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Second Committee Approves Text Stressing Need to Reduce Volatility in Food Prices as It Takes Action on Five Draft Resolutions

GA/EF/3330

Second Committee Approves Text Stressing Need to Reduce Volatility in Food Prices as It Takes Action on Five Draft Resolutions

The General Assembly would stress the need for active measures to reduce excessive food-price volatility, while acknowledging the incomplete understanding of its causes and the importance of carrying out more research, according to one of five draft resolutions that the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) approved by consensus today.

Activities of Secretary-General in Republic of Korea, 29 November – 1 December

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Activities of Secretary-General in Republic of Korea, 29 November – 1 December

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Mrs. Ban Soon-taek, arrived in Busan, the second city of the Republic of Korea, on the evening of Tuesday, 29 November, after a flight from New York with a transfer in Seoul. The main aim of the visit was to attend the fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, co-hosted by the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

Fifth Committee Recommends Additional $70 Million for Democratic Republic of Congo Mission for Technical, Logistical Support During Elections

GA/AB/4016

Fifth Committee Recommends Additional $70 Million for Democratic Republic of Congo Mission for Technical, Logistical Support During Elections

Stressing the need for the Secretary-General to make every effort to ensure that technical and logistical support is provided for elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in full and on time, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today asked the General Assembly to appropriate $69.56 million to the Special Account for the United Nations Mission in that country.

Security Council Extends Authorization for United Nations Support Mission in Libya until 16 March, Expands Its Mandated Tasks

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Security Council Extends Authorization for United Nations Support Mission in Libya until 16 March, Expands Its Mandated Tasks

Stressing the importance of continued United Nations support for Libya’s transitional Government in addressing immediate priorities, the Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) until 16 March 2012.

General Assembly, Gravely Concerned about Status of UN Disarmament Machinery, Especially in Conference on Disarmament, Invites States to Explore Options

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General Assembly, Gravely Concerned about Status of UN Disarmament Machinery, Especially in Conference on Disarmament, Invites States to Explore Options

On the recommendation of its First Committee (Disarmament and International Security), where concern over the paralysis in the United Nations disarmament machinery and the resulting negotiating impasse on key issues had informed much of the session’s debate, the General Assembly today adopted 47 resolutions and five decisions in its ongoing effort to temper national positions with a more flexible approach to revitalizing the multilateral disarmament process.

Review Conference Can Boost Cooperation on Peaceful Uses of Biological Science, Technology, Secretary-General Says in Message to States Parties

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Review Conference Can Boost Cooperation on Peaceful Uses of Biological Science, Technology, Secretary-General Says in Message to States Parties

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Seventh Review Conference of the States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention in Geneva on 5 December:
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