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‘Can We and Should We Not Do Better’, Panellist Asks General Assembly as It Concludes High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases

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‘Can We and Should We Not Do Better’, Panellist Asks General Assembly as It Concludes High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases

Funding of the global coordination mechanism to fight disease averaged just $10,000 per Member State — a paltry $1.8 million in total — the General Assembly heard today as it concluded its two-day high-level review of progress achieved in the prevention and control of non-communicable disease.

Building Partnerships, Moving Sustainable Development to Forefront among Top Issues Debated, as Economic and Social Council Concludes High-Level Segment

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Building Partnerships, Moving Sustainable Development to Forefront among Top Issues Debated, as Economic and Social Council Concludes High-Level Segment

The rhetoric must become a reality when it came to development assistance, the Economic and Social Council heard today, as its high-level segment ended, concluding two weeks in which ministers and other senior Government officials considered key items that would make the post-2015 development agenda a success.

With Millions of Syrians in Need, Security Council Adopts Resolution 2165 (2014) Directing Relief Delivery through More Border Crossings, across Conflict Lines

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With Millions of Syrians in Need, Security Council Adopts Resolution 2165 (2014) Directing Relief Delivery through More Border Crossings, across Conflict Lines

Deploring the fact that previous demands for aid access in Syria had not been heeded, the Security Council today authorized — for 180 days — relief delivery “across conflict lines” and through additional border crossings, as well as the expeditious deployment of a monitoring mechanism to assure compliance.
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