Environmental protection rules needed much more rigorous enforcement, and it was to be hoped that next year’s United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) would take a holistic approach to incorporating “green economy” into an oceans-oriented agenda, whereby important marine-based resources could be thought of in terms of a “blue economy”, according to David […]
Strong political decisions were needed to ensure the execution of the International Criminal Court warrants for the arrest of President Omer al-Bashir of Sudan and other powerful Government figures, Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said at a Headquarters press conference today. “Our warrants are not going away,” said Mr. Moreno-Ocampo, following his briefing to the […]
Tackling the myriad challenges posed by the HIV/AIDS pandemic required less finger-pointing about which Governments had not met their commitments and more sincere efforts to promote global cooperation and secure new and innovative sources of funding, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan of Nigeria said at Headquarters today. “The only issue is that we are not […]
?We Have No Illusions Regarding Magnitude? of Electoral Challenges, For Which There Are ?No Guarantees of Success?, Special Representative Says The holding of peaceful, credible elections, protection of civilians, regional stabilization, control of mineral resources and security-sector reform presented the major challenges in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the coming year, the […]
NEW YORK, 7 June (United Nations Global Compact Office) ? When it comes to broad implementation of responsible business practices, company size matters most. And while businesses around the world seem to be making tangible progress in addressing environmental concerns, many continue to struggle in the human rights and anti-corruption arena. These are among […]
(Delayed in transmission.) Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s message, delivered by Vijay Nambiar, Under-Secretary-General and Chef de Cabinet, to the U Thant Institute luncheon in Fairfield, Connecticut, on 4 June: It is a pleasure to convey greetings to all who have gathered for this luncheon devoted to democracy in Africa and the Middle East. […]
Actress and Grammy-nominated singer Melba Moore said at Headquarters today that she would engage the corporate world, the media and fellow celebrities in carrying out her duties as a new United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for the Permanent Memorial to honour the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. ?I?m extremely excited to have […]
With the corporate world increasingly aligning itself with the goals of the United Nations, the Organization enjoyed growing private-sector support as well as more partnership activities on the ground to address key initiatives relating to health, poverty reduction and the environment, Georg Kell, Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact, said today at […]
World leaders attending this week?s General Assembly High-level Meeting on HIV/AIDS must make bold commitments to reachthe shared goal of zero new infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths, as the lives of all those living with or affected by the disease weighed in the balance, Assembly President Joseph Deiss (Switzerland) said at a Headquarters […]
Reaffirming its previous commitment to address the HIV/AIDS pandemic as a threat to international peace and security, the Security Council this morning encouraged the incorporation of HIV prevention, treatment, care and support in the implementation of peacekeeping mandates. Resolution 1983 (2011), building on the first Council action on HIV/AIDS, resolution 1308 (2000), was adopted […]
