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Strong Collective Efforts Needed to Keep Small Arms, Light Weapons from Proliferating, Meeting of States Hears

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Strong Collective Efforts Needed to Keep Small Arms, Light Weapons from Proliferating, Meeting of States Hears

Against a backdrop of fragile security, illegal guns, grenades and rocket launchers had ripped communities apart while fuelling terrorism, and would require strong collective efforts to halt their spread, delegates heard today as the fifth Biennial Meeting of States to combat the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons opened its 2014 session.

General Assembly Adopts Resolutions on Peacekeeping Operations, New Partnership for Africa’s Development

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General Assembly Adopts Resolutions on Peacekeeping Operations, New Partnership for Africa’s Development

The General Assembly, adopting two resolutions today, endorsed the proposals of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations and followed up progress on the social dimensions of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), as well as approved the four-year appointment of Zeid Ra’ad Zeid Al-Hussein of Jordan as the new United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Secretary-General Appoints Luciano Portolano of Italy as Head of Mission, Commander of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon

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Secretary-General Appoints Luciano Portolano of Italy as Head of Mission, Commander of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Major General Luciano Portolano of Italy as Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).

Secretary-General, at Special Session, Calls UNCTAD ‘Anchor’ of United Nations Development Pillar, with Vital Role in Delivering Post-2015 Agenda

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Secretary-General, at Special Session, Calls UNCTAD ‘Anchor’ of United Nations Development Pillar, with Vital Role in Delivering Post-2015 Agenda

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the twelfth special session of the United Nations Trade and Development Conference (UNCTAD) Trade and Development Board, in Geneva today:

Chairperson’s Summary Statement on Behalf of International Support Group for Lebanon, in Paris, 5 March 2014

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Chairperson’s Summary Statement on Behalf of International Support Group for Lebanon, in Paris, 5 March 2014

Participants thanked President François Hollande and the Government of France for hosting the International Support Group for Lebanon. They recalled the 10 July 2013 presidential statement of the Security Council and the Chairperson’s Summary issued after the 25 September 2013 inaugural meeting of the International Support Group.

Secretary-General Appoints Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein of Jordan High Commissioner for Human Rights, Following General Assembly Approval

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Secretary-General Appoints Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein of Jordan High Commissioner for Human Rights, Following General Assembly Approval

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, following approval by the General Assembly, has appointed Prince Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein of Jordan as the next High Commissioner for Human Rights.

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