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States Not Adhering to International Obligations Undermine Rule of Law, Sixth Committee Delegates Say, as Debate on Principle Concludes

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Implementation of the rule of law principle on the international level — particularly in the area of conflict resolution — was being undermined by States failing to adhere to their international obligations, along with the selective enforcement and exploitation of existing frameworks and mechanisms, delegations stressed as the Sixth Committee (Legal) concluded its consideration on the topic today.

Loss of World’s Arable Land Threat to ‘Everything We Eat, Drink, Breathe’, Speaker Says, as Second Committee Takes Up Sustainable Development

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The devastating impacts of climate change threaten the progress and even existence of least developed countries, speakers told the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) today during the first of two days of debate on the issue of sustainable development.

United Nations Confronting Worst Liquidity Crisis in Recent Years, Top Management Official Says, Presenting Key Financial Indicators for 2019 to Fifth Committee

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The United Nations senior management official told members of the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today that the Organization is confronting its worst liquidity crisis in recent years as she laid out the Organization’s key financial indicators for 2019.

Secretary-General Nominates Fatoumata Ndiaye of Senegal Under-Secretary-General for Internal Oversight Services

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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, following consultations with the Chairs of Regional Groups, informed the General Assembly of his intention to appoint Fatoumata Ndiaye of Senegal as the new Under-Secretary-General for Internal Oversight Services for a five-year non-renewable term.