prior approval from the security council.

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World Press Freedom Day was established by the General Assembly of the United Nations in December, 1993, as an outgrowth of the Seminar on Promoting an Independent and Pluralistic African Press.

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