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Education Enriches Morally, Intellectually, Driving Economic, Social, Cultural Development, Secretary-General Says in Message to Asia-Pacific Association

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Education Enriches Morally, Intellectually, Driving Economic, Social, Cultural Development, Secretary-General Says in Message to Asia-Pacific Association

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by Kilaparti Ramakrishna, Director of the Subregional Office for East and North-East Asia of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) to the Asia-Pacific Association to International Education (APAIE): “Enhancing Cross-Border Education Cooperation with Universities in Asia-Pacific — from Past to Present and the Future”, in Seoul, 18 March:

Fifth Committee Speakers Stress Importance of Health, Safety, Accessibility On United Nations Premises, as They Undertake Strategic Capital Review

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Fifth Committee Speakers Stress Importance of Health, Safety, Accessibility On United Nations Premises, as They Undertake Strategic Capital Review

Delegates in the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today underlined the importance of ensuring that all United Nations premises meet health, safety and accessibility standards, as they began the strategic capital review, an examination of the management of overseas property and construction projects.

Recent ‘Retreat from Brink’ Was Stark Reminder of Unsustainable Status Quo in Middle East, Political Affairs Chief Tells Security Council

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Recent ‘Retreat from Brink’ Was Stark Reminder of Unsustainable Status Quo in Middle East, Political Affairs Chief Tells Security Council

A fragile retreat last week from the “brink of another crisis” in the Gaza Strip and Israel was a stark reminder that the status quo in the Middle East was not sustainable, the United Nations political affairs official told the Security Council today.

Commission on Limits of Continental Shelf Concludes Thirty-Fourth Session at Headquarters, 27 January-13 March

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Commission on Limits of Continental Shelf Concludes Thirty-Fourth Session at Headquarters, 27 January-13 March

The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf held its thirty-fourth session at United Nations Headquarters from 27 January to 14 March 2014. Besides the two weeks of plenary meetings (10 to 14 February and 10 to 14 March), the Commission, working through its subcommissions, devoted five weeks to the technical examination of submissions at the Geographic Information Systems laboratories and other technical facilities of the Division.

Despite Notable Success in Levelling Gender Playing Field, Speakers in Women’s Commission Urge Stand-Alone Goal in New Development Framework

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Despite Notable Success in Levelling Gender Playing Field, Speakers in Women’s Commission Urge Stand-Alone Goal in New Development Framework

While attempts to level the gender playing field had already resulted in more robust development gains in the past decade, that element must be central to the post-2015 agenda, the Commission on the Status of Women heard today, as some 60 speakers took the floor, including several Ministers who detailed their countries’ successes and the challenges.

United Nations Mission in South Sudan to Suspend Current Activities, Re-focus Priorities, Peacekeeping Chief Tells Security Council

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United Nations Mission in South Sudan to Suspend Current Activities, Re-focus Priorities, Peacekeeping Chief Tells Security Council

Amid extreme violence and a national political crisis now entering its fourth month, the raison d’être of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan no longer applied, the head of peacekeeping operations told the Security Council today, saying it would suspend its current activities and re-focus on five priority areas.

Panellists in Women’s Commission Encourage Young Girls to Study Science, Technology, Change Perception of Pursuit as ‘Masculine’

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Panellists in Women’s Commission Encourage Young Girls to Study Science, Technology, Change Perception of Pursuit as ‘Masculine’

The importance of inspiring young girls to not only study, but to take up careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics was the focus of two panel discussions in today’s meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women.

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