Meetings Coverage and Press Releases

Climate Has Moved to Place Where No One Knows What Will Happen, Expert Warns, at Joint Meeting of Second Committee, Economic and Social Council

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Climate Has Moved to Place Where No One Knows What Will Happen, Expert Warns, at Joint Meeting of Second Committee, Economic and Social Council

Climate change has altered the fundamental structure of poverty, an environmental expert told the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) and the Economic and Social Council today as they held a joint meeting on poverty eradication.

Military Aggression by Permanent Security Council Member Constrains Arms Control, Threatens to Upend Disarmament Structures, Speakers Warn in First Committee

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Military Aggression by Permanent Security Council Member Constrains Arms Control, Threatens to Upend Disarmament Structures, Speakers Warn in First Committee

Military aggression by a Security Council permanent member had all but eliminated prospects for advancing arms control, the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) was told as it continued its general debate.

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

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

The Secretary-General, marking the tenth anniversary of the International Day of the Girl Child, stressed that the international community must renew its commitment to work together so that girls can play a full and equal part in their communities and societies. Investing in girls is investing in the world’s common future.

United Nations, African Union Cooperation ‘Is Stronger than Ever’, But Challenges Remain, Need Security Council’s, World’s Full Commitment, Secretary-General Says

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United Nations, African Union Cooperation ‘Is Stronger than Ever’, But Challenges Remain, Need Security Council’s, World’s Full Commitment, Secretary-General Says

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Security Council on cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations:  the African Union, in New York today:

Reviewing Progress in Implementing Major Conference Goals, Speakers in General Assembly Focus on Education Reforms, Doha Action Programme, Africa’s Industrial Development

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Reviewing Progress in Implementing Major Conference Goals, Speakers in General Assembly Focus on Education Reforms, Doha Action Programme, Africa’s Industrial Development

Delegates offered input on the Transforming Education Summit, the Doha Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2022-2031, follow-up to the Millennium Declaration and the 2005 World Summit Outcome, as well as progress in implementing the Third Industrial Development Decade for Africa (2016–2025), as the General Assembly met today to review how major United Nations conferences and summits are carried out and ways to help strengthen the United Nations system.

Speakers Urge Administrating Powers to Put People’s Interests First as Fourth Committee Spotlights Non-Self-Governing Territories

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Speakers Urge Administrating Powers to Put People’s Interests First as Fourth Committee Spotlights Non-Self-Governing Territories

The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) resumed its general debate on decolonization and related agenda items today, with speakers urging administering Powers to prioritize the interests of those who live in Non-Self-Governing Territories.

Children’s Lives Are Still Threatened by Violence, Discrimination, Conflicts, Third Committee Emphasizes as It Discusses Their Rights

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Children’s Lives Are Still Threatened by Violence, Discrimination, Conflicts, Third Committee Emphasizes as It Discusses Their Rights

Coinciding with the tenth International Day of the Girl Child, the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) continued its debate on the rights of children today, with delegates highlighting the special vulnerability of girls to violence, discrimination and harmful practices like female genital mutilation and child marriage.

Concluding Debate on Crimes against Humanity, Sixth Committee Speakers Highlight Divergent Views on Codifying Draft Articles, Stress Core Issues Still Unresolved

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Concluding Debate on Crimes against Humanity, Sixth Committee Speakers Highlight Divergent Views on Codifying Draft Articles, Stress Core Issues Still Unresolved

The thorny nature of developing new international law amongst diverging State views again came to the fore in the Sixth Committee (Legal) today, as delegates concluded their debate on the future of the International Law Commission’s draft articles on crimes against humanity.

Stronger United Nations-African Union Partnership Vital to Tackle Increasing Terrorism, Governance Gaps, Humanitarian Plight in Africa, Speakers Tell Security Council

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Stronger United Nations-African Union Partnership Vital to Tackle Increasing Terrorism, Governance Gaps, Humanitarian Plight in Africa, Speakers Tell Security Council

Amid formidable challenges, including an uptick in terrorist attacks in the Sahel, unconstitutional changes of Government, increasing recourse to use of force to resolve disputes, and a dire humanitarian situation in several regions, all of it exacerbated by climate change, the unique partnership between the United Nations and the African Union remains a cornerstone of multilateralism, which must be adapted to local contexts, with the support of the international community, including the Security Council, the Secretary-General told the 15-member organ today.

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