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Special Committee on Decolonization Approves 2 Draft Resolutions, Hears Officials, Petitioners from Non-Self-Governing Territories, Opening Substantive 2022 Session

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The Special Committee on Decolonization opened the substantive part of its 2022 session today, approving two draft resolutions related to information collected from, and critical visiting missions deployed to, the world’s 17 remaining Non-Self-Governing territories.

Amid Surging Gang Violence, Ongoing Political Deadlock, Haiti’s Economic, Political Heart in State of Terror, Special Representative Tells Security Council

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Haitian national authorities require urgent international support to address a rapidly deteriorating security situation and deadlocked talks about future governance, the United Nations top official for that country told the Security Council today, as members underscored that the United Nations presence in Haiti must work to address unprecedented gang violence and strengthen fragile State institutions to restore the rule of law.

European Union Committed to Partnership with United Nations Despite Regional Conflicts, Bloc’s High Representative Tells Security Council

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Despite the growing “deficit in multilateralism”, exacerbated by the rise in power political competition, the European Union remains mobilized to work closely with the United Nations, which has kept functioning even at the height of the cold war, the bloc’s foreign affairs chief told the Security Council today.

Transformative Education Opportunities Will ‘Remain Out of Reach for Billions’, Unless Digital Divide is Tackled, Says Deputy Secretary-General

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Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the informal briefing to Member States on the Transforming Education Summit, in New York today: