United Nations – Secretary General, Security Council, General Assembly [to 20 June 2015]

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United Nations – Secretary General, Security Council, General Assembly  [to 20 June 2015]
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Selected Press Releases/Meetings Coverage
19 June 2015
GA/11656
General Assembly Adopts 5 Resolutions, 1 Decision Including on Conservation of Marine Biological Diversity, Eliminating Sexual Violence in Conflict
Addressing a range of items on its agenda, the General Assembly today adopted five resolutions and one decision, including texts on the Law of Sea, on the establishment of the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict and on achieving peace in Africa by 2020.

18 June 2015
SC/11932
Security Council, Adopting Resolution 2225 (2015), Adds Parties Abducting Children During Armed Conflict to List Monitoring Grave Human Rights Violators
Decrying a marked increase in grave violations committed against children in conflict zones, the Security Council today added abduction to the list of such crimes to be closely monitored, during an open debate on the issue that heard from some 80 speakers.

18 June 2015
SG/SM/16858-OBV/1485-REF/1209
Secretary-General, in Message for World Refugee Day, Calls for Celebrating Tolerance, Diversity

18 June 2015
SG/SM/16850-ENV/DEV/1527
Welcoming Papal Encyclical Calling Climate Change Major Challenge Facing Humanity, Secretary-General Reaffirms World’s Obligation to ‘Protect Our Common Home’

15 June 2015
SG/SM/16844-OBV/1483-WOM/2041
Secretary-General Urges Action to Advance Human Rights, End Discrimination against Widows, in Message for International Observance