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As Umoja/Enterprise Resource Planning Project Expands Deployment, Fifth Committee Delegates Call for Details on Financial, Operational Benefits

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As Umoja/Enterprise Resource Planning Project Expands Deployment, Fifth Committee Delegates Call for Details on Financial, Operational Benefits

Delegates at the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today urged the Secretariat to detail and clarify the benefits — financial and operational — of a costly major enterprise planning project that would streamline administrative practices and boost efficiency throughout the Organization.

As Burkina Faso Faces Fragile Juncture, Rights of All Burkinabè People Must Be Protected, Secretary-General Tells West African States Summit

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As Burkina Faso Faces Fragile Juncture, Rights of All Burkinabè People Must Be Protected, Secretary-General Tells West African States Summit

Following is UN Secretary‑General Ban Ki‑moon’s message to the Extraordinary Summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), delivered by Mohamed ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA), in Accra on 6 November:

Calling for Safe, Affordable Access Worldwide, Deputy Secretary-General Tells London Summit Water Must Be Source of International Cooperation, Not Conflict

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Calling for Safe, Affordable Access Worldwide, Deputy Secretary-General Tells London Summit Water Must Be Source of International Cooperation, Not Conflict

Following are UN Deputy Secretary‑General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, on “Tackling the Global Water Challenges: What Next?” at The Economist’s World Water Summit, in London on 6 November:

Excessive Number of Palestinian Fatalities during Gaza Crisis Cannot Be Dismissed as ‘Collateral Damage’, Fourth Committee Hears in Review of Israeli Practices

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Excessive Number of Palestinian Fatalities during Gaza Crisis Cannot Be Dismissed as ‘Collateral Damage’, Fourth Committee Hears in Review of Israeli Practices

Special Committee Presents Reports, Palestine Observer Says Despite Grave Situation, Palestinians ‘Have Not Given Up on Peace’

The appalling level of violence and unprecedented scale of destruction unleashed by Israel upon the people of Gaza in July and August exacerbated the suffering of a population already reeling from years of repression and restriction, the Fourth Committee heard today, as it began its consideration of the Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Terri

General Assembly, Security Council Elect Four New Judges to World Court, Fifth Vacancy to Be Filled Pending Concurrent Action by Both Bodies

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General Assembly, Security Council Elect Four New Judges to World Court, Fifth Vacancy to Be Filled Pending Concurrent Action by Both Bodies

The General Assembly today, working concurrently, but independently, of the Security Council, elected four judges from an initial pool of eight candidates to the International Court of Justice for terms of nine years beginning 6 February 2015.

Security Council, General Assembly Elect Four New Judges to World Court, Fifth Vacancy to Be Filled Pending Concurrent Action by Both Bodies

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Security Council, General Assembly Elect Four New Judges to World Court, Fifth Vacancy to Be Filled Pending Concurrent Action by Both Bodies

The Security Council, meeting independently from but concurrently with the General Assembly, elected four judges to the International Court of Justice for nine-year terms, beginning on 6 February 2015.

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