Delegates in the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) once again threw their support behind an independent panel now examining the internal justice system set up in 2009 to resolve disputes for tens of thousands of United Nations employees around the world.
The use of the veto, cooperation with the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council, as well as with regional organizations and troop- and police-contributing countries, and procedures to appoint the new Secretary-General were among topics addressed by speakers at today’s Security Council’s open debate on that body’s working methods.
While speakers agreed on the need to end impunity for the gravest international crimes, views diverged on how broad the application of universal jurisdiction should be towards that end and whether or not to specify crimes for inclusion, as the Sixth Committee (Legal) considered the matter today.
The Security Council today adopted its annual report to the General Assembly for the period 1 August 2014 to 31 July 2015.
States had the obligation to respect and ensure the right of all persons to be free from torture and ill treatment, and mechanisms to detect and prevent those scourges must have readily available funding to ensure the fulfilment of their mandates, the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) heard today as it began discussions on human rights with a series of interactive dialogues with special rapporteurs and other top officials.
The immense, uncontrollable capability and indiscriminate nature of a nuclear detonation reached well beyond national borders, and leaving a trail of death and destruction in its wake, the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) heard today as it continued its debate on nuclear weapons.
Realizing the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the assurance of global security required the sharing of outer space technologies and the adoption of an international code of conduct for their application, the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) heard today, as it concluded its general debate on international cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space.
Strongly condemning the recent upsurge of violence and instability in the Central African Republic, the Security Council reiterated today its decision to apply the asset freeze and travel ban contained in its resolution 2196 (2015) to individuals and entities engaging in or providing support for acts undermining the country’s peace, stability or security.
Terrorism and climate change go hand in hand in delaying, and in some cases destroying, development gains, the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) heard today as it concluded its discussion on sustainable development.
The Economic and Social Council was the most important body in the implementation of the newly adopted ambitious 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the General Assembly heard today as Member States commented on the Council’s latest annual report.
