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In All-Day Debate, Security Council Voices Alarm at Growing Threats to Journalists, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2222 (2015)

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In All-Day Debate, Security Council Voices Alarm at Growing Threats to Journalists, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2222 (2015)

Strongly condemning impunity for attacks on journalists, which had greatly increased globally, the Security Council, during an all-day open debate today, called on parties to conflict and all Member States to create a safe environment “in law and practice” for media professionals to do their important work.

Non-Governmental Organization Committee Recommends 54 Groups for Consultative Status with Economic and Social Council, Defers Action on 34 Others

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Non-Governmental Organization Committee Recommends 54 Groups for Consultative Status with Economic and Social Council, Defers Action on 34 Others

Opening its resumed session for 2015, the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today recommended 54 groups for special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council and deferred action on the status of 34 others.

Challenges Faced by Media in Covering Israeli-Palestinian Story Focus as International Seminar on Peace in Middle East Opens

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Challenges Faced by Media in Covering Israeli-Palestinian Story Focus as International Seminar on Peace in Middle East Opens

ASTANA, 26 May — The United Nations would spare no effort in supporting the quest for peace in the Middle East, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told participants in a two-day international media seminar today, stressing that a free, pluralistic media was essential in covering both the Israeli-Palestinian story and broader regional dynamics in a fast-paced digital world.

In Overcoming Residual Challenges, Serbia, Kosovo Must Not Delay Implementation of 2013 Accord or Squander Chance to Open New Ground, Security Council Told

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In Overcoming Residual Challenges, Serbia, Kosovo Must Not Delay Implementation of 2013 Accord or Squander Chance to Open New Ground, Security Council Told

As Serbia and Kosovo strove to overcome the legacy of hostility and conflict by working together on subjects of common concern, they should avoid procrastination on implementing the remaining steps of the April 2013 agreement or allowing older issues to shackle opportunities to open new ground, the top United Nations official there told the Security Council today.

Secretary-General, in Message to Media Seminar, Stresses Role of a Free Press in Bringing About Middle East Peace

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Secretary-General, in Message to Media Seminar, Stresses Role of a Free Press in Bringing About Middle East Peace

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the United Nations International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East, delivered by Cristina Gallach, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, in Astana, Kazakhstan today:

Secretary-General Commends African Leaders for Promoting Peace, Development through Dialogue that Bridges Cultures, Religions

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Secretary-General Commends African Leaders for Promoting Peace, Development through Dialogue that Bridges Cultures, Religions

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Hiroute Guebre Sellassie, Special Envoy for the Sahel, to the International Symposium launching the African Initiative for Education on Peace and Development through Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue, in Cotonou, Benin, today:

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