Fraternite notre Dame in Mongolia:



How much goodwill and energy in the Mayor of Bayanzurth District, Ulaanbaatar's largest, who decorated Bishop Jean Marie with the medal of Honorary Citizenship, and delivered in his presence 12 yurts purchased by
 



Fraternite Notre Dame to needy families, in front of the National Television network.

How filled with warmth and
friendship also, this evening party, when the Bishop greeted our dear
friends and prominent persons
from the Mongolian government,
foreign Embassies, as well as
benefactors and various
international organizations; he
gave awards to them as a token
of appreciation for their help.




What strikes the most and leaves a distinctive souvenir from the trip really is the respect and honor paid by these dignitaries, by people from every walk of life to Bishop Jean Marie, as towards a person through whom something changed in Mongolia, and for many of them, the change was great in their lives,
 



thanks to this man of God's motivation, which they all understood: that is, the divine Love which drives him to act, and can be perceived outwardly through his every gesture, smile, and word, as a spiritual, boundless radiance, for all these Mongolian people, who are so captivating, and whose courage and openness of heart is really remarkable.

Mongolia needs you just as well...


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USUN

PRESS

RELEASE

#199 (02)

November

19, 2002


 


Explanation of Position Given by Ralph Martinez, United States Special
Adviser, on Agenda Item 162: International Convention Against the
Reproductive Cloning of Human Beings, Before the Fifty-seventh Session of the United Nations General Assembly, in the Sixth Committee November 19, 2002
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The United States is pleased to join consensus on this procedural decision,
which will enable the Sixth Committee to continue discussion of a Convention
on Cloning at the next General Assembly. We note that paragraph (b) of the
decision sets forth the mandate for the next session in neutral terms. The
Working Group will continue the work undertaken during this session, which
has focused on the scope of a future convention.

The United States and many other member states support a total ban on human
cloning. We are hopeful that future discussions will advance the work on
this topic and enable us to begin work on a convention to ban all cloning of
human embryos. Although the item has been reinscribed using its current
title, this in no way prejudges the outcome of those discussions, especially
since many scientists point out that all cloning that creates human embryos
is, in effect, reproductive.

Our focus in these discussions has been and remains the elaboration of a
comprehensive ban on human cloning. We believe that the growing support for
a total ban signals that a course correction is underway and that the trend
toward a total ban will forge a clear path toward a Convention to prohibit
all cloning of human embryos.