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‘Like Any Newborn, South Sudan Needs Help,’ Secretary-General Says, Moments After Security Council Recommends Country’s Admission to United Nations

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‘Like Any Newborn, South Sudan Needs Help,’ Secretary-General Says, Moments After Security Council Recommends Country’s Admission to United Nations

Hailing the recent independence of the Republic of South Sudan following decades of civil war, the Security Council today pledged its continued support to the poverty stricken country — which ranks at the bottom of nearly all human development indicators — just moments after recommending to the General Assembly that the world’s newest nation be admitted as a member of the United Nations.

Independent Audit Advisory Committee Holds Fifteenth Session, 11-13 July

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Independent Audit Advisory Committee Holds Fifteenth Session, 11-13 July

The Independent Audit Advisory Committee of the United Nations (IAAC) held its fifteenth session from 11 to 13 July. The session, which was held at United Nations Headquarters in New York, was presided over by the Chairman, David M. Walker. All the other members of the IAAC, namely John Muwanga (Vice-Chairman), Vadim V. Dubinkin, Vinod Rai and Adrian P. Strachan, were in attendance.

When South Sudan Started Its Journey, Says Its Representative upon Country’s Admission to United Nations, It Could Hardly Imagine Road Would Lead Here

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When South Sudan Started Its Journey, Says Its Representative upon Country’s Admission to United Nations, It Could Hardly Imagine Road Would Lead Here

The Republic of South Sudan was admitted as the 193rd Member of the United Nations this morning by a General Assembly resolution adopted by acclamation upon the recommendation of the Security Council. “When we started our journey, we could hardly imagine that the road would lead us to this point, however much we may have hoped for it,” Riek Machar Teny, Vice-President of South Sudan, said as he delivered his country’s first statement to the Assembly.

Italy’s Delegation Highlights Progressive Programmes in Countering Criticism of Negative Attitudes towards Women by Anti-discrimination Committee

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Italy’s Delegation Highlights Progressive Programmes in Countering Criticism of Negative Attitudes towards Women by Anti-discrimination Committee

Strongly criticized today for harbouring negative stereotypes of women and discriminatory attitudes toward immigrants and minorities, Italian officials countered by describing their country’s recent enactment of robust and progressive programmes on both fronts, as the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women took up Italy’s sixth periodic report.
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