Meetings Coverage and Press Releases

Secretary-General Appeals for Financial, Political Support Peacebuilding Fund Needs to Act in Critical ‘Make-or-Break’ Situations

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Secretary-General Appeals for Financial, Political Support Peacebuilding Fund Needs to Act in Critical ‘Make-or-Break’ Situations

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message on peacebuilding, which was aired during the inaugural meeting of the Peacebuilding Fund high-level stakeholders, in New York on 4 November:

Voluntary Refugee Returns Worst in Two Decades; World Faces Quasi-Permanent Refugee Situations in Areas of Never-Ending Conflict, Third Committee Told

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Voluntary Refugee Returns Worst in Two Decades; World Faces Quasi-Permanent Refugee Situations in Areas of Never-Ending Conflict, Third Committee Told

The past year has been the worst in two decades for the voluntary repatriation of refugees, and due to the changing nature and intractability of some conflicts, the world was now faced with “quasi-permanent global refugee populations,” the Third Committee was told today by the head of the United Nations refugee agency.

Secretary-General Says Climate Change Financing Advisory Group Presents ‘Fiscally Feasible, Politically Viable’ Options for Raising $100 Billion Annually by 2020

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Secretary-General Says Climate Change Financing Advisory Group Presents ‘Fiscally Feasible, Politically Viable’ Options for Raising $100 Billion Annually by 2020

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the press conference on the receipt of the final report of his High-Level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing, in New York, 5 November:

Security-Sector Reform, Fighting Impunity Key to Attracting Broader International Cooperation, Top United Nations Official in Guinea-Bissau Tells Security Council

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Security-Sector Reform, Fighting Impunity Key to Attracting Broader International Cooperation, Top United Nations Official in Guinea-Bissau Tells Security Council

Plans to reform Guinea-Bissau’s security sector, reintegrate former combatants and end impunity in the country, if properly pursued, would create the conditions for wider international cooperation with the West African country, Joseph Mutaboba, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, told the Security Council this morning.

Secretary-General, in Message to Beijing Meeting of Corporate Leaders, Stresses Importance of Social Responsibility in Business World

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Secretary-General, in Message to Beijing Meeting of Corporate Leaders, Stresses Importance of Social Responsibility in Business World

This is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message today, 5 November, to the fourth International Round Table of Chief Executive Officers of Chinese and Foreign Multinational Corporations in Beijing:

Legal Committee, Approving Drafts on International Trade Law Commission, Welcomes Technical Cooperation with Developing Countries

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Legal Committee, Approving Drafts on International Trade Law Commission, Welcomes Technical Cooperation with Developing Countries

Acting by consensus without a vote, the Sixth Committee (Legal) approved a total of 10 draft resolutions today, among them four relating to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) and one to the responsibility of States for internationally wrongful acts. The Committee also took note of the report of the terrorism working group and heard the introduction of three additional draft resolutions.

Israel’s Pursuit of Peace ‘Façade’, as Human Rights Violations, Untold Suffering, Blockade Persist Even in Life-and-Death Situations, Fourth Committee Hears

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Israel’s Pursuit of Peace ‘Façade’, as Human Rights Violations, Untold Suffering, Blockade Persist Even in Life-and-Death Situations, Fourth Committee Hears

Despite a “façade” of actively pursuing peace, Israel continued to infringe on the basic human rights of the Palestinians and inflict “untold suffering” through a blockade that prevented the flow of goods and people, even in life-and-death situations, undermining any future prospects for a peaceful settlement, delegates told the Fourth Committee today, as it began its annual discussion of Israeli practices affecting the human rights of Arabs in the occupied territories.
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