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As Fourth Committee Continues Peacekeeping Debate, Speakers Stress Need to Understand Issues Surrounding Use of Force by ‘Blue Helmets’

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As Fourth Committee Continues Peacekeeping Debate, Speakers Stress Need to Understand Issues Surrounding Use of Force by ‘Blue Helmets’

While peacekeepers must adapt to rapidly evolving situations, it was important to clarify — and understand — the legal, humanitarian and related issues surrounding the use of force in any operation of the “flagship” United Nations enterprise, speakers in the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) emphasize today as they continued their comprehensive review of peacekeeping in all its aspects.

While ‘Host’ States Shoulder Burden of Massive Refugee Influx, Delegates Tell Third Committee ‘Resources Are Not Unlimited’, Long-Term Solutions Needed

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While ‘Host’ States Shoulder Burden of Massive Refugee Influx, Delegates Tell Third Committee ‘Resources Are Not Unlimited’, Long-Term Solutions Needed

Overstretched resources, critical funding shortages and desperate conditions were among the accounts delegates shared to describe some of the grim consequences of the greatest crisis of forced displacement since the Second World War as the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) today concluded its discussions on refugees and displaced persons and continued consideration of the promotion and protection of human rights.

Speakers in First Committee Decry Destructive Force of Indiscriminate Weapons While Some Defend Need for National Protection, Approving 11 More Drafts

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Speakers in First Committee Decry Destructive Force of Indiscriminate Weapons While Some Defend Need for National Protection, Approving 11 More Drafts

Concerned that cluster munition remnants killed or maimed civilians including women and children, obstructed economic and social development, impeded post-conflict rehabilitation, and delayed or prevented the return of refugees and internally displaced persons, the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) today approved a draft resolution urging all States outside the Convention on Cluster Munitions to join as soon as possible.

Global Partnerships, Transparency Critical to Effective Sustainable Development, Delegates Say, as Second Committee Takes Up Global Partnerships

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Global Partnerships, Transparency Critical to Effective Sustainable Development, Delegates Say, as Second Committee Takes Up Global Partnerships

The United Nations must perform due diligence when engaging with corporations and avoid those with dubious records, said the representative of Brazil, as the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) took up global partnerships today.

Secretary-General, in Message to Budapest Forum, Says International Cooperation on Climate Science Critical for Addressing Extreme Weather Challenges

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Secretary-General, in Message to Budapest Forum, Says International Cooperation on Climate Science Critical for Addressing Extreme Weather Challenges

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by Flavia Schlegel, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences, to the World Science Forum, in Budapest on 4 November:

Delegates Urge Creation of Separate Account for Special Political Missions as Fifth Committee Considers 2016-2017 Resource Requirements

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Delegates Urge Creation of Separate Account for Special Political Missions as Fifth Committee Considers 2016-2017 Resource Requirements

Delegates in the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today reiterated a call for establishing a separate account for special political missions as their growing share in the regular budget, at above 20 per cent, distorted the United Nations’ finance and could usurp funding for development and other key areas.

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