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Shining Light on Liberia Conflict, Photojournalists Moved International Community to Action, Deputy Secretary-General Says at ‘War and Peace’ Exhibition

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Shining Light on Liberia Conflict, Photojournalists Moved International Community to Action, Deputy Secretary-General Says at ‘War and Peace’ Exhibition

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the opening of the War and Peace in Liberia photo exhibition, in New York today:

Presiding over More Scientific, Technological Cases, International Court of Justice Ensures Competency through Experts, Its President Tells Sixth Committee

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Presiding over More Scientific, Technological Cases, International Court of Justice Ensures Competency through Experts, Its President Tells Sixth Committee

Because the International Court of Justice is adjudicating more cases related to scientific and technological advances, the Court is able to guarantee its competency addressing such expanded and diverse disputes through the engagement of outside experts as established by its founding Statute, the President of that body told the Sixth Committee (Legal) today during his annual visit.

With 40 Million Forced into Modern Slavery, Third Committee Expert Urges States to Protect Rights of Women, Girls, Companies Must Remedy Violations

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With 40 Million Forced into Modern Slavery, Third Committee Expert Urges States to Protect Rights of Women, Girls, Companies Must Remedy Violations

Globally, more than 40 million people are subject to modern forms of slavery — 71 per cent of them women and girls — a grave human rights situation exacerbated by gender inequality, poverty, cultural norms and discriminatory laws that demand change, the Special Rapporteur on the topic told the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian, Cultural) today.

Regional Commissions Must be Strengthened to Better Assist with Implementing Sustainable Development Agenda, Speakers Say in Second Committee

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Regional Commissions Must be Strengthened to Better Assist with Implementing Sustainable Development Agenda, Speakers Say in Second Committee

Underscoring the need to bolster regional commissions in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, speakers focused on areas ranging from trade and transport to the environment and natural hazards, as the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) met with those bodies today.

Fourth Committee Approves Text Asking Member States to Support University for Peace in Its Mission to Broaden Study Offers

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Fourth Committee Approves Text Asking Member States to Support University for Peace in Its Mission to Broaden Study Offers

Acting without a vote, the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) approved a draft resolution on the University for Peace today, by which the General Assembly requests that Member States support that institution’s mission and contribute financially to it.

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