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While Management of Transboundary Aquifers Critical for 2030 Agenda Success, Draft Articles Must Be Tailored to Each State, Speakers Tell Sixth Committee

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While Management of Transboundary Aquifers Critical for 2030 Agenda Success, Draft Articles Must Be Tailored to Each State, Speakers Tell Sixth Committee

While the management of transboundary aquifers was critical to the success of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, States needed to approach the matter in a manner conducive to their situation and region, delegates stressed, as the Sixth Committee (Legal) took up the International Law Commission’s work on the subject today.

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

Humanitarian partners continue aid deliveries to devastated areas in Les Cayes, in Haiti and access to remote communities is improving.  On Wednesday, the World Food Programme distributed more food to affected families and the World Health Organization and partners brought medical kits to the remote village of Randell.

Spotlighting Human Costs of Wide-spread Arms Transfers, First Committee Delegates Say States Must Bolster Global Response to Effectively Stem Illicit Flows

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Spotlighting Human Costs of Wide-spread Arms Transfers, First Committee Delegates Say States Must Bolster Global Response to Effectively Stem Illicit Flows

The human cost of the global proliferation of small arms and light weapons came under the spotlight this morning as the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) continued its thematic debate on conventional weapons, with delegates underscoring the importance of cooperation to strengthen relevant international agreements to save lives on the ground.

Memory of Transatlantic Slave Trade Victims Drives Moral Imperative to Combat Modern-day Slavery, Speakers Tell Annual Commemoration

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Memory of Transatlantic Slave Trade Victims Drives Moral Imperative to Combat Modern-day Slavery, Speakers Tell Annual Commemoration

The memory of the more than 15 million victims of the transatlantic slave trade provided a moral imperative to effectively combat racism, xenophobia, inequality and modern-day manifestations of slavery, speakers in the General Assembly said today as it held its annual commemoration of the largest forced migration in human history.

Countries in Special Situations Battered by Falling Commodity Prices, Effects of Climate Change, Speakers Tell Second Committee

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Countries in Special Situations Battered by Falling Commodity Prices, Effects of Climate Change, Speakers Tell Second Committee

Buffeted by a global economic slowdown, the impacts of climate change and falling commodity prices, least developed and landlocked developing States needed sustained international support, Member States said today as the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) discussed groups of countries in special situations.

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