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Secretary-General Says Governments Must Better Protect Environment, Manage Natural Resources of Conflict-ridden Areas, in Message for International Observance

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Secretary-General Says Governments Must Better Protect Environment, Manage Natural Resources of Conflict-ridden Areas, in Message for International Observance

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, observed on 6 November:

As Sixth Committee Takes up Report on Host Country Committee, Delegates Call for Lifting of Travel Restrictions, Improved Entry Visa Issuances

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As Sixth Committee Takes up Report on Host Country Committee, Delegates Call for Lifting of Travel Restrictions, Improved Entry Visa Issuances

The Committee on Relations with the Host Country provided an open environment where members and interested delegations could raise any relevant concerns, the Sixth Committee (Legal) heard today during its consideration of that body’s report.

Secretary-General Urges Equal Rights, Better Legal Protection for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender People, Upon Receiving Elton John AIDS Foundation Award

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Secretary-General Urges Equal Rights, Better Legal Protection for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender People, Upon Receiving Elton John AIDS Foundation Award

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, on receiving the Founders Award from the Elton John AIDS Foundation, in New York today:

Addressing Urgent Plight of Refugees Hinges on State Engagement, Determination, High Commissioner Tells Third Committee amid Calls for Burden Sharing

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Addressing Urgent Plight of Refugees Hinges on State Engagement, Determination, High Commissioner Tells Third Committee amid Calls for Burden Sharing

Refugees were at the centre of political attention for the first time in decades, the new United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees told the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) today as it began its general debate on humanitarian questions.

Youth at Risk of Radicalization amid Growing Insecurity, Unmet Humanitarian Needs, Palestine Refugees Agency Chief Tells Fourth Committee

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Youth at Risk of Radicalization amid Growing Insecurity, Unmet Humanitarian Needs, Palestine Refugees Agency Chief Tells Fourth Committee

Young Palestine refugees continued to face unquantifiable challenges, including the risk of radicalization due to mounting insecurity and the frustration of unmet humanitarian needs as resulting from the lack of sustained and predictable funding, the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) heard today as it took up the work of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).

Delegates Call for Further Study of Third Cluster Topics, as Sixth Committee Continues Reviewing International Law Commission Report

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Delegates Call for Further Study of Third Cluster Topics, as Sixth Committee Continues Reviewing International Law Commission Report

Continuing its review of third‑cluster topics from the International Law Commission’s report, Sixth Committee (Legal) delegates pointed to several aspects which they said needed further work or were cause for concern.

Secretary-General Praises Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization for Contribution to Development of International Norms

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Secretary-General Praises Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization for Contribution to Development of International Norms

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Miguel de Serpa Soares, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel, to an event organized by the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization, in New York today:

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