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Strengthening stability in space depends fundamentally in having awareness and understanding as to who is using the space environment, for what purposes, and under what environmental conditions. To that end, we are seeking to collaborate with other nations, the private sector, and intergovernmental organizations to improve our space situational awareness.

“A growing number of governments, intergovernmental organizations, regional and subregional bodies, businesses and civil society groups are forming partnerships and implementing joint solutions. Increasingly, their approach is comprehensive — focusing on more stable supplies of food, better access to food and optimizing nutrition at the household level,” Ban said.

Our focus, as we get into what we call the “recovery phase,” which follows relief – a recovery is marked by people going home. So in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, people are going home and we’re beginning what we call recovery. And what we’re going to focus on there is three things – not completely different than the relief phase, but somewhat different. Number one, we have to continue to focus on clean drinking water.

This past Friday, Secretary Clinton announced that the bureau that I head up, the bureau is now named the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance, and that is to restore arms control policymaking to the Department of State and, at the same time, to reiterate that the full range of policy activities in this sphere from the formulation of arms control policies through the implementation of treaties …

mWomen is about bringing together women and mobile technology to advance gender equality and global development, and as a result of that marriage, a better world for all of us.

The number of refugees and internally displaced and stateless persons remains alarmingly high. For the United States, their protection and assistance is an enduring commitment. Still, we find that despite the best efforts of the international community and UNHCR’s robust mandate, basic principles of protection are under threat around the world.

While we do not negotiate agreements here at the First Committee, we do share views on how to move forward productively the disarmament and international security agenda. At this year’s First Committee meeting, my delegation hopes to build on last year’s successful session, and the successful events since then.

As part of America’s leadership in saving lives and alleviating suffering around the world, the United States announced today that it intends to make an unprecedented three-year pledge of support to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The pledge is tied to the call for smart investments and shared responsibility to reach the goal of saving more lives efficiently and effectively.

The United States notes the progress that the governments of Benin, Burkina Faso and Mali have made towards a market-based economy. We particularly appreciate these efforts under the constraints of their limited financial resources. We note each government’s continued efforts to reduce macroeconomic imbalances and liberalize their economies …