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Deputy Secretary-General Urges Delegates at World Tourism Organization Assembly to Advocate for Tourism’s Potential to Create Jobs, Stimulate Local Economies

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Deputy Secretary-General Urges Delegates at World Tourism Organization Assembly to Advocate for Tourism’s Potential to Create Jobs, Stimulate Local Economies

Following are the remarks by UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro at the opening of the nineteenth session of the United Nations World Tourism Organization General Assembly, in Gyeongju, Republic of Korea, 9 October:

Fourth Committee Approves Five Consensus Texts Reaffirming Inalienable Right to Self-Determination and Independence

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Fourth Committee Approves Five Consensus Texts Reaffirming Inalienable Right to Self-Determination and Independence

Forwarding five consensus draft texts to the General Assembly, including on the questions of Western Sahara, Gibraltar, New Caledonia and Tokelau, the Fourth Committee reaffirmed the inalienable right of all people to self-determination and independence, as it concluded today its general debate on decolonization matters.

International Community Wise to ‘Take Step Back, Seriously Question Approach as Mindless Arms Race Flourishes Unencumbered’, First Committee Hears

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International Community Wise to ‘Take Step Back, Seriously Question Approach as Mindless Arms Race Flourishes Unencumbered’, First Committee Hears

A paradigm shift in the international conversation on peace and development was needed to respond to the emerging global challenges of the twenty-first century, Bangladesh’s representative told the Disarmament Committee, suggesting that it might be wise to “take a step back and seriously question our approach, while we allow the mindless arms race around us to flourish unencumbered”.

Global Economic Deterioration Dispelled ‘Cautious Optimism’ Over External Debt Sustainability, Senior Official Tells Second Committee

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Global Economic Deterioration Dispelled ‘Cautious Optimism’ Over External Debt Sustainability, Senior Official Tells Second Committee

Although cautious optimism had prevailed at the time of drafting the Secretary-General’s report on external debt sustainability, it had since dissipated in the face of the global economic deterioration, a senior official of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) told the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) today, as it began its consideration of macroeconomic policy questions.

Deputy Secretary-General Highlights Potential, Pitfalls of Tourism in Remarks to Ministerial Round Table on Fostering Growth, Achieving Millennium Goals

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Deputy Secretary-General Highlights Potential, Pitfalls of Tourism in Remarks to Ministerial Round Table on Fostering Growth, Achieving Millennium Goals

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks to the World Tourism Organization General Assembly Ministerial Round Table “Fostering Growth and the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals through Tourism, Culture and Sports”, in Gyeongju on 10 October:

After ‘Remarkable Year’ for Gender Equality, Women’s Empowerment, Momentum Must Be Turned into Tangible Gains for Women, Girls Everywhere, Third Committee Told

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After ‘Remarkable Year’ for Gender Equality, Women’s Empowerment, Momentum Must Be Turned into Tangible Gains for Women, Girls Everywhere, Third Committee Told

Following a remarkable year in the promotion of gender equality and women’s empowerment that was marked by the establishment of UN-Women and the launch of the Secretary-General’s Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health, it was now time to turn the momentum generated in 2010 into clear, tangible gains for women and girls everywhere, the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) was told today.
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