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Beyond Strong Law Enforcement, Change of Attitude Vital to Protecting, Empowering Women, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Ethiopian Sanctuary Association

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Beyond Strong Law Enforcement, Change of Attitude Vital to Protecting, Empowering Women, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Ethiopian Sanctuary Association

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks, as prepared for delivery to the Association for Women’s Sanctuary and Development in Addis Ababa on 22 November:

Young Males Must Break from Ingrained Generations-old Behaviour, Secretary-General Stresses at Event Marking Day for Elimination of Violence against Women

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Young Males Must Break from Ingrained Generations-old Behaviour, Secretary-General Stresses at Event Marking Day for Elimination of Violence against Women

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the event to commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, in New York on 23 November:

Second Committee Approves Draft Resolution Urging Coral Reef Protection as Members Take Consensus Action to Pass 12 Texts, Including 7 on Sustainable Development

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Second Committee Approves Draft Resolution Urging Coral Reef Protection as Members Take Consensus Action to Pass 12 Texts, Including 7 on Sustainable Development

The General Assembly would urge States and international organizations to protect coral reefs and related ecosystems while implementing integrated and comprehensive approaches to their management, according to one of 12 texts approved without a vote in the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) today.

As Nature of New Threats Evolves, Security Council, Central to Keeping Peace, Must also Keep Pace, Secretary-General Says During Council Debate on New Challenges

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As Nature of New Threats Evolves, Security Council, Central to Keeping Peace, Must also Keep Pace, Secretary-General Says During Council Debate on New Challenges

Transnational crime, pandemics, and climate change were three defining challenges, and as the nature of such threats continued to evolve, the Security Council — so central to our ability to keep the peace — must also keep pace, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the Council today as it addressed new challenges to international peace and security and conflict prevention.

Observance of International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People, 29 November

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Observance of International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People, 29 November

The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People will hold a special meeting in observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, in Conference Room 2, North Lawn Building, at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, 29 November, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 32/40 B of 2 December 1977.
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