The Second Committee (Economic and Financial) met this morning to take action on draft resolutions relating to information and communications technologies for development, sustainable development, globalization and interdependence, and groups of countries in special situations.

UN: General Assembly

But the texts don't mesh, and the interpolated situations (women are jailed and beaten) and the fragments of character development (Mary Magdalene is a suicidal neurotic, Martha a passionate do-gooder) read more like random bits of political correctness and sexual politics than organic storytelling.

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The Director-General also took part in a round table at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, addressing the psychological and emotional trauma of Syrian refugee children and UNESCO's response in addressing their needs through the development of specific tools for teacher training in post-conflict and post-disaster situations.

UNESCO: Post-Conflict and Post-Disaster Responses

"Frankly, it has nothing to do with supply and demand there -- these are geopolitical situations, " Angel Gurria, head of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, told CNN.

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But in situations where there is no grid connection, it and other renewables can be a significant aid to development, contributing to meeting the Millennium Development Goals, the IPCC concludes.

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