As most of the world closed its doors to Jews who were desperately seeking refuge from persecution in Germany on the eve of the Second World War, one nation, the Philippines, did not. The documentary film Rescue in the Philippines: Refuge from the Holocaust tells this gripping story through interviews with historians, friends and relatives of key participants and first person accounts from refugees who detail their harrowing escape.

The global South was leading the post-crisis economic recovery, several heads of the United Nations Regional Commissions told the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) today during their annual dialogue.

Hailing the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court as leading examples of ending impunity, delegates in the General Assembly today examined reports on recent achievements and elaborated on challenges ahead during a day-long debate.

Approving two draft resolutions on social development today, the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) also continued its general discussion on the promotion and protection of human rights in relation to State sovereignty.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Dag Sigurdson, United Nations Resident Coordinator, to the third Baku International Humanitarian Forum, in Baku from 31 October to 1 November:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Virginia Gamba, Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, to the sixtieth Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs, in Istanbul on 1 November:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Beijing Forum 2013, from 1 to 3 November:

Delegates stressed today the importance of seeking constructive engagement with United Nations human rights mechanisms, as the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) concluded its general discussion on the promotion and protection of human rights.

On 30 October 2013, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1521 (2003) concerning Liberia approved the inclusion of additional information concerning Messrs. Jovan Aleksic, Orhan Dragaš and Slobodan Tešic (travel ban list). The additional information is reflected in bold text below.

Following is UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s opening statement, as prepared for delivery, to the event on rule of law, transitional justice and development, in New York on 1 November: