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‘Opaque, Non-inclusive’ Security Council Must Pursue Lasting, Candid Interaction with Entire United Nations Membership, General Assembly Delegations Say

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‘Opaque, Non-inclusive’ Security Council Must Pursue Lasting, Candid Interaction with Entire United Nations Membership, General Assembly Delegations Say

Calling for expansion of the Security Council and effective negotiations on Council reform, as well as greater input from non-members and transparency in reporting on its deliberations, the General Assembly in two meetings today took up the Council’s annual report and began its debate on reform of that 15-nation body.

Secretary-General, in Remarks to Security Council, Restates Five ‘Core Challenges’ Still Relevant for Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict

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Secretary-General, in Remarks to Security Council, Restates Five ‘Core Challenges’ Still Relevant for Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict

This is the text of remarks by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the Security Council during its open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, in New York, 9 November:

Current Discussion on Measures against International Terrorism Ends in Legal Committee; Form of Possible Convention Remains Issue

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Current Discussion on Measures against International Terrorism Ends in Legal Committee; Form of Possible Convention Remains Issue

The Sixth Committee (Legal) today ended its current discussion on the report of the Working Group on “measures to eliminate international terrorism”, and took action on five draft resolutions on different topics. Delegates reviewed procedural methods for the Committee’s work and criteria for consideration of future requests for observer status in the work of the General Assembly.

Sharper Appreciation of Mediation’s Potential as Promising, Cost-Effective Tool for Conflict Prevention, Peace Accords, Implementation, Says Secretary-General

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Sharper Appreciation of Mediation’s Potential as Promising, Cost-Effective Tool for Conflict Prevention, Peace Accords, Implementation, Says Secretary-General

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly informal event on United Nations mediation, 9 November, in New York:

Security Council ‘Badly Out of Step’ with Evolution of Geopolitics, Speakers Say as General Assembly Concludes Annual Debate on Council Reform

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Security Council ‘Badly Out of Step’ with Evolution of Geopolitics, Speakers Say as General Assembly Concludes Annual Debate on Council Reform

Calling for an end to the stalemate in intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform, delegates in the General Assembly today urged action on the matter, as they concluded their annual debate on the subject. Assembly members wanted the Council — which had not been reformed in half a century — to better reflect present day geopolitical realities and the rapidly evolving challenges that the United Nations faced in the twenty-first century.

Innocents Worldwide Continue to Be Deliberately Violated, Secretary-General Says during Security Council Open Debate on Civilian Protection

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Innocents Worldwide Continue to Be Deliberately Violated, Secretary-General Says during Security Council Open Debate on Civilian Protection

Women, girls, boys and men in conflicts around the world continued to be subjected to blatant and frequent violations of international human rights and humanitarian law, not because they were “collateral damage”, but because they were deliberately targeted, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the Security Council today.

Multimedia Exhibition Celebrating Contributions of African-descended People to Global Civilization Opens at United Nations Headquarters on 19 October

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Multimedia Exhibition Celebrating Contributions of African-descended People to Global Civilization Opens at United Nations Headquarters on 19 October

A multimedia exhibition by artists and photographers representing the African diaspora will open in the North East Gallery of the Visitors Lobby at United Nations Headquarters at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, 19 October.
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