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Small Island States Point to Gains in Women’s Health, Combating Domestic Violence as Population Commission Focuses on Protecting Families

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Small Island States Point to Gains in Women’s Health, Combating Domestic Violence as Population Commission Focuses on Protecting Families

Citing steps to stamp out violence in the home, maternal mortality and sexually transmitted diseases, representatives of small island developing States shed light on their respective national schemes to implement the 1994 landmark population and development accord, as the Commission on Population and Development continued its session today.

Secretary-General, at Event on Population and Development, Says Ending Extreme Poverty, Delivering Equality Should Be among Core Objectives

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Secretary-General, at Event on Population and Development, Says Ending Extreme Poverty, Delivering Equality Should Be among Core Objectives

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the high-level event “Celebrating Cairo, Going Beyond”, on the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) High-Level Event, in New York today:

South Africa to Host Workshop on Reporting under Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) in Pretoria, 10-11 April

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South Africa to Host Workshop on Reporting under Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) in Pretoria, 10-11 April

The Government of South Africa will host a workshop in Pretoria from 10 to 11 April — facilitated by the Institute for Security Studies, with support from the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs through its Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa — to assist English-speaking States in preparing their initial reports pursuant to Security Council resolution 1540 (2004) on the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by non-State actors.

Delegates Stress Need for Prompt Action to End 15-Year-Long Deadlock as Disarmament Commission Concludes General Debate

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Delegates Stress Need for Prompt Action to End 15-Year-Long Deadlock as Disarmament Commission Concludes General Debate

Concluding two days of general debate featuring the national views of 45 nuclear-weapon and non-nuclear-weapon States, delegates in the Disarmament Commission suggested a number of fresh ways to overcome the 15-year-long deadlock impeding the forum’s work.

Secretary-General, at Forum on Partnerships, Stresses Need for Greater Ambition in ‘Race to MDG Finish Line’, Delivering Post-2015 Agenda

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Secretary-General, at Forum on Partnerships, Stresses Need for Greater Ambition in ‘Race to MDG Finish Line’, Delivering Post-2015 Agenda

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly and Economic and Social Council joint thematic debate on “The role of partnerships in the implementation of the Post-2015 Development Agenda”, in New York today:

Secretary-General Calls for Strengthening United Nations Capacity to Harness Strengths of External Actors in Tackling Development Goals

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Secretary-General Calls for Strengthening United Nations Capacity to Harness Strengths of External Actors in Tackling Development Goals

The United Nations must increase its capacity to harness the strengths of external actors in its efforts to achieve international development targets, delegates heard during a debate on partnerships today.
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