Author: Katharina Kandt

Counter-terrorism: briefing by USG

Letter dated 8 May 2018 informing about  first meeting on the sixth review of the Global Counter Terrorism Strategy to be held 15 May 2018 and a briefing by Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, to be held on 14 May.

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UN Convention against Corruption: tentative programme

Letter dated 8 May 2018 circulating the tentative program of the General Assembly high-level debate to mark the fifteenth anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention against Corruption and to highlight emerging trends and promote the effective implementation of the Convention.

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Repositioning of development system: Silence procedure not broken

Letter dated 7 May 2018 informing that silence procedure of the final draft of the resolution on the repositioning of the United Nations development system, in the context of the quadrennial comprehensive policy review (QCPR) of operational activities for development of the UN system, has not been broken.

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Appointment of cofacilitators for meeting on SDGs & Middle-income countries

Letter dated 7 May 2018 informing about the appointment of H.E. Ms. Mirgul Moldoisaeva, Permanent Representative of Kyrgyzstan, and H.E. Mr. Tore Hattrem, Permanent Representative of Norway, as co-facilitators for the high-level meeting to discuss the gaps and challenges of middle-income countries in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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