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Chemical Weapon Use Must Not Become ‘New Normal’, First Committee Speakers Warn, Issuing Calls for New Solutions to Combat Bioterrorism Threats

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Chemical Weapon Use Must Not Become ‘New Normal’, First Committee Speakers Warn, Issuing Calls for New Solutions to Combat Bioterrorism Threats

Speakers expressed their deep concern with the danger of non-State actors and terrorist groups obtaining and using chemical and biological weapons, but differed on ways to approach the issue, as the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) concluded its thematic debate on weapons of mass destruction this morning.

Budget Committee Approves Resolution Asking for More Internal Oversight of Fraud, Examines Progress in Completing United Nations Headquarters Renovation

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Budget Committee Approves Resolution Asking for More Internal Oversight of Fraud, Examines Progress in Completing United Nations Headquarters Renovation

Approving a draft resolution stressing the need for the United Nations internal oversight body to focus more on investigating fraud, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today also took stock of progress in completing the United Nations multi-billion dollar Headquarters renovation project known as the Capital Master Plan.

Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Yemen, announced a plan for the resumption of a Cessation of Hostilities, which would enter into force 19 October.  The Special Envoy had received assurances from all Yemeni parties to their recommitment to the April Cessation of Hostilities agreement.

United Nations Headquarters to Host Event Marking Twenty-fifth Anniversary of Conventional Arms Register, 20 October

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United Nations Headquarters to Host Event Marking Twenty-fifth Anniversary of Conventional Arms Register, 20 October

NEW YORK, 18 October (Office for Disarmament Affairs) — On 20 October, the United Nations will mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms (UNROCA) — one of the most significant global transparency instruments.

At Strategic Juncture in Disarmament Drive, All States Must Focus on End Goal of Building Nuclear-Weapon-Free World, First Committee Speakers Warn

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At Strategic Juncture in Disarmament Drive, All States Must Focus on End Goal of Building Nuclear-Weapon-Free World, First Committee Speakers Warn

Pointing to past and potential nuclear catastrophes, several non-nuclear States expressed alarm that the fate of global security remained in the hands of just a clutch of nuclear-weapon and nuclear-armed States, as the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) concluded its debate on nuclear weapons.

Food and Agriculture Organization Calls Indigenous Peoples ‘True Custodians of Biodiversity’ as Third Committee Holds Day-long Debate on Their Rights

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Food and Agriculture Organization Calls Indigenous Peoples ‘True Custodians of Biodiversity’ as Third Committee Holds Day-long Debate on Their Rights

Speakers in the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) today called for concrete steps to protect indigenous peoples’ rights, including through obtaining free, prior and informed consent and enhancing their participation in both national policy design and at the United Nations.

Technology Gap, Climate Change among Obstacles to Eradicating Poverty, Speakers Say in Second Committee

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Technology Gap, Climate Change among Obstacles to Eradicating Poverty, Speakers Say in Second Committee

Progress had been made to eradicate poverty, but hindrances like climate change, the technology gap, non-inclusive financial policies and geography continued to stifle development, speakers told the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) today as it took up that topic.

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