Avoid Loss of Human Life, Secretary-General Urges, Welcoming Resumed Dialogue in Chile’s ‘Mapuche’ Crisis
SG/SM/13156
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
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First Committee Completes Bureau, Prepares Ground for Upcoming General Debate on All Disarmament, International Security Items, in Organizational Meeting
GA/DIS/3405
The First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) approved its agenda and work programme for the sixty-fifth General Assembly session at a brief organizational meeting today.
‘Choice between Settlements or Peace in Israel’s Hands,’ Palestinian Rights Committee Hears, as It Adopts Draft Annual Report
GA/PAL/1174
The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People today adopted its annual draft report of its work, which welcomed renewed direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, and reiterated the body’s call on Israel to completely halt all settlement activity, including in East Jerusalem.
Security Council Press Statement on Abuja Bombings
SC/10048-AFR/2047
The following Security Council statement was issued today by Council President Ruhakana Rugunda (Uganda):
Digital Divide ‘Far from Disappeared’, Secretary-General Says in Message to International Telecommunication Union’s Plenipotentiary Conference
SG/SM/13158
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Guadalajara, Mexico, today, 4 October:
Secretary-General, in Message for Inaugural World Statistics Day, Urges International Community to Help All Countries Meet Data Needs
SG/SM/13159-OBV/919
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Statistics Day, to be observed on 20 October:
Legal Committee, Adopting Work Programme, Sets Early Dates to Discuss Justice System at United Nations, Anti-Terrorism Measures
GA/L/3385
The Sixth Committee today adopted its programme of work, as orally amended, and decided to take up the item of Administration of Justice at the United Nations on the afternoon of Wednesday, 6 October, in order to give delegations time to informally discuss the issues and reports.
‘May the Momentum Be with Us,’ Urges Disarmament Chief in First Committee, Warning against Indefinite Delays, Chronic Compliance Questions, Military Spending Trends
GA/DIS/3406
“If major steps forward in disarmament are postponed indefinitely, if questions persist of compliance with non-proliferation commitments, and if military spending continues to rise while Millennium Development Goals continue to be unmet, then our potential contributions will be correspondingly limited,” the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Sergio Duarte, warned the Disarmament Committee today, as it began its general debate.
Budget Committee Takes Up Agenda Item on Scale of Assessments; Hears Introduction of Committee on Contributions Report
GA/AB/3956
Opening the second meeting of its sixty-fifth session with a discussion on the scale of assessments, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today heard delegates stress the need for all Member States to fulfil their legal obligations to the Organization by making their payments on time and in full.
Needs of Most Vulnerable Must Be Central to Fiscal Polices, Stimulus Plans, Under-Secretary-General Says as Second Committee Begins General Debate
GA/EF/3278
With the global economy fragile and on an uneven path to recovery, the world’s development needs, especially those of its most vulnerable people, must take centre stage in all fiscal policies and stimulus plans, Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, told the Second Committee today, as it began its annual general debate.