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Security Council Presidential Statement Stresses Need to Consider Economic, Social as well as Political Factors in Maintaining International Peace, Security

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Security Council Presidential Statement Stresses Need to Consider Economic, Social as well as Political Factors in Maintaining International Peace, Security

The Security Council stressed today the need to take into account the economic and social dimensions of conflict, in addition to the political factors of maintaining international peace and security, as more than 60 speakers, including Government ministers, the Secretary-General and a World Bank official, took part in a day-long debate.

Lithuanian Chair of Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Sets Out 2011 Priorities as He Briefs Security Council

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Lithuanian Chair of Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Sets Out 2011 Priorities as He Briefs Security Council

Setting out the priorities for the 2011 term in the Chair of the OSCE, the Lithuanian Foreign Minister stressed today the values that the regional body held in common with the United Nations and called for greater cooperation to expand peace, advance human rights, generate sustainable development and build a safer world.

Economic and Social Council Has Opportunity to Reinvigorate Political Commitment to Global Sustainable Development, Says UN Chief of Economic and Social Affairs

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Economic and Social Council Has Opportunity to Reinvigorate Political Commitment to Global Sustainable Development, Says UN Chief of Economic and Social Affairs

Acting on a number of organizational issues, the Economic and Social Council today decided that its meeting with the Bretton Woods institutions, World Trade Organization and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) would be held at Headquarters on 10 and 11 March. Approving the provisional agenda for its 2011 substantive session, as orally corrected, the Council also adopted working arrangements for that four-week session.

Inequality Not Just about Slice of ‘Proverbial Pie’, but about Ensuring Everyone’s Involvement in Its ‘Baking and Feast’, Secretary-General Tells University Students

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Inequality Not Just about Slice of ‘Proverbial Pie’, but about Ensuring Everyone’s Involvement in Its ‘Baking and Feast’, Secretary-General Tells University Students

Following is the text of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address, as prepared for delivery, at the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (National University of San Marcos), in Lima, Peru, 15 February:

Social Policy Can Place Nation on Firm Footing towards Sustained Growth if Broader Socioeconomic, Political Goals Also Addressed, Social Development Commission Told

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Social Policy Can Place Nation on Firm Footing towards Sustained Growth if Broader Socioeconomic, Political Goals Also Addressed, Social Development Commission Told

Social policy could only be transformative and successful in reducing poverty and putting a nation on a path to sustainable, equitable growth if it was integral to policies that addressed broader socioeconomic and political goals, Sarah Cook, Director of the UNRISD, told the Commission on Social Development today as it continued its forty-ninth session.

Security Council Authorizes Three-Month Extension of Temporary Redeployment from Liberia Mission to United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire

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Security Council Authorizes Three-Month Extension of Temporary Redeployment from Liberia Mission to United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire

The Security Council today authorized a three-month extension of the temporary redeployment of infantry and aviation units from the United Nations Mission in Liberia to the Organization’s Operation in Côte d’Ivoire.
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