United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Geeta Rao Gupta, a United States national born in India, as Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Children?s Fund (UNICEF). Ms. Rao Gupta will succeed Saad Houry. The Secretary-General would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Houry for his exceptional service […]
United Nations Seminar on Assistance to the Palestinian People Concludes, Expert Plenary Considers ?Laying Groundwork for Sovereignty of State of Palestine? (Received from a UN Information Officer) HELSINKI, 29 April ? With plans nearly complete for welcoming a sovereign, independent Palestinian State into the community of nations this September, the Chairman of the Committee on the […]
NEW YORK, 29 April (United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea/DOALOS) ? The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (the ?Commission?) held its twenty-seventh session at United Nations Headquarters from 7 March to 21 April 2011, pursuant to the decisions taken at its twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth sessions as […]
(Received from a UN Information Officer) HELSINKI, 29 April ? Assessing the mechanics of building a Palestinian State ? one that could inspire confidence in its citizens, deliver basic services, and support a vibrant economy ? experts attending the United Nations Seminar on Assistance to the Palestinian People today said that democratic and accountable institutions, […]
Panel Discussion, Regional Inputs Form Part Of Preparatory Meeting for Upcoming Annual Ministerial Review A shift in global educational priorities ? namely, going beyond access to improve the quality of schooling and promote creative policies ? should be a key focus during the ?signature? meeting of the Economic and Social Council later this year, […]
United Nations Information Chief Asks Delegates to Convince Colleagues on Budget Committee to Translate Expressions of Support into Provision of Required Resources Stressing the important role of the global network of United Nations information centres in carrying out regional strategic communications campaigns, the Organization?s top communications official this afternoon called for the requisite resources […]
Nineteenth Session, 2-13 May, Potentially Vital Building Block for ? Rio+20? In its last session before the ?Rio+20? Conference in 2012, the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development will meet from 2-13 May to recommend policy options aimed at promoting more efficient, equitable and safer use of the Earth?s resources. The Commission?s decisions could […]
The following statement was issued on 28 April by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General is appalled by today’s bombing in Marrakech, which killed and injured Moroccans and foreign nationals. He reiterates his firm rejection of the use of indiscriminate violence against innocent civilians and maintains that no political objective justifies […]
On 20 April 2011, the Committee approved the changes specified with strike-through and underline in the three entries below to its Consolidated List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 1904 (2009) adopted under Chapter VII of the […]
Despite the promise of reform contained in a spate of recently announced legislative and legal changes, in fact the crackdown against anti-Government protesters by Syrian authorities had dramatically intensified, a top United Nations political official told the Security Council today. ?Repression is not the solution,? Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs B. Lynn Pascoe said, adding […]
