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At Time of ‘Global Test and Turbulence’, International Community Looks to Partners in Asia to Advance Peace in Region, Worldwide, Secretary-General Says in Message

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At Time of ‘Global Test and Turbulence’, International Community Looks to Partners in Asia to Advance Peace in Region, Worldwide, Secretary-General Says in Message

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Petko Draganov, Head of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, to the Xiangshan Forum, held in Beijing from 16 to 18 October:

Speakers Call for Equal Treatment in Rule of Law Application, Multilateral Treaty Processes, as Sixth Committee Debate Continues

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Speakers Call for Equal Treatment in Rule of Law Application, Multilateral Treaty Processes, as Sixth Committee Debate Continues

Underscoring parity and fairness, delegates called for the equal treatment of States in the promotion of the rule of law, as well as improved leverage for countries with limited capacities in multilateral treaty processes, as the Sixth Committee (Legal) continued its deliberations today on the principle.

Amid Warnings of New Cold War, Speaker in First Committee Denounces Inventories of Nuclear Weapons in States Pursuing Non-Proliferation with ‘Messianic Zeal’

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Amid Warnings of New Cold War, Speaker in First Committee Denounces Inventories of Nuclear Weapons in States Pursuing Non-Proliferation with ‘Messianic Zeal’

The contemporary global security architecture was “fraying”, and hopes for a peace dividend generated by the end of the cold war were “increasingly giving way to the advent of a new cold war”, the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) heard today as it continued its general debate.

Voices of ‘Silent Citizens’ Must Be Heard, Third Committee Speakers Urge, Calling for Action to Protect Rights, as Debate on Children Continues

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Voices of ‘Silent Citizens’ Must Be Heard, Third Committee Speakers Urge, Calling for Action to Protect Rights, as Debate on Children Continues

The time had come for States to move on from universal ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child to its universal implementation, the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) heard today, as it continued its discussion on the rights of children.

Dissemination of Technology Essential in Achieving Equality, Poverty Eradication, Speaker Says, as Second Committee Discusses Globalization, Interdependence

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Dissemination of Technology Essential in Achieving Equality, Poverty Eradication, Speaker Says, as Second Committee Discusses Globalization, Interdependence

Economic stagnation and lacklustre recovery from the global economic crisis had revealed dysfunction in international organizations and the need to reform unequal power structures, the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) was told today as it took up consideration of “Globalization and interdependence”.

United Nations Financial Indicators ‘Generally Sound and Positive’, Top Management Official Tells Budget Committee

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United Nations Financial Indicators ‘Generally Sound and Positive’, Top Management Official Tells Budget Committee

The Organization’s financial indicators for 2015 were “generally sound and positive,” except for the cash position of the regular budget, whose funds had been depleted, the United Nations senior management official told the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today.

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