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Committee on NGOs Grants Consultative Status to 17 Civil Society Groups, Approves One Bid for Roster Status, Postpones Consideration of 39 Others

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Committee on NGOs Grants Consultative Status to 17 Civil Society Groups, Approves One Bid for Roster Status, Postpones Consideration of 39 Others

During the second day of deliberations at its 2011 session, the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) recommended special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council for 17 organizations and roster status for one, while it postponed consideration of 39 other applications pending receipt of additional information from the civil society groups.

2011 International Year of Forests Creates Platform to Educate about Forests’ Value — Social, Environmental Costs of Losing Them, Secretary-General Says

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2011 International Year of Forests Creates Platform to Educate about Forests’ Value — Social, Environmental Costs of Losing Them, Secretary-General Says

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message on the launch of the International Year of Forests, 2011, today, 2 February, in New York:

United Nations to Launch International Year of Forests, 2011, As Forum Holds High-Level Ministerial Segment at Headquarters, 2 February

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United Nations to Launch International Year of Forests, 2011, As Forum Holds High-Level Ministerial Segment at Headquarters, 2 February

The International Year of Forests — a year-long celebration of the vital role that forests play in people’s lives — will be launched on 2 February, at a ceremony attended by world leaders, Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai and United Nations forest experts. Global observance of the Year comes amid growing recognition of the role that forests managed in a sustainable manner play in everything from mitigating climate change to providing wood, medicines and livelihoods for people around the world.

Welcoming Anti-Piracy Theme for World Maritime Day 2011, Secretary-General Says Thwarting Piracy Requires Strategy Based on Deterrence, Security, Development

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Welcoming Anti-Piracy Theme for World Maritime Day 2011, Secretary-General Says Thwarting Piracy Requires Strategy Based on Deterrence, Security, Development

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the launch of the World Maritime Day theme for 2011: “Piracy: Orchestrating the Response”, in London, 3 February:

United Nations Forum Adopts Ministerial Declaration Expressing Commitment to Better Highlight Role of Forests in Economic, Social Development

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United Nations Forum Adopts Ministerial Declaration Expressing Commitment to Better Highlight Role of Forests in Economic, Social Development

As part of the ninth session of the United Nations Forum on Forests, more than 30 ministerial-level participants today committed themselves to better highlighting the vital role of forests in addressing complex challenges of economic and social development — in particular at the highest levels of the global agenda.

Continuing 2011 Session, Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Recommends Consultative Status for Seven Groups, Postpones Consideration of Nine Others

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Continuing 2011 Session, Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Recommends Consultative Status for Seven Groups, Postpones Consideration of Nine Others

Overcoming nagging problems with its innovative but often-frustrating “Paperless Computer System”, the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today, after reverting to traditional printed documentation, was able to recommend to the Economic and Social Council seven civil society groups for consultative status, while it postponed consideration of nine groups pending receipt of answers to questions posed.
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