The inability of the disarmament machinery to function had the “insidious effect” of stopping people from listening to each other, heard members of the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) during its thematic debate on the United Nations disarmament machinery.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President María Cristina Perceval (Argentina):

Today is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty and in his message, the Secretary-General calls on the world to recommit to act together against extreme poverty.  He notes that despite reaching the Millennium Development Goal target of halving the number of people living in poverty, some 2.4 billion people still live on less than $2 a day.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President María Cristina Perceval (Argentina):

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the first substantive informal session of the preparatory process for the third International Conference on Financing for Development, in New York today:

The Government of Cambodia, in cooperation with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, hosted a regional workshop on the implementation of United Nations Security Council resolution 1540 (2004) for member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf will hold its thirty-sixth session from 20 October to 28 November.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks of commemoration at the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty observance event, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Asia Society’s “Game Changer” Awards, in New York today:

I thank my good friend Josette Sheeran for her leadership of the Asia Society since taking the helm last year.  She made remarkable contributions to the United Nations when she was “one of us”, and she will always be a part of the UN family.  It is a pleasure to join you this evening.

To guarantee the survival of its core components and key activities, the Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law must be funded through the Organization’s regular budget, delegates in the Sixth Committee (Legal) asserted today as deliberations on the matter began.