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Following Natural Disasters in Guatemala, Secretary-General Says United Nations Determined to Stand by People, Government as They Recover, Rebuild Country

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Following Natural Disasters in Guatemala, Secretary-General Says United Nations Determined to Stand by People, Government as They Recover, Rebuild Country

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the International Cooperation Conference for the Reconstruction with Transformation of Guatemala, delivered by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Director, United Nations Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), in Guatemala City, today, 11 October:

Marking Caribbean Launch of Women’s Anti-Violence Campaign, Secretary-General Says ‘There Can Be No Exceptions, No Excuses’ in Ending Gender-Based Violence

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Marking Caribbean Launch of Women’s Anti-Violence Campaign, Secretary-General Says ‘There Can Be No Exceptions, No Excuses’ in Ending Gender-Based Violence

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the Caribbean launch of the UNiTE to End Violence against Women campaign, delivered by Gladys Acosta of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) (part of UN Women), in Barbados, today, 11 October:

Call Sounded for Mechanism to Ensure Debt Sustainability, as Second Committee Begins Consideration of Macroeconomic Policy Questions

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Call Sounded for Mechanism to Ensure Debt Sustainability, as Second Committee Begins Consideration of Macroeconomic Policy Questions

With developing countries having unfairly borne the brunt of the global economic and financial crisis while experiencing an effective worsening of their vulnerabilities, the international community must consider establishing a mechanism to help them overcome debt distress and achieve debt sustainability, several representatives stressed today, as the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) began its consideration of macroeconomic policy questions.

Controlling Fissile Material Holdings of Key Nuclear Weapons Possessors Would Go Far to Curb Proliferation, Prevent Nuclear Terrorism, First Committee Told

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Controlling Fissile Material Holdings of Key Nuclear Weapons Possessors Would Go Far to Curb Proliferation, Prevent Nuclear Terrorism, First Committee Told

Pending a negotiated prohibition on the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons, controlling the fissile material holdings of key nuclear-weapon States, in a way that served the strategic interests of all concerned, would go far to curb nuclear weapons proliferation and prevent nuclear terrorism by non-State actors, the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) heard today, as it entered the second week of its general debate for the session.

Legal Committee Delegates Applaud Positive Outcome of Latest Session of United Nations Commission on International Trade Law

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Legal Committee Delegates Applaud Positive Outcome of Latest Session of United Nations Commission on International Trade Law

Delegates warmly praised three achievements of the last session of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) as the Sixth Committee (Legal) today considered the Commission’s report of the session, held in New York from 21 June to 9 July. The Chairperson of the Commission, Ricardo Sandoval López (Chile), said it was one of the most fruitful sessions he could recall over the past 20 years.

Secretary-General, in Anniversary Message, Lauds Efforts by Global Network of Religions for Children to Focus Compassion on ‘Forgotten Places’

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Secretary-General, in Anniversary Message, Lauds Efforts by Global Network of Religions for Children to Focus Compassion on ‘Forgotten Places’

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the tenth anniversary of the Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC), delivered by Konrad Osterwalder, Rector of the United Nations University, in Chiba, Japan, today, 12 October:
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