Meetings Coverage and Press Releases

Stressing United Nations Commitment to Inclusion, Secretary-General Tells State Parties Conference on Disabilities Convention ‘We Must Pick Up the Pace’

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Stressing United Nations Commitment to Inclusion, Secretary-General Tells State Parties Conference on Disabilities Convention ‘We Must Pick Up the Pace’

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the sixteenth session of the Conference of State Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in New York today:

Concluding Major Judicial Cases, Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals Prepares for Next Stage of Operations, Its President Tells Security Council

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Concluding Major Judicial Cases, Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals Prepares for Next Stage of Operations, Its President Tells Security Council

The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals is poised to enter the next phase of its operations, its President said today as she briefed the Security Council on the substantial progress in its judicial cases, while speakers cited the completion of the remaining work as “essential” for rounding up the historical chapter of international criminal justice.

Despite Remarkable Achievement in Tackling HIV/AIDS, Disease Remains ‘a Global Crisis, Causing a Death Every Minute’, Senior Official Tells General Assembly

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Despite Remarkable Achievement in Tackling HIV/AIDS, Disease Remains ‘a Global Crisis, Causing a Death Every Minute’, Senior Official Tells General Assembly

Despite notable progress in HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment worldwide, speakers today warned the General Assembly that the epidemic remains a global concern requiring greater collaboration among Member States, particularly in reaching the most vulnerable countries and populations.

Special Committee on Decolonization Approves 3 Draft Resolutions, Hears Officials, Petitioners from Non-Self-Governing Territories, Opening Substantive 2023 Session

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Special Committee on Decolonization Approves 3 Draft Resolutions, Hears Officials, Petitioners from Non-Self-Governing Territories, Opening Substantive 2023 Session

Approving three draft resolutions on visiting missions as well as collecting and disseminating information, the Special Committee on Decolonization opened the substantive part of its 2023 session today, with petitioners from various Non-Self-Governing Territories drawing attention to the importance of self-determination.

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