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‘All People Benefit’ When Maternal Health Care Is Improved, Secretary-General Says, Marking Fifteenth Anniversary of Population and Development Conference

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‘All People Benefit’ When Maternal Health Care Is Improved, Secretary-General Says, Marking Fifteenth Anniversary of Population and Development Conference

Following is the full text of the remarks by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the General Assembly’s commemoration of the fifteenth anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in New York today, 12 October:

Exploiting Renewed Focus on Nuclear Disarmament Requires Political Will, Reversal of Past Policies, Understanding New Dynamics Among Nations, First Committee Told

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Exploiting Renewed Focus on Nuclear Disarmament Requires Political Will, Reversal of Past Policies, Understanding New Dynamics Among Nations, First Committee Told

In the face of the continued existence and spread of nuclear weapons by nuclear Powers, the world could profit from the current attention to nuclear disarmament only from sincere political will, real change in past policies and respect for disarmament obligations, and understanding of the new dynamics among nations, the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) heard today.

Ending Debate on Measures against Terrorism, Legal Committee is Told Aim Should Be to Combat Global Scourge, ‘Not to Attack a People’

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Ending Debate on Measures against Terrorism, Legal Committee is Told Aim Should Be to Combat Global Scourge, ‘Not to Attack a People’

As the Sixth Committee (Legal) today concluded its debate on measures to counter international terrorism, Sudan’s representative called for the convening of a high-level conference and establishment of the Saudi Arabian proposed centre as strong measures to counter attacks against Islam.

UN Police Carry Out ‘Lifesaving Work’ – Nurture Faith in Justice, Build Confidence Peace Can Succeed Says Secretary-General, in Message to Singapore Meetings

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UN Police Carry Out ‘Lifesaving Work’ – Nurture Faith in Justice, Build Confidence Peace Can Succeed Says Secretary-General, in Message to Singapore Meetings

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the United Nations-International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) ministerial meeting and general assembly in Singapore, 11-15 October (taped on 30 September):

UN Committed to Protecting Vulnerable from ‘Insidious’ Trade in Counterfeit Medicines, Says Secretary-General, in Message to Benin Meeting

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UN Committed to Protecting Vulnerable from ‘Insidious’ Trade in Counterfeit Medicines, Says Secretary-General, in Message to Benin Meeting

Following is Secretary-General Bank Ki-moon’s message to the “Call of Cotonou” meeting on the trafficking of counterfeit medicines, delivered by Abdoulie Janneh, Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in Cotonou, Benin, 12 October:

In Global Effort to Combat Terrorism, Focal Points Can Ensure Holistic National Response, Coordination among United Nations Entities, Secretary-General Says

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In Global Effort to Combat Terrorism, Focal Points Can Ensure Holistic National Response, Coordination among United Nations Entities, Secretary-General Says

Following is the text of the message by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the International Workshop for National Counter-Terrorism Focal Points, delivered by Jean-Paul Laborde, Special Adviser to the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, in Vienna today, 12 October:

Agreement on Cross-Border Insolvency Issue Applauded in Legal Committee as Key Achievement of United Nations Commission on International Trade Law

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Agreement on Cross-Border Insolvency Issue Applauded in Legal Committee as Key Achievement of United Nations Commission on International Trade Law

As the report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) was taken up by the Sixth Committee (Legal) today, the Chairperson of the Commission, Soo Geun Oh (Republic of Korea) said that adoption of the Practice Guide on Cross-Border Insolvency Cooperation was a key and very timely achievement of UNCITRAL’s forty-second session (held in Vienna, 29 June-17 July) during the time of the global economic crisis.
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