Meetings Coverage and Press Releases

Do More to Address Capacity Constraints, Promote Investment in Governments, Deputy Secretary-General Urges at Bretton Woods Institutions Event

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Do More to Address Capacity Constraints, Promote Investment in Governments, Deputy Secretary-General Urges at Bretton Woods Institutions Event

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the event “One Year of the Sustainable Development Goals:  Country Action and Progress”, in the context of the 2016 meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group, in Washington, D.C., today:

United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs Fellowship Programme to Enhance Expertise of Young Diplomats Begins Final Segment at Headquarters, 10 October

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United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs Fellowship Programme to Enhance Expertise of Young Diplomats Begins Final Segment at Headquarters, 10 October

NEW YORK, 10 October (Office for Disarmament Affairs) — The annual United Nations Disarmament Fellowship Programme will commence its final segment today at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

Security Council Fails to Adopt Two Draft Resolutions on Syria, Despite Appeals for Action Preventing Impending Humanitarian Catastrophe in Aleppo

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Security Council Fails to Adopt Two Draft Resolutions on Syria, Despite Appeals for Action Preventing Impending Humanitarian Catastrophe in Aleppo

Two draft texts — one from France and Spain, and the other from the Russian Federation — addressing the conflict in Syria failed to be adopted by the Security Council today amid heated debate on content and urgent calls for humanitarian intervention for the besieged city of Aleppo.

Task of Decolonization Remains Urgent but Incomplete, Speakers Stress as Fourth Committee Continues General Debate

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Task of Decolonization Remains Urgent but Incomplete, Speakers Stress as Fourth Committee Continues General Debate

Considering that the peoples of the world’s 17 remaining Non-Self-Governing Territories were still voiceless in terms of deciding their own future, the task of decolonization remained urgent but incomplete, many speakers noted today, as the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) continued its general debate on that issue.

Organization, Member States Must Ensure Accountability for Crimes Committed by United Nations Officials on Mission, Sixth Committee Hears

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Organization, Member States Must Ensure Accountability for Crimes Committed by United Nations Officials on Mission, Sixth Committee Hears

The Organization and Member States must work together to ensure accountability for crimes committed by United Nations officials and experts on missions, Sixth Committee (Legal) delegates stressed today during a far-ranging meeting that also included deliberations on the responsibility of States for internationally wrong acts and diplomatic protection.

Greater Efforts Needed to Address Fragility that Leads to Conflict, Stresses Deputy-Secretary-General in Remarks to World Bank Event

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Greater Efforts Needed to Address Fragility that Leads to Conflict, Stresses Deputy-Secretary-General in Remarks to World Bank Event

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the World Bank event on “Fragility and Conflict — Addressing Causes and Consequences”, in Washington, D.C., today:  

Drawbacks of Globalization, Technology Expansion among Topics Highlighted, at Second Committee, Economic and Social Council Joint Meeting

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Drawbacks of Globalization, Technology Expansion among Topics Highlighted, at Second Committee, Economic and Social Council Joint Meeting

The failure of globalization to benefit all, the growth of inequalities in international trade and the negative effects of climate change were the focus this morning of a joint meeting of the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) and Economic and Social Council.

Disarmament Efforts Must Support, Not Thwart, Push for Global Social, Economic Development, Speakers Tell First Committee

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Disarmament Efforts Must Support, Not Thwart, Push for Global Social, Economic Development, Speakers Tell First Committee

For the sake of humanity and the planet, Member States must ensure that disarmament efforts supported, rather than thwarted, global economic and social development, the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) heard today as its general debate continued.

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