Meetings Coverage and Press Releases

Timor-Leste, in First Report on Compliance with Women's Anti-Discrimination Convention, Pledges to Include All Citizens Equally in Building Future

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Timor-Leste, in First Report on Compliance with Women's Anti-Discrimination Convention, Pledges to Include All Citizens Equally in Building Future

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today recognized the recent legislative and policy efforts of Timor-Leste to improve the lot of women in the Southeast Asian island nation’s traditional patriarchal society, but expressed concern over continuing discriminatory practices in schools, the workplace and family life.

Companies Leading Way towards Low-Carbon Economy Will Be Twenty-First Century's Market Winners, Secretary-General Tells Junior Chamber Leadership Summit

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Companies Leading Way towards Low-Carbon Economy Will Be Twenty-First Century's Market Winners, Secretary-General Tells Junior Chamber Leadership Summit

Following is United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Junior Chamber International Leadership Summit, delivered in Geneva by Georg Kell, Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact, on 28 July:

Security Council Adopts Resolution 1880, Extending Mandates of Côte d'Ivoire Operation, Supporting French Forces until January 2010

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Security Council Adopts Resolution 1880, Extending Mandates of Côte d'Ivoire Operation, Supporting French Forces until January 2010

The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI), and its authorization of the French forces which support the Operation, until 31 January 2010, in support of the long-postponed presidential elections in that West African country.

General Assembly to Establish Working Group to Follow Up Matters Discussed During Conference on Impact of World Financial and Economic Crisis

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General Assembly to Establish Working Group to Follow Up Matters Discussed During Conference on Impact of World Financial and Economic Crisis

The General Assembly today decided to establish an ad hoc open-ended working group to follow up on issues described in the outcome document of the conference on the impact of the world financial and economic crisis on development and report to the world body before the end of its sixty-fourth session.

Secretary-General Commends World Tourism Organization Efforts to Respond to Global Economic Crisis, Climate Change Challenge

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Secretary-General Commends World Tourism Organization Efforts to Respond to Global Economic Crisis, Climate Change Challenge

This is the text of a message by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon delivered on his behalf today to the 18th session of the World Tourism Organization in Astana, Kazakhstan, by the Deputy Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization, Taleb Rifai:
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