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Deputy Secretary-General, at Informal Civil Society Hearing, Stresses Importance of Ending Myth That Non-communicable Diseases Target Affluent People

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Deputy Secretary-General, at Informal Civil Society Hearing, Stresses Importance of Ending Myth That Non-communicable Diseases Target Affluent People

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks to the General Assembly informal civil society interactive hearing on non-communicable diseases, in New York today, 16 June:

Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee Adds Name of One Individual to Its Consolidated List, Amends One Entry

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Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee Adds Name of One Individual to Its Consolidated List, Amends One Entry

On 15 June 2011, the Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee approved the addition of the entry specified below to its Consolidated List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 1904 (2009) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

Adopting Report for 2011, Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Forwards Seven Draft Decisions to Economic and Social Council for Action

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Adopting Report for 2011, Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Forwards Seven Draft Decisions to Economic and Social Council for Action

Having finished its work on 24 May, the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today concluded its 2011 resumed session, adopting by consensus its report, which contained seven draft decisions on matters that called for action by the Economic and Social Council.

Secretary-General Expresses Gratitude as Security Council Unanimously Recommends Second Term, Declaring Himself ‘Motivated and Prepared’ to Continue Upholding Charter

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Secretary-General Expresses Gratitude as Security Council Unanimously Recommends Second Term, Declaring Himself ‘Motivated and Prepared’ to Continue Upholding Charter

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s statement following the Security Council’s vote on his second term of office, today, 17 June:

Future Adjustments to Tribunal Judges’ Annual Base Pay Will Be Aligned with Those Affecting International Court of Justice Salaries, According to Text

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Future Adjustments to Tribunal Judges’ Annual Base Pay Will Be Aligned with Those Affecting International Court of Justice Salaries, According to Text

Concluding its annual session today, the twenty-first Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on the Law of the Sea decided to link future adjustments to the annual base salary for members of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea to those of the judges of the International Court of Justice.

Five Years after Creation, General Assembly Maintains Human Rights Council as Subsidiary Body, Concluding Review of Work, Functioning

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Five Years after Creation, General Assembly Maintains Human Rights Council as Subsidiary Body, Concluding Review of Work, Functioning

Five years after the creation of the Human Rights Council as the United Nations’ key forum for tackling entrenched human rights concerns around the world, the General Assembly today decided to maintain the 47-member body’s status as one of its subsidiary organs, concluding a year-long review of its work and functioning within the Organization, carried out in Geneva and New York.

In Move Designed to Keep Pace with Evolving Security Situation in Afghanistan, Defeat Terrorism, Security Council Splits Al-Qaida, Taliban Sanctions Regime

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In Move Designed to Keep Pace with Evolving Security Situation in Afghanistan, Defeat Terrorism, Security Council Splits Al-Qaida, Taliban Sanctions Regime

Recognizing that some members of the Taliban in Afghanistan had rejected the terrorist ideology of Al-Qaida and joined in the Government reconciliation process, the Security Council this afternoon decided to separate the sanctions regime on the two groups, as it created an additional mechanism to manage the new regime and extended existing ones for an additional 18 months.
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