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Security Council Endorses Secretary-General’s Revised Strategic Priorities for African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur

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Adjusting to new dynamics that have altered the nature of conflict in Darfur, the Security Council today endorsed the Secretary-General’s revised strategic priorities for the joint African Union-United Nations presence in the restive western region of Sudan.

Peace, Security, Human Dignity Can Be Well Served by Universal Adoption of Arms Trade Treaty, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Anniversary Event

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Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the event marking the first anniversary of the adoption of the Arms Trade Treaty, in New York today:

Fighting Malaria Increases Economic Progress, Secretary-General Tells Leaders, Calling for Greater Funding of Health Interventions

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Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Roll Back Malaria-African Union Breakfast on Health in the Broader Development and Post-2015 Agenda, in Brussels today:

Top Government Officials to Consider Way Forward after 2015 at Debate on Critical Role of Human Rights, Equality to Development

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To inaugurate the Commission on Population and Development, global opinion leaders and stakeholders will hold an interactive high-level debate tomorrow, Friday, 4 April, on the centrality of human rights and dignity, good health and freedom of mobility to a sustainable world.