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Alexandra Garita adds that the Swiss President of the General Assembly, Joseph Deiss, was not as strong a leader as Sweden's Jan Eliasson was five years ago and Botswana, one of the organizers, despite its own exemplary AIDS programs, did not pull sensitive parts of the text together.

Evelyn Leopold: AIDS Summit at the UN: Not Enough Talk About Sex Evelyn Leopold 2011

This was confirmed by statements by the President of the General Assembly, Joseph Deiss, who told a press conference on May 27 that there is no way to bypass a Security Council veto.

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This was confirmed by statements by the President of the General Assembly, Joseph Deiss, who told a press conference on May 27 that there is no way to bypass a Security Council veto.

Ziad J. Asali, M.D.: ATFP Backgrounder on the Question of Palestinian UN Initiatives M.D. Ziad J. Asali 2011

Alexandra Garita adds that the Swiss President of the General Assembly, Joseph Deiss, was not as strong a leader as Sweden's Jan Eliasson was five years ago and Botswana, one of the organizers, despite its own exemplary AIDS programs, did not pull sensitive parts of the text together.

Evelyn Leopold: AIDS Summit at the UN: Not Enough Talk About Sex Evelyn Leopold 2011

Alexandra Garita adds that the Swiss President of the General Assembly, Joseph Deiss, was not as strong a leader as Sweden's Jan Eliasson was five years ago and Botswana, one of the organizers, despite its own exemplary AIDS programs, did not pull sensitive parts of the text together.

Evelyn Leopold: AIDS Summit at the UN: Not Enough Talk About Sex Evelyn Leopold 2011

First to object was David Harris, executive director of the American Jewish Committee, who, the night before the screening, sent out an open letter to United Nations General Assembly President Joseph Deiss.

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General Assembly President Joseph Deiss called for the vote and signaled its adoption by consensus by banging his wooden gavel.

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General Assembly President Joseph Deiss called for the vote and signaled its adoption by consensus by banging his wooden gavel.

U.N. Suspends Libya From Human Rights Council The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

First to object was David Harris, executive director of the American Jewish Committee, who, the night before the screening, sent out an open letter to United Nations General Assembly President Joseph Deiss.

Danielle Berrin: Can a Palestinian Story Prompt Dialogue for Middle East Peace? Danielle Berrin 2011

Alexandra Garita adds that the Swiss President of the General Assembly, Joseph Deiss, was not as strong a leader as Sweden's Jan Eliasson was five years ago and Botswana, one of the organizers, despite its own exemplary AIDS programs, did not pull sensitive parts of the text together.

Evelyn Leopold: AIDS Summit at the UN: Not Enough Talk About Sex Evelyn Leopold 2011