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Security Council Passes Text Affirming Importance of Peacebuilding Commission in Addressing Needs of States Emerging from Conflict

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Security Council Passes Text Affirming Importance of Peacebuilding Commission in Addressing Needs of States Emerging from Conflict

Affirming the importance of the Peacebuilding Commission in addressing the needs of countries emerging from conflict, the Security Council requested the United Nations system this afternoon to take forward the recommendations contained in the recent review of the Organization’s peacebuilding support.

Budget Committee Continues Debate on Human Resources Management Reform; Continuing Contracts, Geographic Representation of Staff among Issues

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Budget Committee Continues Debate on Human Resources Management Reform; Continuing Contracts, Geographic Representation of Staff among Issues

The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today wrapped up its debate on proposals to overhaul the management of the Organization’s global staff, as several delegates urged management to boost the ranks of employees from developing countries, while others remained unhappy with the Secretary-General’s plan for issuing continuing appointments.

United Nations, Media, Share Goals of ‘Providing a Voice for the Voiceless’, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Dag Hammarskjöld Journalist Fellows

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United Nations, Media, Share Goals of ‘Providing a Voice for the Voiceless’, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Dag Hammarskjöld Journalist Fellows

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks at the annual luncheon of the Dag Hammarskjöld Scholarship Fund for Journalists, in New York, today, 1 November:

As Current Debate Ends, Legal Committee Members Discuss Guidelines for Ongoing Work on Topics Considered from International Law Commission Report

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As Current Debate Ends, Legal Committee Members Discuss Guidelines for Ongoing Work on Topics Considered from International Law Commission Report

As the Sixth Committee (Legal) concluded its current consideration of the International Law Commission’s annual report, the representative of Sri Lanka called on the Commission’s study group to draft broad guidelines or model clauses on the topic of the “most-favoured-nation clause”, a theme serving as a focus for discussion today along with “treaties over time”, the “obligation to extradite or prosecute” and “shared natural resources”.
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