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More Must Be Done to Close Digital Divide, End Poverty, Speakers Say, as Social Development Commission Continues Debate

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More Must Be Done to Close Digital Divide, End Poverty, Speakers Say, as Social Development Commission Continues Debate

The Commission for Social Development resumed its general discussion in virtual format today, with representatives of Member States emphasizing the growing importance of digital technology in the global quest to overcome poverty, achieve sustainable development and build better lives for all.

Delegates Vow to Cement Multilateralism by Spurring Collective Efforts through ‘Action for Peacekeeping’, as Special Committee Begins

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Delegates Vow to Cement Multilateralism by Spurring Collective Efforts through ‘Action for Peacekeeping’, as Special Committee Begins

United Nations peacekeeping operations are central to multilateralism, speakers told the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations at its first meeting of the 2021 session, expressing their commitment to further spur collective action through the Action for Peacekeeping initiative launched in 2018.

Deputy Secretary-General Urges Active Participation of Workers’ Organizations, in Message for Trade Union Reference Manual on Reforms, Decent Work

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Deputy Secretary-General Urges Active Participation of Workers’ Organizations, in Message for Trade Union Reference Manual on Reforms, Decent Work

Following is the text of Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message for the launch event of the Trade Union Reference Manual on United Nations Reforms and Decent Work, today:

Digital Technologies, New Infrastructure Essential for Protecting, Servicing Vulnerable Communities, Panellists Tell Social Development Commission

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Digital Technologies, New Infrastructure Essential for Protecting, Servicing Vulnerable Communities, Panellists Tell Social Development Commission

The Commission for Social Development held a multi-stakeholder forum today, with panellists from around the globe exploring how to surmount the myriad fissures in social service provision by harnessing the use of digital technologies and laying new infrastructures that cater to the most vulnerable communities.

Security Council Press Statement on 10 February Attack against United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali

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Security Council Press Statement on 10 February Attack against United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali

The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack perpetrated on 10 February 2021 against MINUSMA near Douentza, which resulted in one peacekeeper from Togo killed and 27 peacekeepers injured.

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