Curbing illicit financial flows, honouring funding commitments, South-South cooperation and reforming the international financial system were vital in meeting development goals and “leaving no one behind”, speakers stressed as the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) concluded its debate today on macroeconomic policy questions.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
The text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at a briefing on the Central African Republic is not available in English.
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the screening of the documentary Before the Flood, in New York today:
The new Permanent Representative of Turkey to the United Nations, Feridun Hadi Sinirlioǧlu, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.
The new Permanent Representative of Suriname to the United Nations, Henry Leonard Mac Donald, presented his credentials to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.
Exports had remained stagnant or drastically declined due to low world prices, failure to adapt to changing markets and policies penalizing their traditional activity, Maldives’ delegate told the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) today as it began its debate on macroeconomic policy questions.
The negative effects of sanctions, violations of workers’ rights and obstacles to the right to development were among the wide‑ranging concerns before the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural), today as delegates engaged in interactive discussions with independent Human Rights Council experts on ways to improve respect across a range of business and Government practices.
New coalitions of support were needed to address collective security challenges in today’s multipolar world, the head of United Nations peacekeeping told the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) today, emphasizing that future peace operations would require expert deployment, effective use of technology and adaptability to situations on the ground.
An opening ceremony for an exhibition entitled “70 Years in the Service of Peace and Justice” will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, 24 October, in the Visitors’ Lobby.
