United Nations – Selected Meetings Coverage and Press Releases [to 8 March 2014]

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United Nations – Selected Meetings Coverage and Press Releases [to 8 March 2014]
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UN Meetings
Survivor Tells How Rebel Group Stole His Youth before Security Council Unanimously Adopts Resolution 2143 (2014) Condemning Child Recruitment in Armed Conflict (7 March 2014)
SC/11309

Speakers in Fifth Committee Commend Organization’s Emergency Management, Saying Storm Sandy Underlined Importance of Fully Operational System (6 March 2014)
GA/AB/4098

Warning Security Council of ‘Extremely Grave’ Situation in Central African Republic, Top Officials Urge Speedy Authorization of United Nations Operation (6 March 2014)
SC/11308

Security Council, Adopting Resolution 2142 (2014), Partially Lifts Weapons Ban on Somalia, Agreeing to End or Suspend It on Basis of Full Compliance (5 March 2014)
SC/11307

Security Council, Adopting Resolution 2141 (2014), Extends Mandate of Expert Panel Assisting Sanctions Committee on Democratic Republic of Korea (5 March 2014)
SC/11306

Ukraine, in Emergency Meeting, Calls on Security Council to Stop Military Intervention by Russian Federation (1 March 2014)
SC/11302

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Press Releases
Progress on Gender Equality Fuels Progress across Entire United Nations Agenda, Secretary-General Says at Closing of General Assembly High-level Session (7 March 2014)
SG/SM/15696-GA/11488

Secretary-General, Commemorating International Women’s Day, Says ‘Equality for Women is Progress for All’ (7 March 2014)
SG/SM/15694-OBV/1304-WOM/1978

Secretary-General Tells Security Council ‘Children Should be Armed with Pens and Textbooks, Not Guns and Grenades’ (7 March 2014)
SG/SM/15692-SC/11310

Secretary-General, in Video Message to Human Rights Council, Appeals for Universal Ban on Capital Punishment (5 March 2014)
SG/SM/15688-HRC/17

Family Farming Plays Key Role in Sustainable Development, Meeting Zero Hunger Challenge, Secretary-General Says in Message to Global Forum (4 March 2014)
SG/SM/15685-DEV/3073

UNDP Management’s Responsibilities Demand Highest Standards of Transparency, Accountability, Effectiveness, Secretary-General Says in Message (3 March 2014)
SG/SM/15682-DEV/3072