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Programme of Assistance’s Future Threatened by Lack of Adequate Funding, Sixth Committee Told as Debate Concludes

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Programme of Assistance’s Future Threatened by Lack of Adequate Funding, Sixth Committee Told as Debate Concludes

Lack of adequate and reliable funding could threaten the future of the Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law, the Secretary of the Advisory Committee cautioned Sixth Committee delegates as deliberations on the subject began.

Sobering Threat Analysis in First Committee as Agency Heads Present Mixed Reviews: Window of Opportunity Has Opened for Disarmament, but Could ‘Easily Swing Shut’

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Sobering Threat Analysis in First Committee as Agency Heads Present Mixed Reviews: Window of Opportunity Has Opened for Disarmament, but Could ‘Easily Swing Shut’

Although the “special responsibility” of the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) to tackle the myriad challenges of disarmament and non-proliferation was not easy or quick, those efforts should not be allowed to “wither on the vine”, Genxin Li, Director of Legal and External Relations of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), said today as the Committee began its thematic debate on nuclear weapons.

Secretary-General, at Eurasia Conference, Encourages Region’s Efforts to Foster Global Economic Growth, Environmental Well-Being, Social Progress

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Secretary-General, at Eurasia Conference, Encourages Region’s Efforts to Foster Global Economic Growth, Environmental Well-Being, Social Progress

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the International Conference “Global Cooperation in the Era of Eurasia” hosted by the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, in Seoul on 18 October:

Security Council 1988 Committee Amends One Entry on Its Sanctions List

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Security Council 1988 Committee Amends One Entry on Its Sanctions List

On 18 October 2013, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011) enacted the amendments specified with strikethrough and underline in the entry below to its List (the 1988 List) of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2082 (2012) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

Secretary-General, Hailing Text on Expanding Women’s Role in Conflict Prevention, Urges Security Council to Address All Violations of Their Rights

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Secretary-General, Hailing Text on Expanding Women’s Role in Conflict Prevention, Urges Security Council to Address All Violations of Their Rights

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council’s open debate on women, rule of law and transitional justice in conflict-affected situations, in New York on 18 October:

At Conclusion of Sixth Committee Debate, Delegates Cite Abuse of Universal Jurisdiction, ‘Lip Service’ to Fight against Impunity

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At Conclusion of Sixth Committee Debate, Delegates Cite Abuse of Universal Jurisdiction, ‘Lip Service’ to Fight against Impunity

Although crucial in the fight against impunity, universal jurisdiction must be used selectively and exceptionally, as a means of last resort, and without violating international law and the principles of the United Nations Charter, delegates told the Sixth Committee (Legal) today as it concluded its debate on the scope and application of the principle of universal jurisdiction.
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