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Deputy Secretary-General, in Remarks for G20 Leaders’ Summit, Spotlights Vital Role of South-South, Triangular Cooperation to Address Developing Countries’ Challenges

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Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, via Zoom as prepared for delivery, at the Group of Twenty (G20) Leaders’ Summit Side Event:  Enabling Inclusive Development through South-South and Triangular Cooperation, today:

Third Committee Approves 10 Draft Resolutions, Including Texts on Persons with Disabilities, Female Genital Mutilation, Organ Trafficking

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The Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) approved 10 draft resolutions today on a range of topics, including the rights of persons with disabilities, eradicating female genital mutilation, protecting children from bullying and ending organ trafficking.

Speakers Back Proposal to Harmonize Annual Leave, Raise Concern over Post Adjustment Multipliers in Geneva, as Fifth Committee Reviews United Nations Common System

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The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today sent the General Assembly a draft decision on the United Nations common system as delegates considered the International Civil Service Commission’s (ICSC) proposals for the coming year and stressed the need for a cohesive system to manage a diverse global staff.

General Assembly Elects Judges to United Nations Appeals, Dispute Tribunals, Also Fills Vacancies in Eight of Its Subsidiary Bodies

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​​​​​​​The General Assembly today elected judges to the United Nations Appeals Tribunal and United Nations Dispute Tribunal as well as appointed members of eight subsidiary bodies, taking up several reports of its Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) on the matter.

Demand for United Nations Security Support Sharply Rises as Global Crises Grew in Scale, Severity, Unpredictability

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As new and existing conflicts have had far-reaching security and humanitarian consequences across the world, the need for the Organization to respond simultaneously to multiple crises has led to a sharp rise in demand for security support, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in a report released today.

Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic facilitated a school’s reopening in the Haute-Kotto Prefecture. Deployed there to deter armed groups and help restore socioeconomic activities, peacekeepers also provided school supplies and have launched a community violence reduction project.

‘Legitimacy Crisis’ in Libya Must Be Overcome ahead of Elections, Special Representative Says, Briefing Security Council

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The international community must encourage Libya’s leaders to work towards the holding of elections as soon as possible, the senior United Nations official in the country told the Security Council today, stressing the need to restore the legitimacy of Libya’s institutions amid efforts by some institutional actors to obstruct the polls.