Second Committee Approves Nine Draft Resolutions, Including Texts on International Tax Cooperation, External Debt, Global Climate, Poverty Eradication

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The Second Committee (Economic and Financial) today concluded its seventy-eighth session, approving nine draft resolutions and two draft decisions on a range of topics, voting on a draft addressing international tax cooperation.

Two Thirds of Gaza War Dead Are Women and Children, Briefers Say, as Security Council Debates Their Plight

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Briefers at the Security Council today spoke of the disastrous situation for women and children in the Gaza Strip due to the Israel-Hamas war, highlighting acute stresses and needs of mothers and declaring Gaza to be the most dangerous place in the world to be a child.

Deputy Secretary-General, Delivering Lecture to Christian Aid, Urges Greater Action, Funding to Bolster Women’s Key Role in Climate, Gender Justice

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Following is UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s 2023 Christian Aid Lecture “Here I Stand: Women’s Advancement and Role in Tackling Climate Change” at St.  Martins-in-the-Field, in London today: