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Concerned about Forest Degradation, Ministers in Forum Commit to Sustainable Management of Woodlands to Reap Rewards of Poverty Reduction, Food Security

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Concerned about Forest Degradation, Ministers in Forum Commit to Sustainable Management of Woodlands to Reap Rewards of Poverty Reduction, Food Security

Capping two days of high-level debate, ministers in the Forum on Forests today pledged to promote the significance of forests in the post-2015 development agenda, reaffirming that the sustainable management of the world’s woodlands was vital to addressing other global challenges — from poverty eradication and economic growth to food security, gender equality and climate change.

‘Untold Suffering’ of South Sudan’s People Must Stop, Special Representative Says in Briefing to Security Council

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‘Untold Suffering’ of South Sudan’s People Must Stop, Special Representative Says in Briefing to Security Council

To end the worsening suffering in South Sudan, the international community must find a way to help its people bring about urgently needed peace, eliminate drivers of conflict and resume development, the Special Representative for the country told the Security Council this afternoon.

Secretary-General, at High-Level Event, Sets Out Plans to Update 'Every Woman, Every Child' Strategy, Establish Advisory Group, Launch Financing Facility

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Secretary-General, at High-Level Event, Sets Out Plans to Update 'Every Woman, Every Child' Strategy, Establish Advisory Group, Launch Financing Facility

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the high-level lunch on “Every woman, every child”, in New York today:

Budget Committee Voices Concern over Late Payment of Assessments, Says United Nations Has ‘Long Way to Go’ to Financial Soundness

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Budget Committee Voices Concern over Late Payment of Assessments, Says United Nations Has ‘Long Way to Go’ to Financial Soundness

Concerned over outstanding balances owed to the United Nations and overdue payments to Member States for peacekeeping operations, delegates said the Organization had a “long way to go” before receiving a “clean bill of financial health”, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) heard today.

Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

The Secretary-General spoke by phone today to Khaled Mahfoudh Abdullah Bahah, Vice-President and Prime Minister of Yemen, and stressed the need to fully operationalize the humanitarian pause that began yesterday in that country.  He said the whole United Nations humanitarian system has been mobilized to support the Yemeni people.

Accelerating Iraq Government Programme, National Reconciliation Efforts Critical to Defeating Terrorists, Special Representative Tells Security Council

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Accelerating Iraq Government Programme, National Reconciliation Efforts Critical to Defeating Terrorists, Special Representative Tells Security Council

In the face of “horrendous crimes” which continued to be perpetrated against civilians by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant/Sham (ISIL/ISIS), efforts to free Iraq from that common enemy must be rooted in bolstered unity and the acceleration of national reconciliation, top United Nations officials told the Security Council this morning.

Taking Up Theme ‘Forests We Want’, Forum Speakers in High-Level Segment Call for Stable Financing to Staunch Erosion, Illegal Timber Trade

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Taking Up Theme ‘Forests We Want’, Forum Speakers in High-Level Segment Call for Stable Financing to Staunch Erosion, Illegal Timber Trade

A global arrangement on forests, bolstered by credible financing and means for monitoring and implementation, would help Governments and local communities  tackle the illegal timber trade and economic activities that were eroding one of the world’s most valuable resources, ministers in the Forum on Forests said today, as they debated how to revise the normative framework guiding such decisions. 

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