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Delegates Voice Concerns over Added Costs, Plans for Library, South Annex, North Lawn Buildings, as Budget Committee Examines Status of Headquarters’ Renovation

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Delegates Voice Concerns over Added Costs, Plans for Library, South Annex, North Lawn Buildings, as Budget Committee Examines Status of Headquarters’ Renovation

Eight years after they gave the go-ahead for the massive, $2.21 billion-dollar renovation of the United Nations historic Headquarters building, delegates at the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) aired their concerns about financing nearly $155 million in additional costs, plans to make the Library and South Annex buildings secure, and the dismantling of the temporary North Lawn Building.

Secretary-General Appoints Issaka Souna of Niger as Deputy Head of United Nations Electoral Observation Mission in Burundi

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Secretary-General Appoints Issaka Souna of Niger as Deputy Head of United Nations Electoral Observation Mission in Burundi

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Issaka Souna of Niger as Deputy Head of the United Nations Electoral Observation Mission in Burundi (MENUB).  The Mission will be operational on 1 January 2015, immediately after the end of the mandate of the United Nations Office in Burundi, pursuant to S/RES/2137 (2014).

Secretary-General Appoints Cassam Uteem of Mauritius as Special Envoy, Head of United Nations Electoral Observation Mission in Burundi

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Secretary-General Appoints Cassam Uteem of Mauritius as Special Envoy, Head of United Nations Electoral Observation Mission in Burundi

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Cassam Uteem of Mauritius as his Special Envoy and Head of the United Nations Electoral Observation Mission in Burundi (MENUB).  MENUB was mandated by Security Council resolution 2137 (2014) adopted on 13 February, and will start its operations on 1 January 2015.

At 2014 United Nations Pledging Conference for Development Activities, Member States’ Announcements of Contributions Surpass Previous Year

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At 2014 United Nations Pledging Conference for Development Activities, Member States’ Announcements of Contributions Surpass Previous Year

Twenty-six countries pledged approximately $560 million during a Headquarters event, in support of United Nations development activities, which primarily covered 2015.  The amount represents an increase of approximately $72 million in comparison to last year’s pledges.

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