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Finishing Regular Session, Non-Governmental Organizations Committee Adopts Report, Recommends 132 Entities for Status with Economic and Social Council

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The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today concluded the first part of its 2024 session, which occurred over 22-31 January, adopting its report while having recommended 132 organizations for consultative status and taken note of 734 quadrennial reports.

Pristina’s Unilateral Action Regulating Currency Exacerbates Mistrust, Kosovo Mission Head Tells Security Council, Underlining Importance of Open Dialogue

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Following the Kosovo Central Bank’s December 2023 adoption of a regulation establishing the euro as the only currency allowed for cash transactions in the territory as of 1 February 2024, the senior United Nations official in Kosovo told the Security Council today that unilateral actions on issues that clearly fall within the political-dialogue process are cause for great concern.

Speakers Stress Social, Economic Pillars Are Inseparable Aspects of Development, as Commission Concludes First Week of Sixty-Second Session

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The social and the economic are inseparable aspects of development, the Commission for Social Development heard today from both senior United Nations officials as well as civil society representatives, as it continued its sixty-second session.

Secretary-General Appoints Julien Harneis of United Kingdom United Nations Resident Coordinator in Yemen

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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed Julien Harneis of the United Kingdom as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Yemen, with the host Government’s approval. He took up his post this week and will also serve as the Humanitarian Coordinator in the country.