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Secretary-General Urges Global Community to Translate Concern into Action, in Message for Contact Group on Central African Republic

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Secretary-General Urges Global Community to Translate Concern into Action, in Message for Contact Group on Central African Republic

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by Babacar Gaye, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic (BINUCA), to the meeting of the International Contact Group on the Central African Republic, in Brazzaville, 21 March:

Racial Discrimination Strikes at Dignity, Rights of Individuals, Stresses Deputy-Secretary-General at International Day Commemoration

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Racial Discrimination Strikes at Dignity, Rights of Individuals, Stresses Deputy-Secretary-General at International Day Commemoration

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks to the special meeting of the General Assembly in commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, in New York today:

‘Robust’ Policies Needed to End Racism-driven Inequities, Say Speakers as General Assembly Marks Day for Elimination of Discrimination

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‘Robust’ Policies Needed to End Racism-driven Inequities, Say Speakers as General Assembly Marks Day for Elimination of Discrimination

As the General Assembly began a special commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today, United Nations officials and human rights experts alike called for robust strategies and policies to end socioeconomic disparities among racial groups as well as hate crimes and institutionalized discrimination, emphasizing that racism remained pervasive.

In Observance of International Day, United Nations Officials Call Upon Countries to Boost Resources Dedicated to Forests

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In Observance of International Day, United Nations Officials Call Upon Countries to Boost Resources Dedicated to Forests

Countries must step up their efforts and resources devoted to forests, senior United Nations officials said today, stressing that those ecosystems provide countless economic and social benefits, as well as being essential to combating climate change.

Concluding Fifty-eighth Session, Commission on Status of Women Recommends Draft Resolutions on Gender Equality, Empowerment

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Concluding Fifty-eighth Session, Commission on Status of Women Recommends Draft Resolutions on Gender Equality, Empowerment

Gender equality and women’s empowerment must be achieved in order to realize the unfinished business of the Millennium Development Goals and accelerate sustainable development beyond 2015, the Commission on the Status of Women declared today as it concluded its fifty-eighth session by recommending the adoption of agreed conclusions outlining the most pressing areas for action.

Secretary-General, in Message, Praises Arab League’s Efforts to Promote Development, Peaceful Resolution of Conflict

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Secretary-General, in Message, Praises Arab League’s Efforts to Promote Development, Peaceful Resolution of Conflict

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by Lakhdar Brahimi, Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States for Syria, to the twenty-fifth ordinary session of the Council of the League of Arab States, in Kuwait today:
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