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Due to Hard-Won Funding from Regular Budget, Programme of Assistance Expands Legal Resources, Regional Courses, Online Materials, Sixth Committee Hears

GA/L/3527

Due to Hard-Won Funding from Regular Budget, Programme of Assistance Expands Legal Resources, Regional Courses, Online Materials, Sixth Committee Hears

As the Sixth Committee (Legal) began its deliberations on the Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law today, speakers noted that the 2016 budgetary commitments enacted by the General Assembly during its seventieth session had enabled the Programme to continue and expand its work, most notably with regard to its Regional Courses.

Address Exclusion, Humiliation of Poor to Fulfil 2030 Agenda’s Promise, Urges Secretary-General at Conference on Housing, Sustainable Urban Development

SG/SM/18215-HAB/237

Address Exclusion, Humiliation of Poor to Fulfil 2030 Agenda’s Promise, Urges Secretary-General at Conference on Housing, Sustainable Urban Development

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the opening of the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III), in Quito today:

As First Committee Addresses Nuclear Weapons Concerns, States Present Views on Necessity of Legally Binding Treaty Prohibiting Atomic Bombs

GA/DIS/3554

As First Committee Addresses Nuclear Weapons Concerns, States Present Views on Necessity of Legally Binding Treaty Prohibiting Atomic Bombs

Several nuclear-weapon States reiterated their opposition to a proposed legally binding treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons leading to their elimination, saying that such an instrument would not contribute to enhancing global peace and security, as the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) continued its thematic debate on those arms this afternoon and heard the introduction of two draft resolutions.

Child Migrants, Refugees Especially Vulnerable to Violence during Humanitarian Crises, Speakers Tell Third Committee, as Debate on Children Concludes

GA/SHC/4170

Child Migrants, Refugees Especially Vulnerable to Violence during Humanitarian Crises, Speakers Tell Third Committee, as Debate on Children Concludes

The Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) concluded its general discussion on the rights of children today, with delegates describing progress and challenges on a range of issues pertaining to child health, education and protection.

Amid Calls for Reform, Speakers in Legal Committee Say Security Council Must Better Prioritize Resources, Become More Representative

GA/L/3526

Amid Calls for Reform, Speakers in Legal Committee Say Security Council Must Better Prioritize Resources, Become More Representative

Amidst calls for reforming the Security Council and other organs of the United Nations, delegates in the Sixth Committee (Legal) reaffirmed the importance of the work of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on Strengthening the Role of the United Nations.

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