At its thirty-first meeting, on 22 June 2011, the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict agreed, in connection with the consideration of the second report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict in the Central African Republic (document S/2011/241), to address the following message to all parties to the conflict […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General welcomes the meeting today in Yangon between Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and Minister for Social Welfare U Aung Kyi. He notes that the parties have expressed satisfaction at their positive talks and their intention to cooperate further […]
Condemning Friday’s bombing in Oslo and the shooting massacre at a Norwegian summer camp, delegates and youth advocates said today that this week’s General Assembly’s High-Level Meeting on Youth would aim to end such extremist behaviour and guide young people on a path of tolerance and understanding. “We are here to prevent what happened […]
Assembly President Urges Strong Outcome at End of Two-Day Meeting; Panels Call For Youth Participation in Democratic ?Common Market?, Supported by National Plans With young people leading the charge for social change around the world, reinvigorated investments in youth were more critical than ever before, said United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today as he […]
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today opened a photo exhibition entitled ?The World?s Stateless? in the Visitors? Lobby of the United Nations Secretariat in New York. It will be on display through early October. Alongside the work of award-winning photographer Greg Constantine and his exhibition ?Nowhere People: The World?s Stateless?, the […]
Anti-Discrimination Committee Calls on Country to Drop Remaining Reservations To Convention, Ratify other Human Rights Treaties, Combat Stereotypes, Trafficking Singapore?s delegation to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women asserted today that gender equality was central to the country?s burgeoning socio-economic growth and responded to the Committee?s concerns over trafficking in persons, […]
Hailing 14 July Doha Document between Sudanese Government, Opposition, Says Vital for Government, Hold-Out Movements to End Hostilities, Discuss Peace Accord The United Nations top political official in Darfur this morning hailed last week?s signing of a road map for peace in Darfur by the Sudanese Government and the opposition Liberation and Justice Movement […]
Experts Warn of Staggering Prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation, Sluggish Pace of Women?s Economic Development, Lenient Penalties for Trafficking Ratification by Djibouti of the international women?s Convention in 1999 had sparked a transformation in Djibouti that had ?changed the landscape of the country?, the head of the delegation and Minister of the Promotion of […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General was shocked to learn about the large explosion in central Oslo and the shooting that took place in Utøya today. He condemns this violence and expresses his condolences to the Government of Norway and the families of the […]
Experts Warn of Staggering Prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation, Sluggish Pace of Women?s Economic Development, Lenient Penalties for Trafficking Ratification by Djibouti of the international women?s Convention in 1999 had sparked a transformation in Djibouti that had ?changed the landscape of the country?, the head of the delegation and Minister of the Promotion of […]
