United Nations – Selected Meetings Coverage and Press Releases [to 17 May 2014]

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United Nations – Selected Meetings Coverage and Press Releases [to 17 May 2014]
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Meetings
In Sombre Depiction of Indigenous Children Caught in Bitter Land Disputes, Speakers in Permanent Forum Describe Myriad Threats, Urge Solutions (16 May 2014)
Against a backdrop pockmarked by cultural disintegration, “suicide clusters” and family displacements from extractive industries, speakers today in the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples urged prompt and concerted action to reverse those trends and improve the lives of indigenous children and youth worldwide.
HR/5182

Speakers in Permanent Forum, Noting Majority of World’s Indigenous Live in Asia, Say Governments Put Economic Interests over Respect for Traditional Cultures (15 May 2014)
Asia had the highest concentration of indigenous and tribal peoples in the world — more than 150 million — yet many were disproportionately vulnerable to poverty, marginalization and human rights violations, as Governments prioritized economic development over respect for traditional cultures, lands and identities, the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues heard today during a half-day panel discussion on the region.
HR/5181

Urging Alignment of Good Governance Principles with Indigenous Peoples’ Rights, Speakers in Forum Highlight Gains but Say More Needed to ‘Right the Wrongs’ (13 May 2014)
HR/5179

Noting Adverse Impact of Non-Communicable Diseases on Society, General Assembly Decides to Hold High-Level Meeting in July (13 May 2014)
GA/11508

Indigenous Peoples Still Face Discrimination, Exploitation, Other Social Ills, Secretary-General Says as Permanent Forum Opens Thirteenth Session (12 May 2014)
HR/5177

South Sudan Leaders Must Allow Humanitarian Access, Work Together to Heal Wounds, Secretary-General Tells Security Council (12 May 2014)
SC/11391

Press Releases
Secretary-General, in Video Message, Calls for Efforts to Help Smallholder Farmers Worldwide Produce Enough Food, Increase Resilience (15 May 2014)
SG/SM/15844

Secretary-General, in Video Message, Urges Universal Acceptance of Amendment to Rome Statute on Crime of Aggression (15 May 2014)
SG/SM/15843-L/T/4433

Migration Should Be ‘a Journey of Hope, Not a Perilous Gamble’, Secretary-General Tells Stockholm Forum, Urging Fresh Ideas, Innovative Partnerships (14 May 2014)
SG/SM/15842-DEV/3091

Strong, Well-Functioning Families Reduce Poverty, Promote Gender Equality, Says Secretary-General in Message (13 May 2014)
SG/SM/15840-OBV/1330

Security Council Press Statement on Central African Republic (13 May 2014)
SC/11394-AFR/2886

Secretary-General, in Message, Calls for Shared Effort to Bridge Digital Divide, Harness Power of Technology (13 May 2014)
SG/SM/15841-OBV/1331-PI/2093

Sustainable Energy ‘Golden Thread’ Connecting Economic Growth, Increased Social Equity, Secretary-General Tells Ministerial Meeting (12 May 2014)
SG/SM/15839-EN/288

Secretary-General Calls on South Sudan Leaders to Accelerate ‘Momentum for Peace’, in Security Council Briefing (12 May 2014)
SG/SM/15838-SC/11392-AFR/2885

Inaccessible without Israeli Permission, City Cut Off from West Bank, International Meeting on Question of Jerusalem Told (12 May 2014)
GA/PAL/1296

International Meeting on Question of Jerusalem Opens in Ankara with Turkey’s Foreign Minister Calling City Important Cultural Inheritance for All (12 May 2014)
GA/PAL/1295

States to Discuss Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems at Geneva Meeting, 13-16 May (12 May 2014)
DC/3499

Use Deepening Ties to Intensify Fight against Poverty, Disease, Climate Change, Secretary-General Urges China–Africa People’s Forum (12 May 2014)
SG/SM/15835-AFR/2884

Indigenous Peoples Must Have Right to Determine Priorities while Maintaining Traditions, Cultures, Identity, Secretary-General Tells Permanent Forum (12 May 2014)
SG/SM/15837-HR/5178