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Third Committee’s Youth Delegates Weigh in on Pressing Challenges, Threats, Emphasizing Education as Bedrock of Sustainable Future for All

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Third Committee’s Youth Delegates Weigh in on Pressing Challenges, Threats, Emphasizing Education as Bedrock of Sustainable Future for All

Education was a human right, the cornerstone of critical thinking and the bedrock of a sustainable future, youth representatives told the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) today as it concluded its general discussion on social development.

Special Attention to Most Vulnerable States Critical in Implementing Sustainable Development Goals, Speakers Say as Second Committee Begins General Debate

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Special Attention to Most Vulnerable States Critical in Implementing Sustainable Development Goals, Speakers Say as Second Committee Begins General Debate

With the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the international community’s focus must shift from “what” to “how”, the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) heard today as it began its general debate for the seventieth session.

First Committee Approves Work Programme Containing Items on Nuclear Disarmament, Non-Proliferation, International Security, Outer Space, Disarmament Machinery

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First Committee Approves Work Programme Containing Items on Nuclear Disarmament, Non-Proliferation, International Security, Outer Space, Disarmament Machinery

The First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) met today in a brief organizational meeting to adopt its agenda and work programme for the seventieth General Assembly session.

Mission Mandate for Democratic Republic of Congo Still Not Fulfilled, Special Representative Tells Security Council in Final Briefing

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Mission Mandate for Democratic Republic of Congo Still Not Fulfilled, Special Representative Tells Security Council in Final Briefing

The mandate of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) had not yet been fulfilled, Martin Kobler, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and Head of the Mission told the Security Council today, stressing that “we have a duty and responsibility to ensure that the Congo is secure and stable, and that the progress that has been attained thus far will be irreversible.”

In Shadows of New 2030 Agenda, Third Committee Opens Session with Speakers Sharing Achievements, Concerns on Social Development Challenges Ahead

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In Shadows of New 2030 Agenda, Third Committee Opens Session with Speakers Sharing Achievements, Concerns on Social Development Challenges Ahead

Tackling a range of issues threading through the newly adopted Sustainable Development Goals, the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) began its work today, with speakers and youth delegates describing successes, challenges and concerns facing the international community in its push towards meeting the 2030 Agenda’s promises.

Combating Pollution, Overfishing Essential to Prevent Further Damage of World’s Oceans, Secretary-General Warns in Message for International Conference

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Combating Pollution, Overfishing Essential to Prevent Further Damage of World’s Oceans, Secretary-General Warns in Message for International Conference

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Alicia Barcena, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), for the “Our Oceans” conference, in Valparaiso, Chile, today:

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