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Public Statement by Chair of Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict

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Public Statement by Chair of Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict

At its fifty-fifth meeting, on 6 July 2015, the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict, in connection with the examination of the third report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict in Afghanistan (S/2015/336), agreed to address the following message through a public statement issued by the Chair of the Working Group:

United Nations Global Student Videoconference to Celebrate Heritage, Culture, Roots of African Diaspora at Headquarters on 13 May

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United Nations Global Student Videoconference to Celebrate Heritage, Culture, Roots of African Diaspora at Headquarters on 13 May

The United Nations Department of Public Information will partner with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Associated Schools Project Network (ASPnet) and Links, Inc. to organize its eighth annual Remember Slavery Global Student Videoconference on 13 May.

Security Council Extends Mandate of United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2287 (2016)

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Security Council Extends Mandate of United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2287 (2016)

Underscoring the critical importance of continued cooperation between the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan for peace, security, stability and their future relations, the Security Council today decided to extend the mandate of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until 15 November.

Deputy Secretary-General, at High-Level Meeting, Calls for Institutionalized United Nations-African Union Peacebuilding Interactions

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Deputy Secretary-General, at High-Level Meeting, Calls for Institutionalized United Nations-African Union Peacebuilding Interactions

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the High-Level Meeting on “Sustaining Peace:  Mechanisms, Partnerships and the Future of Peacebuilding in Africa”, in New York today:

Secretary-General Welcomes London Summit as Timely Effort to Reinvigorate Global Anti-Corruption Effort in Support of Sustainable Development Goals

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Secretary-General Welcomes London Summit as Timely Effort to Reinvigorate Global Anti-Corruption Effort in Support of Sustainable Development Goals

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), to the Anti-Corruption Summit, in London today:

1540 Committee Chair’s Message to Dialogue Meeting of Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Forum for Security Cooperation

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1540 Committee Chair’s Message to Dialogue Meeting of Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Forum for Security Cooperation

On 4 May, a message from the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) was delivered to a Dialogue Meeting of the Forum for Security Cooperation of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) by José Javier Gutiérrez Blanco-Navarrete, Permanent Mission of Spain to the United Nations.

Marginalizing, Demonizing Certain Groups among Gravest Threats in World Today, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Security Debate on Countering Terrorism

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Marginalizing, Demonizing Certain Groups among Gravest Threats in World Today, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Security Debate on Countering Terrorism

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the Security Council open debate on countering the narratives and ideologies of terrorism, in New York today:

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