New Permanent Representative of Ethiopia Presents Credentials
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The new Permanent Representative of Ethiopia to the United Nations, Tesfaye Yilma Sabo, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
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New Permanent Representative of Tuvalu Presents Credentials
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The new Permanent Representative of Tuvalu to the United Nations, Tapugao Falefou, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
Speakers Urge More Systemic Risk, Vulnerability Assessments of Potential Violence, as Security Council Charts Progress in Protecting Children during Armed Conflict
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With cycles of conflict becoming more intense, frequent and complex, the global community must prioritize risk assessments that raise red flags about potential violence against children, senior officials told the Security Council today, as members took stock of progress made in implementing their “children in armed conflict” agenda.
Speakers Highlight National Strategies Tackling Effects of Pandemic, Conflicts, Inequalities, as Social Development Commissions Concludes General Discussion
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Detailing the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and conflicts on the employment market, delegates outlined strategies to overcome inequalities within and between countries and to provide decent work opportunities for all.
Concluding Regular Session, Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Recommends 214 Applications for Status with Economic and Social Council
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The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations concluded the first part of its 2023 session today, which began on 23 January, approving its report as orally revised, and having recommended 214 organizations for consultative status and taken note of 543 quadrennial reports.
Speakers Call for Bolstered International, Regional Support to Address Existing Inequalities between Nations, as Social Development Commission Session Continues
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As the Commission for Social Development continued its general discussion today, delegates explored ways to overcome multiple crises — including the COVID-19 pandemic, rising conflicts and climate change — that have exacerbated existing inequalities between and within nations.
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Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths today announced an extra $25 million grant to boost aid efforts and address urgent needs of hundreds of thousands of people in the earthquake-stricken parts of Syria. Some 130 search and rescue teams are working in affected areas in Türkiye; another 57 teams are on their way.
Calling Terrorism ‘an Affront to Humanity’, Secretary-General Urges Being More Vigilant than Ever, in Global Day Message for Prevention of Violent Extremism
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Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism as and when Conducive to Terrorism, observed on 12 February:
Bridge Digital Divide within Decade to Ensure All Have Meaningful Access, Secretary-General Tells World Internet of Things Conference
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Following is the text of UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ video message to the World Internet of Things Convention, in Beijing today:
Dae’sh Still Sizeable Threat, Senior Counter-Terrorism Officials Warn Security Council, Citing Group’s Growing Use of New Technologies, Lag in Repatriating Foreign Fighter
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Despite international efforts to defeat Da’esh, the group still poses a considerable threat in many parts of the world, senior United Nations officials told the Security Council today, as members stressed the need to complement the relatively blunt instrument of force with more nuanced, context-specific approaches to remedy socioeconomic inequalities in countries awash with terrorism.