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Commemorating International Year of Forests, United Nations Issues Stamp Series Highlighting Vital Role of Planet’s Woodland Areas

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Commemorating International Year of Forests, United Nations Issues Stamp Series Highlighting Vital Role of Planet’s Woodland Areas

The United Nations Postal Administration issued today a series of eight stamps to commemorate the International Year of Forests, illustrating the important role trees and forests play in people’s lives.

Global Financial Crisis Should Not Affect Fulfilment of Official Assistance Commitments, Say Speakers in Second Committee

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Global Financial Crisis Should Not Affect Fulfilment of Official Assistance Commitments, Say Speakers in Second Committee

The current global financial crisis should in no way impact upon the delivery of official development assistance pledges, and more must be done to meet those commitments, delegates in the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) stressed today.

Caring for Health of Every Woman, Child Unleashes Potentially ‘Enormous’ Global Good, Says Secretary-General Says in Message to Humanitarian Awards Event

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Caring for Health of Every Woman, Child Unleashes Potentially ‘Enormous’ Global Good, Says Secretary-General Says in Message to Humanitarian Awards Event

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the 2011 Humanitarian of the Year Gala Dinner, delivered by Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in New York on 13 October:

Security Council Authorizes One-Year Extension of Haiti Stabilization Force, Also Approves Withdrawal of Some 2,700 Troops, Police

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Security Council Authorizes One-Year Extension of Haiti Stabilization Force, Also Approves Withdrawal of Some 2,700 Troops, Police

Recognizing that the overall security situation in Haiti, while fragile, had improved in the year since a powerful earthquake struck the tiny island nation, the Security Council today extended until 15 October 2012 the mandate of the United Nations Stabilization Mission there and adjusted its force capacities.

Commemoration of International Day for Poverty Eradication, at United Nations Headquarters on 17 October, Will Focus on Inclusive Development

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Commemoration of International Day for Poverty Eradication, at United Nations Headquarters on 17 October, Will Focus on Inclusive Development

Participants are expected to focus primarily on ways to break the cycle of poverty while protecting the environment. Such discussions are crucial because it has become clear that a sustainable future is not reachable when more than 2.6 billion people — 40 per cent of the world’s population — live in poverty and face threats to their livelihoods and survival from recurrent natural disasters and economic shocks.

Finland Appointed as Host Government, Facilitator for 2012 Conference on Middle East as Zone Free of Nuclear, All Mass-Destruction Weapons

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Finland Appointed as Host Government, Facilitator for 2012 Conference on Middle East as Zone Free of Nuclear, All Mass-Destruction Weapons

Following is a joint statement issued by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Governments of the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United States in New York, today, 14 October:

Legal Committee Lauds Success of United Nations Efforts, Said to Be More Important Than Ever to Promote Understanding of International Law

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Legal Committee Lauds Success of United Nations Efforts, Said to Be More Important Than Ever to Promote Understanding of International Law

For more than four decades the United Nations had advanced the rule of law through its Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law, delegates told the Sixth Committee (Legal) today, as it discussed the Programme’s work. A continued shortage of financial resources, however, might impede the Organization’s ability to continue the process in the future.
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