Conscious of women’s potential as agents for development, heads of United Nations agencies called for removing barriers to their full participation in all facets of life, the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) heard today, beginning its discussion on the advancement of women with an interactive debate.
Disorderly restructuring of sovereign debt could lead to costly socializing of private debt, attendant economic distress and significant human suffering, the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) heard today as delegates met to discuss external debt sustainability and development.
Petitioners made impassioned appeals for settling the Western Sahara question for a third and final day today, as the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) considered Morocco’s role and record in the territory.
The Secretary-General congratulated Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi, two of the world’s greatest champions for children, on being awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize for Peace. He said the true winners today are the world’s children.
In response to requests by States in Latin America and the Caribbean, and to help prepare them for the implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) has developed a practical training course on ATT Implementation (“ATT Implementation Course”). The training course was piloted at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in San Jose, Costa Rica, from 8-10 October 2014. National operators dealing with the control of imports and exports of conventional arms attended the training, alongside relevant officials from other Central American States.
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the General Assembly meeting on Ebola, in New York, 10 October:
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon travelled to Washington, D.C., on 8 October to participate in several meetings being held as part of the annual fall meetings of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund.
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President María Cristina Perceval (Argentina):
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President María Cristina Perceval (Argentina):
The following statement by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was issued today:
