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

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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.

Secretary-General, in Message to Committee, Says Counter-Terrorism Actions Must Be Consistent with International Human Rights, Humanitarian Law

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30 September 2014
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Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Secretary-General, in Message to Committee, Says Counter-Terrorism Actions

 

Must Be Consistent with International Human Rights, Humanitarian Law

 

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

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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.

At ‘Ending Aids by 2030’ Event, Deputy Secretary-General Says, Despite Remarkable Progress, Global Actions Needed to Close Treatment Gap for 22 Million People

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Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, for the high-level side event, “Fast Track: Ending Aids by 2030”, in New York today: