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Global Economic Recovery Still ‘Very Vulnerable’ to Shocks, Turbulence, Uncertainty, Say Panellists in Second Committee Briefing

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Global Economic Recovery Still ‘Very Vulnerable’ to Shocks, Turbulence, Uncertainty, Say Panellists in Second Committee Briefing

Global economic recovery remained “very vulnerable to further negative shocks”, a panel of World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) officials told the Second Committee (Financial and Economic) today during a briefing on the outcome of the 2011 annual meetings of the Bretton Woods institutions.

When It Comes to Non-Proliferation, Arms Limitation, Disarmament Agreements, ‘Rules Must Be Binding, Violations Must Be Punished’, First Committee Told

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When It Comes to Non-Proliferation, Arms Limitation, Disarmament Agreements, ‘Rules Must Be Binding, Violations Must Be Punished’, First Committee Told

For the United States, when it came to non-proliferation, arms limitation and disarmament agreements and commitments, “rules must be binding, violations must be punished, and words must mean something”, that country’s representative told the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) today upon the introduction of a draft resolution on compliance.

Avoiding Financial Meltdown Must Not Lead to Cutbacks on ‘Common-sense Investment in People’, Says Secretary-General’s Poverty Eradication Day Message

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Avoiding Financial Meltdown Must Not Lead to Cutbacks on ‘Common-sense Investment in People’, Says Secretary-General’s Poverty Eradication Day Message

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, observed on 17 October:

Security Council Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Deletes Entry of Shafiq ben Mohamed ben Mohamed Al-Ayadi from Its List

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Security Council Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Deletes Entry of Shafiq ben Mohamed ben Mohamed Al-Ayadi from Its List

On 17 October 2011, the Security Council Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee removed the name of Mr. Shafiq ben Mohamed ben Mohamed Al-Ayadi from the Al-Qaida Sanctions List after concluding its consideration of the de-listing request submitted by this individual through the Ombudsperson established pursuant to Security Council resolution 1904 (2009), and after considering the Comprehensive Report of the Ombudsperson on this de-listing request.

Legal Committee Delegates Urge Progress on Measures to Regularize Situation of Stateless Persons; Seen as Human Rights Issue

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Legal Committee Delegates Urge Progress on Measures to Regularize Situation of Stateless Persons; Seen as Human Rights Issue

After years of deliberation on the nationality of persons in the case of the “succession of States”, delegates of the Sixth Committee (Legal) urged that a decision finally be made as to what form draft articles relating to the issue should take.

Secretary-General, in Message to World Food Security Committee, Says Combating Hunger among Foundations of Millennium Development Goals

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Secretary-General, in Message to World Food Security Committee, Says Combating Hunger among Foundations of Millennium Development Goals

This is the text of the message from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today to the Committee on World Food Security, in Rome, delivered by David Nabarro, Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Food Security and Nutrition:

‘The Stakes Are High,’ Secretary-General Says, Urging Parties to Desertification Treaty to Make Intelligent Land Use Cornerstone of Sustainable Development

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‘The Stakes Are High,’ Secretary-General Says, Urging Parties to Desertification Treaty to Make Intelligent Land Use Cornerstone of Sustainable Development

Following is the full text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Tenth Conference of Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, today, 17 October, in Changwon, Republic of Korea:
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