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Briefing Security Council on Recent Trip to Region, Secretary-General Challenges Israeli, Palestinian Parties to ‘Make the Tough Compromises that Are Needed Now’

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Briefing Security Council on Recent Trip to Region, Secretary-General Challenges Israeli, Palestinian Parties to ‘Make the Tough Compromises that Are Needed Now’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East, in New York today:

Compliance with Vienna Conventions Critical in Protection of Diplomatic, Consular Missions, Personnel, Legal Committee Hears as Debate Begins

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Compliance with Vienna Conventions Critical in Protection of Diplomatic, Consular Missions, Personnel, Legal Committee Hears as Debate Begins

Faced with new challenges in protecting diplomatic and consular missions and representatives, speakers today called upon Member States to ensure compliance with the Vienna Conventions, as the Sixth Committee (Legal) today considered effective measures to enhance the protection, security and safety of those entities.

Forensic Proof, Medical Records Key in Halting Torture, Special Rapporteur Tells Third Committee as Human Rights Debate Begins

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Forensic Proof, Medical Records Key in Halting Torture, Special Rapporteur Tells Third Committee as Human Rights Debate Begins

Forensic science played a key role regarding the obligation of States to investigate and prosecute allegations of torture or other ill-treatment, a special rapporteur said today, as the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) began its discussion on human rights.

Outcome of Financing for Development Conference Needs to ‘Make a Difference on the Ground’, Speaker Says, As Second Committee Debates Macroeconomic Policy

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Outcome of Financing for Development Conference Needs to ‘Make a Difference on the Ground’, Speaker Says, As Second Committee Debates Macroeconomic Policy

Preparations for the Third Conference on Financing for Development had proceeded in a “positive spirit”, the representative of Ethiopia today told delegates in the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) during discussions on Financing for Development and the international financial system and development.

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Unimplemented, Becomes ‘Place-Holder’ for States to ‘Insert Disarmament Measures Here’, First Committee Told

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Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Unimplemented, Becomes ‘Place-Holder’ for States to ‘Insert Disarmament Measures Here’, First Committee Told

An unimplemented Nuclear-Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) was nothing but a “place-holder” for disarmament that told States to “insert effective measures for nuclear disarmament here”, heard members of the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) today during a thematic debate on nuclear weapons.

Pledged Reconstruction Aid for Gaza Must Materialize, Secretary-General Tells Security Council, Saying ‘Clock Is Ticking’

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Pledged Reconstruction Aid for Gaza Must Materialize, Secretary-General Tells Security Council, Saying ‘Clock Is Ticking’

The $5.4 billion in pledges from some 50 countries at a recent donor conference for Gaza’s reconstruction must quickly materialize into assistance on the ground, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the Security Council today.

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