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6 June 2014

ECOSOC/6625-NGO/795

Concluding Resumed Session, Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Recommends Status for 158 Groups, Reinstatement of 21, Withdrawal of 129 for Non-Reporting

The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today adopted the report of its 2014 resumed session, held from 19 to 28 May, during which it recommended to the Economic and Social Council 158 organizations for consultative status and deferred 153 for further consideration at its regular session in 2015.

5 June 2014

GA/11514

General Assembly Adopts Text Recognizing Right of Internally Displaced, Refugees from Georgia’s Abkhazia, Tskhinvali Regions to Return Home

Concerned about forced demographic changes, as well as the humanitarian situation resulting from armed conflict in Georgia, the General Assembly recognized today the right of all internally displaced persons, refugees and their descendants to return to their homes throughout that country, including Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia.

5 June 2014

ECOSOC/6624

Economic and Social Council Considers International Cooperation in Tax Matters during Special Meeting

International cooperation in tax matters aimed at enhancing dialogue among national tax authorities was the focus of a special meeting of the Economic and Social Council today.

5 June 2014

SC/11428

Voices of Victims Being Heard as International Criminal Tribunals Race to Meet Deadlines, Transfer Tasks, Top Officials Tell Security Council

Briefing the Security Council on the work of the International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, including the transfer of cases to the Residual Mechanism, judges and prosecutors alike noted progress but stressed the need for continued support, while speakers in debate generally agreed that the voices of victims were being heard and historical records were being preserved.

4 June 2014

SC/11427

Somalia ‘Must Remain a Priority’, Under-Secretary-General Tells Security Council, Calling for Urgent Funding to Avert Major Humanitarian Crisis

If urgent funding were not secured immediately, hard-won gains made in Somalia would be reversed, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator told the Security Council today.

4 June 2014

GA/SPD/551

Approving Draft Resolution, Fourth Committee Urges Implementation of Proposals by Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations

The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) today recommended for adoption by the General Assembly a draft resolution that would urge Member States and the United Nations to implement measures identified by the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations.

3 June 2014

ECOSOC/6623

Inclusion of Young People in National Decision-making Recurring Theme as Economic and Social Council Concludes Youth Forum

Member States today welcomed a proposal to incorporate youth-focused target areas in the post-2015 development agenda, as the Economic and Social Council concluded its two-day Youth Forum.

2 June 2014

ECOSOC/6621

Young People ‘Leaders of Today’, Secretary-General Tells Delegates at Economic and Social Council Youth Forum

The engagement of young people in shaping the global development agenda was critical, as they were the leaders of the present era, senior United Nations officials told the Economic and Social Council’s two-day Youth Forum today, which convened under the theme “#Youth2015: Realizing the future they want.”

2 June 2014

GA/PAL/1299

Installation of Unity Government Ends Years-Long Rift between Rival Political Factions, Palestinian Rights Committee Told

This morning’s swearing in of a new Palestinian unity Government officially ended seven years of division between the State of Palestine’s two main political factions and strengthened its ability to address the challenges posed by Israel’s occupation, the top Palestinian diplomat at the United Nations said today.

30 May 2014

GA/AB/4114

Fifth Committee Unable to Take Action on Funding for United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon

The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today heard the introduction of a draft resolution on the financing of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for the 2014/15 fiscal year, but failed to take action on the text.