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Amid Massive Funding Gap, Secretary-General Urges Conference to ‘Translate Concern into Cash’ for Saving Palestine Refugee Agency’s Vital Programmes

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Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks at the ministerial conference on support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), in Rome today:

Secretary-General Honours Victims of ‘Epically Shameful’ Transatlantic Slave Trade, Urges Defence of Human Dignity, in Message for International Observance

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Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, observed on 25 March:

Speakers in Fifth Committee Welcome Proposal to Abolish First-Class Tickets for Senior Staff as Cost-Saving Step, During Debate on Air Travel Policies

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The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) took up the air travel policies of the United Nations on day two of its resumed seventy‑second session today, with delegates voicing support for the Secretary‑General’s proposal that high‑ranking officials fly business class — rather than first class — to help rein in one of the most expensive aspects of the Organization’s budget.

Adopting Resolution 2406 (2018), Security Council Renews South Sudan Mission Mandate, Signalling Intention to Consider New Arms Embargo

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The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) until 15 March 2019, demanding that parties end the fighting and signalling its intention to consider all measures, including an arms embargo, against those obstructing peace in the war-torn nation.

Amid Rapid Technological Advances, Governments Must Swiftly Counter Emerging Threat of Gender-Based Cyberviolence, Women’s Commission Hears

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Amid rapid technological advances, States must swiftly implement targeted efforts to stamp out new forms of gender‑based cyberviolence, from revenge porn to online bullying, the Commission on the Status of Women heard today as it continued its sixty‑second session.