The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General strongly condemns this morning?s attack against a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) vehicle near the town of Tyre, inside UNIFIL?s area of operations. The attack injured five UNIFIL military personnel. UNIFIL and Lebanese authorities are cooperating […]
Recent events in Tunis, Cairo, Madrid, New York and hundreds of other cities and towns across the globe demonstrated that ?the voice of ordinary people has been raised and their demands made clear?, Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said at Headquarters today. At a press conference to mark the commemoration […]
Showing sad parallels with the climate crisis, the effects of the financial and economic crisis had been felt most seriously by those in no way responsible for it, Roberto Bissio, Coordinator of the non-governmental organization Social Watch, said at Headquarters today. At a press conference sponsored by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, […]
Developing Countries Becoming ?New Drivers of Economic Development?, Delegate Says at Conclusion of High-level Dialogue on Development Financing The deliberations that took place over the fifth High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development should be seen as an important step towards renewing and improving the global partnership for development launched by the landmark Monterrey Consensus […]
Holding a series of expert panel discussions as part of its Fifth High‑Level Dialogue on Financing for Development, the General Assembly today provided space for in‑depth consideration by Government and civil society representatives of key issues such as reform of the international financial system, innovative sources of development aid, and the impact of the financial […]
States Parties to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families today elected by secret ballot seven members to the Committee that monitors the treaty’s implementation, to replace those whose four-year terms will expire on 31 December. The Committee on the Protection of the Rights […]
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s message to the event on ending violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, delivered by Ivan ?imonović, Assistant Secretary-General in the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in New York, on 8 December: I am pleased to greet participants attending this event on […]
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s message to the thirty-third Ministerial Meeting of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa, originally delivered in French by Abou Moussa, Special Representative of the Secretary General for Central Africa and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), in Bangui, […]
Members Hear Briefings by Presidents, Prosecutors of Courts Trying War Crimes in Former Yugoslavia, Rwanda The Presidents of the ad hoc International Tribunals investigating war crimes committed during the Balkan wars of the 1990s and the 1994 Rwanda genocide today highlighted the contributions of those courts to international criminal law, but cautioned the Security […]
With Palestinian refugees gaining none of the political and human rights advances seen elsewhere in the Middle East, and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) facing severe financial constraints, 18donors pledged contributions to the Agency?s 2012 budgetthis afternoon, with several Governments expressing their intention to […]
