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Ambitious Development, Climate Finance Key for Maintaining Universal Economy, Making Globalization Fair, Secretary-General Tells International Monetary Committee

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Ambitious Development, Climate Finance Key for Maintaining Universal Economy, Making Globalization Fair, Secretary-General Tells International Monetary Committee

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the International Monetary and Financial Committee, in Washington, D.C., today:

Pave Way For Carbon Taxation as Major Global Trend, Secretary-General Urges Finance Ministers’ Climate Meeting, Noting Emissions’ Pricing Raised $44 Billion in 2018

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Pave Way For Carbon Taxation as Major Global Trend, Secretary-General Urges Finance Ministers’ Climate Meeting, Noting Emissions’ Pricing Raised $44 Billion in 2018

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the ministerial meeting of the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action, in Washington, D.C., today:

Delegates Call for Expansion of International Trade Commission Membership, Reforms in Investor-State Disputes, as Sixth Committee Takes Up Annual Report

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Delegates Call for Expansion of International Trade Commission Membership, Reforms in Investor-State Disputes, as Sixth Committee Takes Up Annual Report

As the Sixth Committee (Legal) took up the report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) today, delegates called for an expansion of that Commission’s membership, along with reforms in investor‑State settlement disputes.

Sixth Committee Debates Impact of Sanctions, Mediation in Peaceful Dispute Settlement, as Discussion on Special Charter Committee Concludes

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Sixth Committee Debates Impact of Sanctions, Mediation in Peaceful Dispute Settlement, as Discussion on Special Charter Committee Concludes

Before considering seven requests for observer status in the General Assembly, the Sixth Committee (Legal) today concluded its debate on the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations with speakers highlighting the impact of sanctions, the importance of the peaceful settlement of disputes and the unique role mediation plays in that endeavour.

Delegates Support Swift Creation of Nuclear-Weapon-Free Middle East as First Committee Concludes General Debate

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Delegates Support Swift Creation of Nuclear-Weapon-Free Middle East as First Committee Concludes General Debate

Calling for the establishment of a nuclear‑weapon‑free zone in the Middle East, delegates spotlighted the benefits such an area would have in promoting peace in the region, as the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) concluded its general debate today.

Department Has Duty to Spread Positive Narrative as Hate Finds ‘A Voice and a Home’, Says Delegate, as Fourth Committee Continues Information Debate

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Department Has Duty to Spread Positive Narrative as Hate Finds ‘A Voice and a Home’, Says Delegate, as Fourth Committee Continues Information Debate

The Department of Global Communications has a responsibility to disseminate a positive narrative in a world where hate has once again found a voice, a delegate told the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) today as it continued its general debate on questions relating to information.

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