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‘Window of Opportunity’ for Peace in Mali Remains Open, but Requires Sustained Commitment, Senior Official Tells Security Council

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‘Window of Opportunity’ for Peace in Mali Remains Open, but Requires Sustained Commitment, Senior Official Tells Security Council

While the restoration of constitutional order and the start of talks between the Government and armed groups were "signs of hope" for Mali to overcome its deep crisis, great difficulties remained, with serious consequences for security in the entire Sahel region, the country’s senior United Nations official told the Security Council today.

Realizing Internet’s Promise Means Expanding Access to 4.3 Billion People without It, Secretary-General Tells Governance Forum

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Realizing Internet’s Promise Means Expanding Access to 4.3 Billion People without It, Secretary-General Tells Governance Forum

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Wu Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, to the Global Multistakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance (NETmundial) in São Paulo today:

General Assembly Adopts Resolution to Convene Second Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries for 10-Year Review of Almaty Declaration, Action Plan

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General Assembly Adopts Resolution to Convene Second Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries for 10-Year Review of Almaty Declaration, Action Plan

The General Assembly today adopted a resolution entitled the “Second United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries”, by which a 10-year review of the Almaty Declaration and Action Programme would be convened from 3 to 5 November, and by which preparatory sessions on 12 and 13 June and 2 and 3 October in the run-up to the event would be held.
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