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

Note No. 6326

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.

Secretary-General Reports to Assembly on UN Role at Recent G-20 Summit, Points to Important 2012 Meetings to Further Continuing Objectives

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Secretary-General Reports to Assembly on UN Role at Recent G-20 Summit, Points to Important 2012 Meetings to Further Continuing Objectives

This is the text of remarks by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today at an informal plenary meeting of the General Assembly on the outcome of the recent G-20 (Group of Twenty) Summit in Cannes, France:

Third Committee Approves Text Condemning All Forms of Torture, Any Steps to Legalize Such Actions, Including on Grounds of National Security

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Third Committee Approves Text Condemning All Forms of Torture, Any Steps to Legalize Such Actions, Including on Grounds of National Security

Acting by consensus, the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) today approved a draft resolution that would have the Assembly condemn all forms of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, including through intimidation. Tabling the resolution — one of five draft texts approved by the Committee — Denmark’s delegate said it represented the value the international community placed on human dignity.

Most Countries Far Short of ODA Target Figure 10 Years after Monterrey Consensus amid Crisis-Fuelled Plans to Slash Future Aid Budgets, Second Committee Told

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Most Countries Far Short of ODA Target Figure 10 Years after Monterrey Consensus amid Crisis-Fuelled Plans to Slash Future Aid Budgets, Second Committee Told

More than 10 years after the Monterrey Consensus was adopted, most countries remained well short of allocating 0.7 per cent of their gross national product (GNP) to official development assistance (ODA), and sharp reductions planned in response to the global economic and financial crisis made for a bleak forecast of future growth in foreign aid, the President of the Economic and Social Council told the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) today.

Budget Committee Hears Introduction of Reports on Organization’s Efforts to Implement International Public Sector Accounting Standards

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Budget Committee Hears Introduction of Reports on Organization’s Efforts to Implement International Public Sector Accounting Standards

The Organization’s ongoing efforts to shift to international accounting standards has been set back by delays in the implementation of its enterprise resources planning system, known as Umoja, Secretariat officials told the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today.

General Assembly, Concurrently with Security Council, Elects Four Judges to International Court of Justice

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General Assembly, Concurrently with Security Council, Elects Four Judges to International Court of Justice

The General Assembly today elected four judges from an initial pool of eight candidates to the International Court of Justice for terms of nine years beginning 6 February 2012. A fifth vacancy remained open following seven rounds of voting. The Assembly sent three current judges, Hisashi Owada (Japan), Xue Hanqin (China) and Peter Tomka (Slovakia) back to their posts in The Hague by re-electing them, while choosing a single new justice, Giorgio Gaja (Italy).

Secretary-General Hails Conference of High Contracting Parties to Amended Protocol on Conventional Weapons as Chance for Better Civilian Protection

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Secretary-General Hails Conference of High Contracting Parties to Amended Protocol on Conventional Weapons as Chance for Better Civilian Protection

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, to the thirteenth annual Conference of the High Contracting Parties to Amended Protocol II to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, in Geneva on 11 November:

Delivering as One Initiative Must Become Formal Part of Institutional Framework, as It Is ‘Face of Future United Nations’, Says Deputy Secretary-General

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Delivering as One Initiative Must Become Formal Part of Institutional Framework, as It Is ‘Face of Future United Nations’, Says Deputy Secretary-General

Following are United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s closing remarks at the High-level Conference on “Delivering as One”, in Montevideo, 10 November:

Private Sector Has Key Role in Addressing Anxiety about Jobs, Fears for Future Prospects, Secretary-General Tells Global Social Business Summit

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Private Sector Has Key Role in Addressing Anxiety about Jobs, Fears for Future Prospects, Secretary-General Tells Global Social Business Summit

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Global Social Business Summit 2011 in Vienna, 11-12 November, delivered by Thomas Stelzer, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Interagency Affairs, Department of Economic and Social Affairs:
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