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With Civilians Paying Price of Conflict, Secretary-General tells Security Council, Gaza, Region Cannot Afford ‘Another Full-Blown War and Another Fault Line’

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With Civilians Paying Price of Conflict, Secretary-General tells Security Council, Gaza, Region Cannot Afford ‘Another Full-Blown War and Another Fault Line’

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s briefing to the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East, including the Question of Palestine, in New York today:

Private Sector Should Stop Marketing Unhealthy Foods to Children, Urges Secretary-General in Message to Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases

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Private Sector Should Stop Marketing Unhealthy Foods to Children, Urges Secretary-General in Message to Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the high-level meeting on progress achieved in the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases, as delivered by Susana Malcorra, Chef de Cabinet of the Secretary-General, today in New York:

General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases Urges National Targets, Global Commitments to Prevent Needless Loss of Life

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General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases Urges National Targets, Global Commitments to Prevent Needless Loss of Life

Member States today pledged to intensify efforts towards a world free of the avoidable burden of non-communicable diseases, which claims the lives of 36 million people each year, during day one of the General Assembly’s high-level review of progress made in preventing and controlling those diseases.

Speakers Call for New Development Cooperation Strategies in Post-2015 Agenda, as Economic and Social Council Commences Forum

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Speakers Call for New Development Cooperation Strategies in Post-2015 Agenda, as Economic and Social Council Commences Forum

Commencing its Development Cooperation Forum, the Economic and Social Council explored the shape that assistance, investment, aid and partnerships on all platforms should take in the post-2015 agenda and their roles in finding multidimensional solutions to poverty and sustainable development.

Total Impunity in Central African Republic ‘Main Stumbling Block’ on Road to Political Transition, Committee Chair Says, Briefing Security Council

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Total Impunity in Central African Republic ‘Main Stumbling Block’ on Road to Political Transition, Committee Chair Says, Briefing Security Council

The inflow of weapons into the Central African Republic appeared to have been staunched, but impunity for human rights abuses and illicit exploitation of minerals “created fertile ground for rebel and criminal activities”, the head of the sanctions committee on that country told the Security Council this morning.

Secretary-General Appoints Staffan de Mistura Special Envoy for Syria, Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy Deputy Special Envoy for Syria

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Secretary-General Appoints Staffan de Mistura Special Envoy for Syria, Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy Deputy Special Envoy for Syria

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Staffan de Mistura as his Special Envoy for Syria. The Secretary-General takes this opportunity to reiterate his deepest gratitude to Lakhdar Brahimi for his concerted efforts and contributions to the search for peace in Syria.
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