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Half Billion Children Trapped in Conflict Face Grave Rights Offenses, Third Committee Told, as Delegate Stresses Minors ‘Innocent on Both Sides’

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Half Billion Children Trapped in Conflict Face Grave Rights Offenses, Third Committee Told, as Delegate Stresses Minors ‘Innocent on Both Sides’

Nearly half a billion children are now living in conflict zones worldwide, exposed to severe human rights violations, delegates told the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural) today, calling for safe and unimpeded humanitarian access.

Speakers Commend Adoptions of Model Laws, Model Clauses, Statute for New Centre, as Sixth Committee Takes Up International Trade Law Commission’s Report

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Speakers Commend Adoptions of Model Laws, Model Clauses, Statute for New Centre, as Sixth Committee Takes Up International Trade Law Commission’s Report

Taking up the report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) today, speakers in the Sixth Committee (Legal) welcomed the Commission’s efforts to develop, harmonize and modernize international trade law and to build States’ capacity to participate in an increasingly digitized global system of commerce comprised of increasingly interdependent national economies.

World on Track to Achieve Only 17 Per Cent of 2030 Agenda Targets, Speakers Warn, as Second Committee Takes Up Sustainable Development Reports

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World on Track to Achieve Only 17 Per Cent of 2030 Agenda Targets, Speakers Warn, as Second Committee Takes Up Sustainable Development Reports

With only six years remaining to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the world is on track to achieve only 17 per cent of targets, requiring urgent action to correct that trajectory for developing countries, speakers warned the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) today as it took up that crucial issue.

Colonialism Left ‘Deep Scars on Societies and Peoples, Robbing Them of Autonomy and Dignity’, Speaker Tells Fourth Committee

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Colonialism Left ‘Deep Scars on Societies and Peoples, Robbing Them of Autonomy and Dignity’, Speaker Tells Fourth Committee

The international community must tackle colonialism, not only in its old forms, but also in its new manifestations, the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) heard today as delegates drew attention to the yearning for freedom in the 17 Territories that await the United Nations’ decolonization efforts as well as in other regions around the world.

Speakers in General Assembly Chart Ways to Tackle Rising Debt, Food Insecurity, Violent Conflict across Africa as Continent Pursues Transformational Agenda

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Speakers in General Assembly Chart Ways to Tackle Rising Debt, Food Insecurity, Violent Conflict across Africa as Continent Pursues Transformational Agenda

Calling attention to the debt distress, food insecurity and violent conflict plaguing Africa, speakers in the General Assembly today called for heightened multilateral efforts to support the continent as it pursues a transformational agenda.

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