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GA/11527

General Assembly to Convene High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS in 2016, Adopting Decision Titled ‘Global Partnerships’

The General Assembly decided today to convene a high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS in 2016. Acting without a vote, the Assembly adopted a draft decision titled “Global Partnerships” (document A/68/L.51) on implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS, agreeing that consultations should be held during its seventieth session to determine the modalities and organizational arrangements for the high-level event.
GA/COL/3272

Special Committee on Decolonization Concludes 2014 Session, Approving Draft Resolutions on New Caledonia, Tokelau, French Polynesia

The Special Committee on Decolonization today concluded its 2014 substantive session with the approval, without a vote, of three draft resolutions, including one calling on France, New Caledonia’s administering Power, to consider developing an education programme to inform the people in the Territory about the nature of self-determination and prepare them for a future decision on the matter.

GA/PAL/1301

‘Solidifying Economic Underpinnings’ of Independent Palestinian State Will Be Theme for United Nations Seminar Set for Nairobi, 1-2 July

The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People will convene the United Nations Seminar on Assistance to the Palestinian People at the United Nations Office in Nairobi, Kenya, on 1 and 2 July, under the theme “Fostering Active International Solidarity with the Palestinians: Solidifying the Economic Underpinnings of an Independent State”.
GA/COL/3271

Special Committee on Decolonization Approves Text Reiterating Need for Talks as Only Way to Resolve Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Question

The Special Committee on Decolonization approved today a draft resolution on the question of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas), by which the General Assembly would reiterate that the way to end that “special and particular colonial situation” was through a peaceful and negotiated settlement of the sovereignty dispute between the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom.

PBC/101

Peacebuilding Fund Receives Commitment of $73 Million for this Year

The United Nations Peacebuilding Fund expects to receive $73 million in contributions this year, after more than 20 donors earlier reaffirmed multi-year commitments and made new pledges at the fourth annual High-level Stakeholders Meeting of the Fund, held in New York today.