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UN Stands with Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe as It Seeks to Make World Safe, More Just, Prosperous for All, Says Secretary-General

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Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Summit of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), in Astana, Kazakhstan, on 1 December:

Prosecutors, Criminal Law Experts on Front Lines of International Combat Against Terrorism, Secretary-General Tells Seminar on Bringing Terrorists to Justice

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Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, delivered by Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro, to the Counter-Terrorism Committee Practitioners’ Seminar on Bringing Terrorists to Justice, in New York, today, 1 December:

General Assembly Concludes Two-Day Debate, Adopting Six Resolutions on Question of Palestine, Situation in Middle East

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Convinced that a just, lasting and comprehensive settlement to the question of Palestine — the core of the Arab-Israeli conflict — was imperative for lasting Middle East peace, the General Assembly today stressed the urgent need for sustained international involvement, including by the Middle East diplomatic Quartet, to support both parties in resuming stalled peace negotiations.

Disability Advocates Remind Governments to “Keep the Promise” on International Day of Persons with Disabilities — 3 December

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Seizing the momentum created by the United Nations Summit on the Millennium Development Goals in September, the international disability community and advocates around the world will stand together with Governments, global leaders, policy makers and other stakeholders, to call for inclusion of persons with disabilities and their needs in all aspects of development efforts, when they commemorate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3 December.

Sanctions Committee Concerning Democratic Republic of Congo Adds Four Individuals to Assets Freeze, Travel Ban List

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On 1 December 2010, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo added the following four individuals to the List of individuals and entities subject to the measures imposed by paragraphs 13 and 15 of resolution 1596 (2005), as renewed by paragraph 3 of resolution 1952 (2010):

Second Committee Approves Draft Resolution Stressing Need to Boost Food Production, Productivity, Sustainability as It Concludes Work

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Concluding its sixty-fifth session today, the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) approved 15 draft resolutions, including one on agriculture development and food security, by which the General Assembly would stress the need to enhance production, productivity and sustainability, while calling for the timely realization of the 2009 G-8 commitment to mobilize $20 billion over three years for sustainable agricultural development.