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Commending Programme of Assistance’s Post-Pandemic Activities, Sixth Committee Speakers Debate Advantages of Online, In-Person Trainings

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Commending Programme of Assistance’s Post-Pandemic Activities, Sixth Committee Speakers Debate Advantages of Online, In-Person Trainings

Reviewing the activities of the Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law, Sixth Committee speakers debated the effective use of remote education and the advantages of in-person trainings, while also calling attention to gender balance, equitable geographical representation and multilingualism in the Programme’s endeavours.

At Interactive Dialogue, Deputy Secretary-General Highlights Member States, Resident Coordinators Relationship, Noting Both Progress, Needs for Growth

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At Interactive Dialogue, Deputy Secretary-General Highlights Member States, Resident Coordinators Relationship, Noting Both Progress, Needs for Growth

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the occasion of the interactive dialogue between Member States and the resident coordinators, in New York today:

Including Women in Leadership, Decision Making Engenders Peace, Benefits Everyone, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Security Council Open Debate

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Including Women in Leadership, Decision Making Engenders Peace, Benefits Everyone, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Security Council Open Debate

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Security Council open debate on women, peace and security:  “Strengthening Women’s Resilience and Leadership as a Path to Peace in Regions Plagued by Armed Groups”, in New York today:

India Can Help Usher in New Era of Sustainability, Secretary-General Tells Lifestyles Launch, Hailing Commitments for Environmentally Sound Policies

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India Can Help Usher in New Era of Sustainability, Secretary-General Tells Lifestyles Launch, Hailing Commitments for Environmentally Sound Policies

Following are the UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the launch of Lifestyles for the Environment Initiative at the Statue of Unity, in Ekta Nagar, Narmad, India, today:

Deputy Secretary-General Tells Summit International Financial Architecture Needs Deeper Systemic Reforms to Build More Sustainable, Resilient, Prosperous Future

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Deputy Secretary-General Tells Summit International Financial Architecture Needs Deeper Systemic Reforms to Build More Sustainable, Resilient, Prosperous Future

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the third Finance in Common Summit, in Adidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, today:

Nations Flooded with Illicit Small Arms ‘Cannot Keep Mopping Up the Damage’ without Decisive Action by Exporting States, First Committee Told

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Nations Flooded with Illicit Small Arms ‘Cannot Keep Mopping Up the Damage’ without Decisive Action by Exporting States, First Committee Told

“We cannot keep mopping up the damage while the pipeline keeps leaking”, without serious action by weapons-producing States to prevent unauthorized use, the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) was told today in its debate on conventional weapons.

Despite Pandemic, Climate Crises, Global Goals in Social Protection, Education Still within Reach, Economic and Social Council President Tells General Assembly

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Despite Pandemic, Climate Crises, Global Goals in Social Protection, Education Still within Reach, Economic and Social Council President Tells General Assembly

The Economic and Social Council used the past year to advance the Organization’s unwavering commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with a high-level meeting that zeroed in on the challenges created by the escalation of socio-economic divisions around the globe, the Council’s President told the General Assembly today.

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