Meetings Coverage and Press Releases

As Speakers Denounce Use of ‘Cold-War Era Tools of Coercion’, General Assembly again Calls for End to United States Economic, Trade Embargo against Cuba

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As Speakers Denounce Use of ‘Cold-War Era Tools of Coercion’, General Assembly again Calls for End to United States Economic, Trade Embargo against Cuba

Condemning nearly a half-century of sanctions against Cuba as a “policy in search of a justification”, General Assembly delegates today called for a swift, complete end to the United States economic, commercial and financial embargo against the island nation, which they said had crippled its development and whose justification was morally indefensible.

Calling on French-Speaking Countries to Support United Nations Work on Climate Change, Development, Secretary-General Hails Cooperation with la Francophonie

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Calling on French-Speaking Countries to Support United Nations Work on Climate Change, Development, Secretary-General Hails Cooperation with la Francophonie

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Thirteenth Summit of the International Organization of la Francophonie, 22 to 24 October, delivered by Alain Le Roy, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations:

Problem of How Newly Emerging States Respond to Treaty Doubts Expressed by Predecessors Is Discussed in Assembly’s Legal Committee

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Problem of How Newly Emerging States Respond to Treaty Doubts Expressed by Predecessors Is Discussed in Assembly’s Legal Committee

Examining the issues involved in objections to treaties as related to State succession would be a useful contribution to the future settlement of State succession issues, Slovenia’s representative said today as the Sixth Committee (Legal) continued its annual consideration of the report of the International Law Commission with a focus on draft guidelines on objections to treaties and other matters, including the Commission’s work methods.

‘Cornerstone’ Security Council Resolutions on Counter-Terrorism Should Be Replaced by Single Text Not Adopted Under Charter’s Chapter VII, Third Committee Told

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‘Cornerstone’ Security Council Resolutions on Counter-Terrorism Should Be Replaced by Single Text Not Adopted Under Charter’s Chapter VII, Third Committee Told

Two cornerstones of United Nations action against terrorism have no proper legal basis in the organization’s Charter today, since international terrorism was not “a permanent threat to peace” and did not justify the Security Council’s supranational powers over individuals or Member States, the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) was told today.

General Assembly to Ask Nuclear Powers to Meet Obligations to Forswear Nuclear Weapons, Reduce Significance in Security Concepts, by First Committee Text

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General Assembly to Ask Nuclear Powers to Meet Obligations to Forswear Nuclear Weapons, Reduce Significance in Security Concepts, by First Committee Text

Halting the production of bomb-making material, holding to non-proliferation promises and forging a united effort to eliminate nuclear weapons were among the core challenges put to nuclear-weapon States today in the provisions of 12 draft resolutions and one decision approved by the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security), as it began taking action on the 60 texts before it.

‘We are Wasting Our Natural Capital’, Secretary-General Says, Calling for ‘New Vision’ from Japan Summit to Forge Strategy to Halt Biodiversity Loss by 2020

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‘We are Wasting Our Natural Capital’, Secretary-General Says, Calling for ‘New Vision’ from Japan Summit to Forge Strategy to Halt Biodiversity Loss by 2020

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the high-level segment of the Tenth Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, in Nagoya, Japan, today, 27 October:

‘Breaking Down Barriers Among, Between Nations ‘As Complex As It Is Essential’, Secretary-General Says in Message to Centro Primo Levi Symposium

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‘Breaking Down Barriers Among, Between Nations ‘As Complex As It Is Essential’, Secretary-General Says in Message to Centro Primo Levi Symposium

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to “The West and the Rest” Symposium, organized by the Centro Primo Levi, delivered by Kiyo Akasaka, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information:

Overburdened, Underfunded, Overstretched Peacekeeping Operations Create ‘Yawning Gap’ between Expectations, Performance, Fourth Committee Told at Close of Debate

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Overburdened, Underfunded, Overstretched Peacekeeping Operations Create ‘Yawning Gap’ between Expectations, Performance, Fourth Committee Told at Close of Debate

A shortage of critical equipment required to carry out United Nations mandates in many peacekeeping missions had created a “yawning gap” between expectations and performance in the flagship mission that delegates maintained was already overburdened, underfunded, and overstretched, the Fourth Committee heard today, as it concluded its annual debate on peacekeeping.
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