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Unparalleled Global Pressures Tempered in General Assembly Debate by Appeals to Forge Bonds with Neighbours, Mitigate Man-Made, Natural Disasters

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Unparalleled Global Pressures Tempered in General Assembly Debate by Appeals to Forge Bonds with Neighbours, Mitigate Man-Made, Natural Disasters

Amid growing global tensions and turmoil, fostering neighbourly relations was vital to national development and prosperity and in keeping with the “surge of democracy” spreading throughout the world, the General Assembly heard today as debate continued into the weekend.

United Nations-African Union Joint Task Force on Peace and Security Holds Ninth Consultative Meeting in New York on 29 September

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United Nations-African Union Joint Task Force on Peace and Security Holds Ninth Consultative Meeting in New York on 29 September

On 29 September 2014, the United Nations-African Union Joint Task Force on Peace and Security held its ninth consultative meeting at United Nations Headquarters in New York, on the margins of the sixty-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly. The United Nations Secretariat and African Union Commission were represented by senior officials from the two organizations.

Humanitarian Aid Reaching Millions in Syria, But Unabated Fighting Continues to Thwart Delivery, Under-Secretary-General Tells Security Council

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Humanitarian Aid Reaching Millions in Syria, But Unabated Fighting Continues to Thwart Delivery, Under-Secretary-General Tells Security Council

Lifesaving aid continued to reach millions in Syria, but funding was running low and intense, multiparty fighting continued to imperil delivery, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator told the Security Council this morning.

‘We Are United in Support of Sustainably Managing Our Natural Resources,’ Wildlife, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Event on Poaching, Illicit Trafficking

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‘We Are United in Support of Sustainably Managing Our Natural Resources,’ Wildlife, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Event on Poaching, Illicit Trafficking

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at an event on poaching and illicit wildlife trafficking, in New York today:

General Assembly Session Pivotal If World Leaders Ensure Effective Custodianship of Environment, Economic Justice, Social Responsibility, Speaker Says in Debate

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General Assembly Session Pivotal If World Leaders Ensure Effective Custodianship of Environment, Economic Justice, Social Responsibility, Speaker Says in Debate

“If we did what we must, it could be remembered in history as the session that helped us turn the corner in ensuring effective custodianship of the environment, economic justice and social responsibility,” the General Assembly was told today as its annual debate continued.

‘The Fasten Seat Belt Light is Illuminated’, Warns Secretary-General, Summoning World Leaders at Start of Annual Debate to ‘Find and Nurture Seeds of Hope’

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‘The Fasten Seat Belt Light is Illuminated’, Warns Secretary-General, Summoning World Leaders at Start of Annual Debate to ‘Find and Nurture Seeds of Hope’

The world’s fasten seat belt light is illuminated, with turbulence testing the multilateral system, national institutions and people's lives, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the General Assembly today as he opened the sixty-ninth session’s general debate.

Fears of Widespread Indifference, Attempts to Create ‘Pseudo-Religious’ World Government Dominate Debate in General Assembly

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Fears of Widespread Indifference, Attempts to Create ‘Pseudo-Religious’ World Government Dominate Debate in General Assembly

There was a danger of “widespread indifference” when a union of States was passive in the face of hostilities suffered by defenceless populations, the Holy See’s Secretary of State told the General Assembly on the penultimate day of its annual debate.
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