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Self-Determination, Sovereignty of 17 Remaining Non-Self-Governing Territories ‘Diminished by Our Delay’, Speaker Says as Fourth Committee Opens Debate

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Self-Determination, Sovereignty of 17 Remaining Non-Self-Governing Territories ‘Diminished by Our Delay’, Speaker Says as Fourth Committee Opens Debate

“It is unacceptable to prolong the decolonization processes of the 17 existing Non-Self-Governing Territories,” Costa Rica’s delegate said today as the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) began its general debate on decolonization and related agenda items.

No Social Development without Peace, Third Committee Told, as Delegates Condemn Aggression by Israel, Russian Federation, and Myanmar Coup

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No Social Development without Peace, Third Committee Told, as Delegates Condemn Aggression by Israel, Russian Federation, and Myanmar Coup

Delegates in the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) today spotlighted the numerous challenges facing developing countries — such as armed conflict, climate change, poverty and food insecurity — and shared national and global initiatives aimed at safeguarding the rights of the most vulnerable, as their discussion on social development continued.

At Security Council Meeting on Sabotage of Nord Stream Pipeline, Many Speakers Condemn Attacks on Critical Infrastructure, Stress Need for Accountability

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At Security Council Meeting on Sabotage of Nord Stream Pipeline, Many Speakers Condemn Attacks on Critical Infrastructure, Stress Need for Accountability

Two years after the September 2022 explosions that severely damaged the Nord Stream 1 and 2 natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, the Security Council met today at the request of the Russian Federation, who, in the absence of a briefer, assessed national investigations into the blasts, while criticizing the lack of conclusive findings and the 15-member organ’s collective action on the matter.

Deputy Secretary-General, at Bicentenary of Basotho Nation in Lesotho, Urges Applying King Moshoeshoe’s Vision of Dialogue, Diversity to Tackle Current Global Challenges

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Deputy Secretary-General, at Bicentenary of Basotho Nation in Lesotho, Urges Applying King Moshoeshoe’s Vision of Dialogue, Diversity to Tackle Current Global Challenges

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the bicentenary of the founding of the Basotho Nation, in Lesotho, today:

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