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Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Considers Reinstatements, Suspensions, Withdrawals, Change of Name Requests, Reports of Accredited NGOs

  Recommends Suspension of 208 Organizations, Withdrawal Of One — Interfaith International — for Violation of Suspension The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today recommended four entities for consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, and postponed its consideration of nine applications. It also took note of 137 quadrennial reports submitted by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in consultative […]

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Security Council Press Statement on Attacks in Syria

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Agshin Mehdiyev (Azerbaijan): The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest possible terms the killings, confirmed by United Nations observers, of dozens of men, women and children and the wounding of hundreds more in the village of El-Houleh, near Homs, in attacks that involved a […]

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Joint Statement by Secretary-General, Joint Special Envoy for Syria

  The following joint statement was issued 26 May by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Joint Special Envoy for Syria Kofi Annan: The Secretary-General and the Joint Special Envoy condemn in the strongest possible terms the killing, confirmed by United Nations observers, of dozens of men, women and children and the wounding of […]

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United Nations International School to Hold Graduation Ceremony in General Assembly Hall 31 May

  United States Ambassador Susan Rice to Address Class of 2012 The graduation ceremony for the Class of 2012 of the United Nations International School (UNIS) will take place at 4 pm on Thursday, 31 May 2012, in the United Nations General Assembly Hall.  Susan Rice, United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations, will […]

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Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Recommends 20 Applicants for Status, Defers 35, Including for Discrepancy between Aims and Activities

  The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today recommended 19 entities for special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council and 1 for roster status, but postponed consideration of 35 other applications as it continued consideration of applications deferred from previous sessions during its resumed 2012 session. The non-governmental organizations recommended today were from a cross-section of regions and […]

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In Budget Committee, Speakers Welcome Improved UN Financial Picture, but Express Concern over Peacekeeping Cash Shortages, Delayed Payments to Troop Contributors

  Reports Introduced on Financing Libya Support Mission, Somalia Political Office While lauding the improved financial situation of the United Nations at year-end 2011 and further progress since then, delegates in the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this afternoon expressed concern over the continued cash shortages in peacekeeping operations and the subsequent lag in payments […]

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United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, to Serve Two More Years, by General Assembly Decision

  Candidates Approved for Two Seats on Committee for Programme and Coordination Acting on the recommendation of the Secretary-General, the General Assembly this afternoon extended for two years the appointment of Navi Pillay as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Immediately following that decision, Assembly President Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser welcomed the reappointment of Ms. Pillay, […]

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United Nations International Meeting on Question of Palestine to Consider Role of Youth and Women in Peaceful Resolution, Paris 30?31 May

Meeting on Civil Society Action towards Ending Occupation By Harnessing Power of Youth and Women Follows 1 June, in Paris The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People will convene the United Nations International Meeting on the Question of Palestine on 30 and 31 May at the United Nations Educational, […]

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Secretary-General Welcomes Announcement by Sudan, South Sudan to Resume Talks Next Week in Addis Ababa under Auspices of African Union

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General welcomes the announcement of the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan to resume talks in Addis Ababa next week under the auspices of the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel. The Secretary-General encourages the parties to reconvene in an atmosphere […]

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With Constituent Assembly Deadline Approaching in Nepal, Secretary-General Appeals for Urgent Efforts to Preserve Constitution-Making Process

  The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: In view of the very short time remaining before the 27 May 2012 Constituent Assembly deadline, the Secretary-General appeals to Nepali political parties and other actors to make urgent efforts to preserve the constitution-making process and the gains they have made […]

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