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Inclusive Wealth Creation, Not Just Growth, Vital in Post-2015 Period, Speakers Stress as Economic and Social Council Concludes Integration Session

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Speakers at the Economic and Social Council drew attention today to the multidimensional nature of the challenge of generating equitable and inclusive employment opportunities as part of achieving sustainable global development, as that body concluded its 2015 integration segment.

United Nations Seminar on Assistance to Palestinian People Considers Gaza’s Critical Water Crisis, Infrastructure Rehabilitation, Development

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VIENNA, 1 April — The United Nations Seminar on Assistance to the Palestinian People this morning continued its second plenary session on prioritizing reconstruction tasks in Gaza, focusing on ways to resolve Gaza’s critical water crisis and develop its infrastructure.

Secretary-General Appoints Elliott Harris of Trinidad and Tobago Assistant Secretary-General, United Nations Environment Programme New York Office

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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Elliott Harris of Trinidad and Tobago as Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the New York Office of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

Deputy Secretary-General, at Economic and Social Council, Calls Green Growth, Inclusive Labour Market Policies Essential for Sustainable Development

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Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Economic and Social Council 2015 integration segment — Achieving sustainable development through employment creation and decent work for all, in New York today:

Stressing Need for ‘Hydro-Diplomacy’, Deputy Secretary-General Tells High-Level General Assembly Event: Sanitation a ‘Matter of Life and Death’ for Millions

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Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the General Assembly’s high-level interactive dialogue on the International Decade for Action “Water for Life” — Progress achieved and lessons learned for sustainable development, in New York today: