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This afternoon at 3pm, the Secretary-General will speak at the launch of the New Climate Economy report from the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate Change.He will stress that, despite some encouraging momentum, climate change is runnin...
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September 6, 2018 Web Desk
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The Economic and Social Council concluded its high-level segment today, adopting a sweeping Ministerial Declaration approved a day earlier by the High‑Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. (Please see Press Release ECOSOC/6...
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July 21, 2018 Web Desk
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The High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development concluded its third annual meeting today with speakers welcoming proposed sweeping reforms to the United Nations development system, warning of the impact of climate change, and calling for fast...
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July 20, 2018 Web Desk
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Opening the substantive portion of its 2018 session today, the Special Committee on Decolonization took up the long‑standing questions of Gibraltar and Western Sahara, while also approving several annual resolutions relating to the dissemina...
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June 11, 2018 Web Desk
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The General Assembly continued its high‑level debate on peacebuilding and sustaining peace today with speakers underscoring the value of the Peacebuilding Fund, a people‑centred approach to human security and the need to tackle poverty and other causes...
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April 25, 2018 Web Desk
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Ministers and high‑level representatives today adopted a series of conclusions and recommendations on financing for development and the means of implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as the Economic and Social Council’s fo...
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April 25, 2018 Web Desk
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Note: A complete summary of today's meetings will be available after their conclusion.Ministerial Round Table 3The first ministerial round table of the day was moderated by Marie Chatardova (Czechia), President of the Economic and Social Council. ...
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April 24, 2018 Web Desk
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