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Budget Committee Approves Draft Resolutions on Board of Auditors’ Reports, Internal Oversight Body’s Work

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Budget Committee Approves Draft Resolutions on Board of Auditors’ Reports, Internal Oversight Body’s Work

With the approval of two draft resolutions today, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) endorsed the Board of Auditors’ scrutiny of the Organization’s 2012 financial statements and backed the oversight work of the Office of Internal Oversight Services.

General Assembly Elects Four States to Economic and Social Council, One Judge for Former Yugoslavia Tribunal

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General Assembly Elects Four States to Economic and Social Council, One Judge for Former Yugoslavia Tribunal

The General Assembly today voted to elect four States to the Economic and Social Council and one permanent judge to the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991.

Two-State Solution Could Be Irreparably Damaged Unless Parties Take Critical Preventative Steps, Security Council Warned

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Two-State Solution Could Be Irreparably Damaged Unless Parties Take Critical Preventative Steps, Security Council Warned

Negotiations between Israel and Palestine had reached a “delicate” moment, and unless steps were taken to prevent the reoccurrence of negative developments, as seen in recent weeks, the chances of reaching a two-State solution could be irreparably damaged, the top United Nations political affairs official told the Security Council today.

Secretary-General Tells Leaders at Climate Change Conference in Poland ‘We Must Rise to the Challenges with Wisdom, Urgency and Resolve’

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Secretary-General Tells Leaders at Climate Change Conference in Poland ‘We Must Rise to the Challenges with Wisdom, Urgency and Resolve’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon’s remarks to the high-level segment of the nineteenth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, in Warsaw, 19 November:

Top United Nations Envoy in Kosovo Says Recent Ballot Was Successful, as Other Speakers Highlight ‘Fragile, Explosive’ Situation

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Top United Nations Envoy in Kosovo Says Recent Ballot Was Successful, as Other Speakers Highlight ‘Fragile, Explosive’ Situation

The successful conduct of Kosovo-wide municipal elections on 3 November was an important milestone in the implementation of an agreement governing normalization of relations between Kosovo and Serbia, the top envoy of the United Nations in Kosovo told the Security Council today.
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