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Fifth Committee Takes Up Proposed $768.2 Million Budget for United Nations Mission in Central African Republic and Chad

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Fifth Committee Takes Up Proposed $768.2 Million Budget for United Nations Mission in Central African Republic and Chad

The $768.19 million proposed budget for the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) for 2009/10 represented an increase of 74.3 per cent, compared to the 2008/09 period, due to the projected phased deployment of 5,183 military contingent personnel, for which the Mission would require a total of 30 aircraft and seven additional helicopters, United Nations Controller, Jun Yamazaki, told the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this morning.

Doing Right Thing on Climate Also Smart for Business, Secretary-General Says in Video Message to International Chamber of Commerce Anniversary Dinner

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Doing Right Thing on Climate Also Smart for Business, Secretary-General Says in Video Message to International Chamber of Commerce Anniversary Dinner

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the ninetieth anniversary dinner of the International Chamber of Commerce in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, today, 2 June:

General Assembly, Expressing Deep Concern, Invites Major United Nations Organs to Intensify Efforts in Addressing Security Implications of Climate Change

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General Assembly, Expressing Deep Concern, Invites Major United Nations Organs to Intensify Efforts in Addressing Security Implications of Climate Change

Deeply concerned about the possible security implications of climate change, the General Assembly today invited the major organs of the United Nations, including the Security Council, to intensify their efforts to address the challenge, as appropriate and within their respective mandates.

Budget Committee Takes up Financing for United Nations Missions in Kosovo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Western Sahara

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Budget Committee Takes up Financing for United Nations Missions in Kosovo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Western Sahara

As the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) took up financing of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), representatives of Serbia and Russian Federation questioned a proposed 76.2 per cent reduction in the budget of the Mission, which reflected a drawdown in personnel from an approved strength of 4,911 in 2008/09 to a proposed strength of 507 for 2009/10.
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