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Success of 2030 Agenda Hinges on Partnerships, Secretary-General Tells Development Committee, Urging Greater World Bank Role in Capacity-Building, Fund Mobilization

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Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the development committee meeting:  World Bank Group support for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in Lima on 10 October:

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Development Needs Exceed Available Funding, Secretary-General Tells Middle East-North Africa Round Table, Urging Solutions around Fiscal Aspects of Conflict

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Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the international stakeholders’ round-table meeting for the Middle East and North Africa region, in Lima on 10 October:

United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs Fellowship Programme to Enhance Young Diplomats’ Expertise Begins Final Segment at Headquarters

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NEW YORK, 12 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.

Petitioners Raise Issues of Displacement, Marginalization, Ills of Nuclear Testing, as Fourth Committee continues decolonization debates

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A far-reaching debate on the best interests of Non-Self Governing Territories fostered contentious exchanges and strong opinions from a broad array of representatives and petitioners this afternoon, as the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) entered its second day of debate on decolonization issues.

Speakers in First Committee Say ‘Trust Deficit’ Must Be Upended to Hasten Pace of Nuclear Disarmament, Break Cycle of Intense Frustration

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Despite some gains, the world had been locked in a “cycle of intense frustration” over the lack of progress on nuclear disarmament, as the “flawed step-by-step approach” was not enough to achieve the goal of the complete elimination of nuclear weapons, the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) heard today, as it continued its general debate.

Appealing for Bold Leadership in Bolstering Climate Financing for Low-Carbon Future, Secretary-General Tells Ministerial Meeting ‘Stakes Are High’

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Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Climate Finance Ministerial Lunch at the World Bank-International Monetary Fund annual meetings, in Lima today: