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General Assembly: Meetings Coverage

23 May 2014

GA/COL/3267

As Pacific Regional Seminar Concludes, Special Committee Considers Ways to Accelerate Decolonization with Midpoint of Third Decade Approaching

NADI, FIJI, 23 May — At the conclusion of its three-day discussion on ways in which to accelerate decolonization, participants in the 2014 Pacific Regional Seminar considered the event’s impact on the process and debated the way forward in promoting the goals of the Third International Decade.

23 May 2014

GA/11512

Growth-Driven Quality Jobs Key to Reducing Poverty in Post-2015 Era, Delegates Stress during General Assembly Meeting

Sustained, inclusive growth aimed at creating decent, quality jobs for the millions of unemployed, underemployed and informally employed people around the world was the key to reducing poverty in the post-2015 era, speakers in the General Assembly said today.

22 May 2014

GA/COL/3266

Pacific Regional Seminar Discusses Developments, Challenges of Accelerating Decolonization in Non-Self-Governing Territories

NADI, FIJI, 22 May — The second day of the Pacific Regional Seminar saw participants discuss developments and challenges in accelerating the decolonization of Non-Self-Governing Territories, and generated significant debate on the need to accelerate action in Non-Self-Governing Territories of other regions.

21 May 2014

GA/COL/3264

Good Intentions Must Be Translated into Credible Action, Secretary-General Tells Participants, as Pacific Regional Seminar on Decolonization Begins in Fiji

NADI, FIJI, 21 May — United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today encouraged participants in the Pacific Regional Seminar to take into consideration recent developments in the region, such as the March 2014 visiting mission of the Special Committee on Decolonization to New Caledonia and other initiatives that made that body more visible and active.

20 May 2014

GA/11510

Reaffirming World’s Commitment to Youth, General Assembly Adopts Resolution on Commemorating Children’s Rights Convention

The General Assembly decided today to convene a high-level meeting on 20 November 2014 to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

19 May 2014

GA/11509

General Assembly Adopts Resolution Encouraging Stronger Cooperation with National Parliaments in Peace, Security

Welcoming actions by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) to pursue a more systematic engagement with the United Nations, the General Assembly, through a consensus resolution, encouraged both parties to work closely in various fields, in particular, peace and security, economic and social development, international law, and human rights and gender issues.

15 May 2014

GA/AB/4111

Despite Improved Financial Picture, Fifth Committee Delegates Express Concern over Delays in Reimbursing Troop-Contributing Countries

While welcoming the improved financial situation of the United Nations at year-end 2013 and further progress since then, delegates in the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today expressed concern over the lag in payments to countries providing troops and police to peacekeeping operations.

13 May 2014

GA/AB/4110

‘Peacekeeping on the Cheap’ Will Result in Greater Resources, Says Delegate, as Fifth Committee Considers Cross-Cutting Issues

The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today heard a call to adopt a resolution on cross-cutting aspects of United Nations peacekeeping operations this year, as the body examined the Secretariat’s various reports on that matter.

13 May 2014

GA/11508

Noting Adverse Impact of Non-Communicable Diseases on Society, General Assembly Decides to Hold High-Level Meeting in July

Recognizing the negative socioeconomic impact of non-communicable diseases on nations around the world, the General Assembly decided today to convene a high-level meeting in July to review and assess global progress towards preventing and controlling such illnesses.

12 May 2014

GA/AB/4109

Taking up Budgets for Middle East Peacekeeping Missions, Fifth Committee Considers Proposals to Boost Service Delivery Efficiency, Troop Strength

The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) met today to discuss the 2012/13 budget performance and the 2014/15 proposed budget for the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).