Only three months after being opened for signature, the Nagoya Protocol to the Convention on Biological Diversity had more than a quarter of the signatories needed to move towards ratification, officials said at a Headquarters press conference today. About 10 more countries were expected to sign up to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to […]
There was firm evidence that both pro-Government elements and opposition forces in Libya were responsible for the recruitment of child soldiers, a war crime, Special Representative Radhika Coomaraswamy said at Headquarters today as she released the Secretary-General’s annual report on children and armed conflict. While it had occurred after the reporting period, credible information […]
Top Humanitarian, Human Rights, Peacekeeping Officials Brief Members amid Concerns over Escalating Violence, Indiscriminate Use of Force The unprecedented crises in the Middle East and parts of North and sub-Saharan Africa over the last six months drove home the need for the Security Council to implement its five resolutions intended to protect civilians trapped […]
The Commission on Sustainable Development had reached a critical moment in its negotiations to develop concrete policy recommendations, delegates were told today as the body discussed progress made by its working groups more than halfway through its annual two-week session. “After years of assessing the five policy themes, it’s up to us,” said Chair […]
Heads of Departments of Peacekeeping, Field Support Deliver Joint Remarks; Also Takes Up Reports by Internal Oversight Services, Audit Advisory Committee The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today heard the United Nations top officials responsible for peacekeeping and the mission support needed to sustain it review the successes and difficulties of the restructuring of […]
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s message on the launch of the Decade of Action for Road Safety, 11 May: The launch today of the Decade of Action for Road Safety can help all countries drive along the path to a more secure future. Road crashes kill nearly 1.3 million people every year, and leave millions […]
Following is Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s message to the Fifth International Wildland Fire Conference, delivered by Johann G. Goldammer, Leader of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe/Food and Agriculture Organization Team of Specialists on Forest Fire and Coordinator of the Global Wildland Fire Network, in Sun City, South Africa, 10 May: It is a pleasure to […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Special Adviser to the Secretary-General for Myanmar, Vijay Nambiar, is scheduled to arrive on Wednesday in Myanmar for a three-day visit at the invitation of the Government. The Special Adviser will hold meetings in Naypyitaw and Yangon with the […]
Better integration between democracy assistance and diplomatic efforts was needed, correspondents were told today, at a Headquarters press conference on the issue of how the international democracy family can support activists in the field. Many civic organizations have stated that what they would most value from the international community was not a little bit […]
(Received from a UN Information Officer.) ISTANBUL, 9 May — While the private sector was the main force behind diversifying national economies and spurring integration into the global economy, in least developed countries, it was dominated by small and informal enterprises, making the creation of an enabling business environment essential for their advancement over […]
