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In Egypt, Tunisia and Elsewhere, Women Are in Vanguard of Demanding Democratic Change, Says Secretary-General in Message, Calling for Faster, Wider Progress

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In Egypt, Tunisia and Elsewhere, Women Are in Vanguard of Demanding Democratic Change, Says Secretary-General in Message, Calling for Faster, Wider Progress

Following is Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivery by Margot Wallström, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, to the High-level Forum on “Women Enhancing Democracy: Best Practices”, in Vilnius today, 30 June:

General Assembly, Adopting Text on Bolstering Effectiveness of Military, Civil Assets in Disaster Response, Reaffirms Principles of Neutrality, Independence

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General Assembly, Adopting Text on Bolstering Effectiveness of Military, Civil Assets in Disaster Response, Reaffirms Principles of Neutrality, Independence

Emphasizing the fundamentally civilian character of aid, the General Assembly today reaffirmed the need for the consent of disaster-affected States when using military assets to support the implementation of humanitarian assistance, in conformity with international law, including international humanitarian law, and humanitarian principles.

As Decade Mark Approaches, Aarhus Convention on Access to Information More Important than Ever, Secretary-General Tells Meeting of Parties

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As Decade Mark Approaches, Aarhus Convention on Access to Information More Important than Ever, Secretary-General Tells Meeting of Parties

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Ján Kubiš, Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE), to the fourth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention) in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, today, 1 July:

Following Days of ‘Very Difficult and Sometimes Unorthodox’ Negotiations, Fifth Committee Approves Budgets for 13 United Nations Peacekeeping Operations

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Following Days of ‘Very Difficult and Sometimes Unorthodox’ Negotiations, Fifth Committee Approves Budgets for 13 United Nations Peacekeeping Operations

The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary), following days of what its Chairman called “very difficult and at times unorthodox” negotiations, closed its second resumed session this morning by approving the budgets for 13 United Nations peacekeeping operations, and agreed also on a one-time supplemental payment of $85 million over the next year to troop-contributing countries.
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