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The SG: The SG delivered the annual Sergio Vieira de Mello lecture in Geneva today, noting that Sergio Vieira de Mello and the colleagues who died with him in Baghdad proved that the UN remains dedicated to fulfilling its humanitarian imperative.

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The SC: The Security Council today held its last consultations under the Council Presidency of ROK. Tomorrow, Russia will take over the rotating Presidency of the Security Council for March under Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.

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The SG: The SG delivered remarks by video at a conference on post-2015 in Timor-Leste entitled ‘Development for All: Stop conflict, build states and eradicate poverty’ yesterday.

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The SG: At the Fifth Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Vienna, Austria today, the SG emphasized the role of youth in ensuring a “prosperous, equitable and peaceful future.”

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The SG: In Ethiopia over the weekend, the SG is now in the United Arab Emirates. Today he met with Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, where the two discussed developments in the region, including Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, and in the Middle East Peace Process.

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The SC: SRSG for the DRC, Robert Meece, briefed the SC today on the deteriorating situation in the country.

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