The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Hardeep Singh Puri ( India): The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the bombing of the United Nations building in Abuja, Nigeria, on 26 August 2011, causing numerous deaths and injuries. They expressed their deep sympathy and condolences to the […]
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks to the African Union High-Level Ad Hoc Committee on Libya, in Addis Ababa on 25 August: I would like to congratulate the African Union High-Level Ad Hoc Committee for the leadership which you have shown from the inception of the crisis in Libya. Your efforts have […]
Kiyo Akasaka, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, told correspondents today that the upcoming annual Department of Public Information/Non-Governmental Organizations Conference in Germany ? on the theme ?Sustainable Societies; Responsive Citizens? ? is an important opportunity for NGOs and civil society to meet and begin preparing for next year?s United Nations Conference on Sustainable […]
Saying Mistrust Deepening, Senior UN Official Highlights Recent Clashes, Confirmation by Palestinians of Intent to Approach UN Next Month for ?Recognition? Recent terror attacks and escalating violence in the Middle East showed the urgent need to make progress towards the two-State solution, but the political deadlock persisted, B. Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, told […]
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Korbel School Annual Dinner, in Denver on 24 August: Thank you for this warm welcome. I am glad to be attending this dinner in support of the Korbel School. Your namesake, Josef Korbel, is well known to us all. You might […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General welcomes the holding of the presidential election in Cape Verde on 21 August, which was widely acclaimed by international observers as peaceful and credible. He congratulates Jorge Carlos Fonseca for winning the run-off election, and wishes him all […]
Following are Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro?s remarks to the African Union Pledging Conference in Addis Ababa, today, 25 August: It is a great privilege to be here in Addis Ababa for this important pledging conference. The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, has asked me to personally convey not only his best wishes ? but […]
NEW YORK, 24 August (UNITAR) — On 25 August, the Olof Palme Memorial Fund, Sweden, and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) will launch the 2011 Negotiation Training Series “Towards a level playing field”, aimed at enhancing diplomats’ negotiation skills. With the generous support of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden, this […]
Thirteen Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) were approved for association with the United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI) at the second biannual meeting of the DPI/NGO Committee, held in New York on 18 August. According to Maher Nasser, Director of the Outreach Division in the Department of Public Information and Chair of the DPI Committee on […]
Following are Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro?s remarks to the opening ceremony of the Conference of the International Association of Women Police (IAWP), in Lexington, Kentucky, 21 August: Thank you very much. I am honoured to be here ? and I am pleased to share with you the warmest wishes of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon […]
