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Top United Nations Official Urges Maintaining Support for Ending Violence against Civilians, Holding Elections in Democratic Republic of Congo

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Top United Nations Official Urges Maintaining Support for Ending Violence against Civilians, Holding Elections in Democratic Republic of Congo

Despite progress in consolidating stability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, international support must be maintained to end violence against civilians and facilitate upcoming elections, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative in that country told the Security Council in a briefing today.

United Nations Secretary-General to Honour Courage, Ingenuity of Women Who Braved Nazi Persecution during Holocaust

Note No. 6293

United Nations Secretary-General to Honour Courage, Ingenuity of Women Who Braved Nazi Persecution during Holocaust

On 10 February, the United Nations Department of Public Information will honour women of the Holocaust at the sixth annual observance of the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, in a ceremony to be held in the General Assembly Hall from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. The ceremony had originally been scheduled for 27 January, but had to be cancelled due to the closure of the United Nations Headquarters building as a result of inclement weather.

Activities of Secretary-General in Ethiopia, 29 January - 1 February

SG/T/2764

Activities of Secretary-General in Ethiopia, 29 January - 1 February

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon‑taek, arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Saturday evening, 29 January. Upon his arrival, the Secretary-General met with a delegation of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS), comprising Henry Ajumogobia, Foreign Minister of Nigeria, and James Victor Gbeho, President of the ECOWAS Commission.

Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Takes Note of 210 Quadrennial Reports in Ongoing Effort to Monitor Increasingly Complex Dynamic with United Nations

ECOSOC/6461-NGO/715

Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Takes Note of 210 Quadrennial Reports in Ongoing Effort to Monitor Increasingly Complex Dynamic with United Nations

The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today recommended 13 entities for consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, postponed consideration of six applications and took note of 210 quadrennial reports, or “briefs” submitted by NGOs every four years outlining their activities in support of the Council and, more broadly, the United Nations.

Middle East Situation Driven by Human Insecurity: Poverty, Dashed Hopes, Democracy Deficit, Lack of Good Governance, Secretary-General Tells Security Conference

SG/SM/13392/Rev.1

Middle East Situation Driven by Human Insecurity: Poverty, Dashed Hopes, Democracy Deficit, Lack of Good Governance, Secretary-General Tells Security Conference

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address, as prepared for delivery to the Munich Security Conference, in Germany, on 5 February:

Sustainable Development Solutions Central to Latin American and Caribbean Region, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Meeting of Region’s Economic Commission

DSG/SM/538-REC/238

Sustainable Development Solutions Central to Latin American and Caribbean Region, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Meeting of Region’s Economic Commission

Following are Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s opening remarks at the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Coordination Mechanism Meeting, in Santiago, Chile, today, 8 February:
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