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Concluding Forum, Economic and Social Council Adopts Text Affirming Commitment to Addis Ababa Action Agenda on Financing for Development

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Affirming its strong commitment to the full and timely implementation of the 2015 Addis Ababa Action Agenda on financing for development, the Economic and Social Council’s financing for development follow-up forum closed its inaugural session today with the consensus adoption of a brief set of intergovernmentally agreed conclusions and recommendations.

Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Adds Five Entries to Its Sanctions List

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On 20 April 2016, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities approved the addition of the entries specified below to its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 2 of Security Council resolution 2253 (2015) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

Today’s Extreme Weather May Be Tomorrow’s ‘Normal’, Says Deputy Secretary-General, Warning that Half of World’s People Will Face Water Scarcity by 2050

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Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the side event on “Building a Resilient Future through Water:  Connecting the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement”, in New York today:

Secretary-General, at Arab Regional Conference, Stresses Important Role of Civil Society in Advancing Sustainable Development Agenda

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Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Arab Regional Conference on the Role of Civil Society in Implementing Agenda 2030, as delivered by Sima Bahous, Assistant Administrator and Regional Director for Arab States of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in Doha today: