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Provide Resources, Encourage Vital Reforms to Create More Resilient Future for Small Island Developing States, Secretary-General Urges Global Business Network Forum

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Provide Resources, Encourage Vital Reforms to Create More Resilient Future for Small Island Developing States, Secretary-General Urges Global Business Network Forum

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ closing remarks to the Small Island Developing States Global Business Network Forum, in Antigua and Barbuda today:

With Rising Conflicts Worldwide, Human Rights Rollbacks, Women, Youth Must Have Greater Participation in Peacebuilding Efforts, Speakers Tell Security Council

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With Rising Conflicts Worldwide, Human Rights Rollbacks, Women, Youth Must Have Greater Participation in Peacebuilding Efforts, Speakers Tell Security Council

From Gaza and Ukraine to Sudan and Afghanistan, women, youth and children are bearing the brunt of conflicts, war and an ever-increasing global rollback of human rights, the Security Council heard today, as speakers outlined best practices to improve the participation of women and young people in conflict prevention and peacebuilding.

Chasm between Member States Spoken Commitments, Financial Implementation ‘Condemns Us’, Prime Minister Tells Global Conference on Small Island Developing States

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Chasm between Member States Spoken Commitments, Financial Implementation ‘Condemns Us’, Prime Minister Tells Global Conference on Small Island Developing States

Small island developing States face a diversion of expenditure from sustainable development to recovery from the impacts of climate-change-induced disasters, speakers told the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States in Antigua and Barbuda today, to highlight the critical importance of financial support and access to finance.

Prime Minister Calls for New Era of Fervent, Persistent Progress towards Resilient Future, as Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States Opens

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Prime Minister Calls for New Era of Fervent, Persistent Progress towards Resilient Future, as Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States Opens

As the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States opened in Antigua and Barbuda today, speakers highlighted its theme — “Charting the Course Toward Resilient Prosperity” — and detailed, over the course of a day-long debate, the unique challenges that such countries face, the distinctive perspectives they hold and the tailored support they require to unlock their transformative potential.

Closing Session, Information Committee Approves Text Stressing Global Communications Department’s Key Role in Fighting Misinformation in Era of Artificial Intelligence

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Closing Session, Information Committee Approves Text Stressing Global Communications Department’s Key Role in Fighting Misinformation in Era of Artificial Intelligence

Approving two resolutions that emphasize the importance of ensuring public access to information and reaffirming the crucial role of the Department of Global Communication in addressing the spread of misinformation in the era of artificial intelligence, the United Nations Committee on Information concluded its forty-sixth session today.

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