Up to 70 per cent of women at some point in their lifetime experienced physical or sexual violence by men, most from someone they knew, which meant that men had a crucial role in ending such abuse — as fathers, friends and decision-makers, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today at a Headquarters press briefing, following […]
The Second Committee (Economic and Financial) approved by consensus today three draft resolutions relating, respectively, to sustainable mountain development, cyber security and landlocked developing countries. By terms of the text on landlocked developing countries, the General Assembly would express concern that the economic growth of those countries remained very susceptible to external shocks, and […]
(Based on information provided by the Protocol and Liaison Service.) The new Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations, Gyan Chandra Acharya, presented his credentials today to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Acharya was Foreign Secretary of Nepal since 2007. Before that, he held the post of Nepal?s Permanent […]
A photo exhibition entitled ?The United Nations and the Palestine Refugees, 60 Years Later” will be launched at 6 p.m. on Monday, 30 November in the North East Gallery of the Visitors? Lobby. This exhibit, presented by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), under the […]
(Delayed in transmission.) Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s remarks at the fifty-first annual UNA-USA/BCUN Global Leadership Awards gala, in New York, 23 November What a pleasure to be here this evening. I see so many familiar faces, so many dynamic New Yorkers, so many good friends of the United Nations. I thank you for […]
According to an agreement with the Sudan People?s Liberation Army (SPLA), the United Nations would be able to conduct surprise visits to SPLA camps in Sudan to verify the presence of child soldiers, said Radhika Coomaraswamy, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, who added that such dialogue might begin for similar […]
Expressing anger at the United States Government?s expanded presence at seven military bases in Colombia, the Venezuelan Government had asked the Security Council to place an examination of Colombia?s armed conflict on its work agenda, its Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Jorge Valero Briceño, told correspondents today at a Headquarters press conference. Ambassador […]
Up to 70 per cent of women at some point in their lifetime experienced physical or sexual violence by men, most from someone they knew, which meant that men had a crucial role in ending such abuse — as fathers, friends and decision-makers, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today at a Headquarters press briefing, following […]
In today’s Washington Post, Charles Krauthammer takes great pains to paint a bleak picture of health care reform as “monstrous,” “overregulated,” and rife with “arbitrary bureaucratic inventions.” The columnist’s argument may be cogent and well-written, but it is wholly inaccurate. Krauthammer describes a “better choice” for health reform as having three elements: tort reform, interstate […]
Happy Thanksgiving! Given the holiday, we are releasing the President’s weekly address today. In this video, President Obama calls to our attention the men and women in uniform who are away from home sacrificing time with family to protect our safety and freedom. He also talks about the progress of health care reform, the Recovery […]
