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Secretary-General Hails ‘UNEP Champions of the Earth’ on Offering Leadership Needed to Build Sustainable Future

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Secretary-General Hails ‘UNEP Champions of the Earth’ on Offering Leadership Needed to Build Sustainable Future

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Angela Kane, Under-Secretary-General for Management, to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Champions of the Earth award ceremony, in New York on 10 May:

Rethinking Approach to Managing Vulnerabilities of Least Developed Countries Focus of Thematic Debate, at Istanbul Conference

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Rethinking Approach to Managing Vulnerabilities of Least Developed Countries Focus of Thematic Debate, at Istanbul Conference

ISTANBUL, 11 May — An expert panel at the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries this afternoon considered the unique vulnerabilities of those countries and weighed strategies to help them rise above a raft of complex challenges, including geographical isolation, skyrocketing food prices, global warming, and lack of access to clean water.

Security Council Urges Somalia’s Governing Institutions to Reach Agreement on Elections, as End of Transitional Period Approaches

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Security Council Urges Somalia’s Governing Institutions to Reach Agreement on Elections, as End of Transitional Period Approaches

Noting that the transitional period in Somalia would end in August, the Security Council today urged the East African nation’s Transitional Federal Institutions to reach agreement as soon as possible on the holding of elections for the President and the Speaker of Parliament. In a statement read out by Gérard Araud (France), its President for May, the Council expressed concern about the discord between the Institutions and its impact on the country’s political processes and security situation.

Suffering Will Continue in Least Developed Countries Unless They Unleash Women’s Power to Impact Development, Thematic Debate Hears in Istanbul

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Suffering Will Continue in Least Developed Countries Unless They Unleash Women’s Power to Impact Development, Thematic Debate Hears in Istanbul

ISTANBUL, 12 May — As central managers of families and communities, women held the key to unlocking human development potential, but unless they were equally empowered to access financial, social and health services, and engaged — from the start — in decisions that affected their lives, least developed countries would remain powerless to unleash it, said participants in the last of six high-level thematic debates held during the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries.

Report on Post-Conflict Civilian Capacity Stresses Stronger National Ownership of Peace Processes, Need to Broaden Experts’ Pool in Security Council Debate

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Report on Post-Conflict Civilian Capacity Stresses Stronger National Ownership of Peace Processes, Need to Broaden Experts’ Pool in Security Council Debate

The next generation of United Nations peacebuilding must strengthen national ownership of peace processes, broaden the pool of international expertise and make United Nations support more appropriate, timely and effective, the Security Council heard today as it held a debate on post-conflict civilian capacity.

Kosovo Seems Headed for Period of Greater Political Stability, Secretary-General’s Special Representative Says in Briefing to Security Council

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Kosovo Seems Headed for Period of Greater Political Stability, Secretary-General’s Special Representative Says in Briefing to Security Council

Welcoming the recent start of a much-awaited dialogue between officials in Pristina and Belgrade, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General told the Security Council today that Kosovo had emerged from a constitutional crisis and appeared to be headed towards a period of increased political stability.

Under-Secretary-General for Management Briefs Budget Committee; Says Overall United Nations Financial Situation Improved

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Under-Secretary-General for Management Briefs Budget Committee; Says Overall United Nations Financial Situation Improved

The United Nations top management official told the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today that the Organization’s overall financial situation had improved, as the number of Member States that had paid in full as of 10 May 2011 was above the level of a year ago across all funds except for one, the Capital Master Plan.
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