United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon today announced the appointment of John Hendra of Canada Assistant Secretary-General for Policy and Programme at the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). In this position within UN Women, Mr. Hendra will be responsible for the leadership and management of the Bureau supporting […]
Two-Day Event Ends with Broad-based Discussions on Partnership for Development, Assistance to Fragile States, Role of United Nations in Global Economic Governance Weak institutions in fragile and conflict-affected States constrained efforts to reduce poverty and deliver basic services, and efforts to build peaceful, prosperous nations required aligning priorities ? both between domestic and global […]
General Assembly President Cautions against Reliance On Commodities as Ethiopia?s Deputy Prime Minister Gives Keynote Address United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon urged the international community today to hammer out a concrete plan during the Fourth United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries to improve the plight of the world?s most vulnerable people and meet […]
Speakers Urge Completion of Outstanding Tasks as Transition Period Nears End, Criticize Legislature?s Unilateral Mandate Extension Stressing the need for a comprehensive strategy to encourage the establishment of peace and stability in Somalia through the collaborative efforts of all stakeholders, the Security Council called today for an increased United Nations presence and greater coherence […]
Council Opens Two-Day Meeting with World Bank, IMF, Other Key Bodies On Theme ?Coherence, Coordination and Cooperation on Financing for Development? In the aftermath of the global economic slump, a new era in development was dawning and a new international development architecture would make the difference in reversing setbacks and injecting needed momentum to […]
Wrapping up its seven-day session with a final meeting that stretched into the early evening, the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization adopted, as orally revised, its 2011 report, containing recommendations directed to the General Assembly. According to the report, adopted […]
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Special High-level Meeting of the Economic and Social Council with the Bretton Woods Institutions, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the World Trade Organization, in New York, today, 10 March: I join the President of the Economic and Social Council in […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General notes with satisfaction the statement issued by the Government of President [Alassane] Ouattara regarding as invalid a declaration by the authorities supporting Mr. [Laurent] Gbagbo, banning United Nations and Licorne flights inside Côte d’Ivoire. He deplores this latest attempt to […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General has continued to follow closely the situation in Bahrain. He remains concerned at the apparent impasse in launching a national dialogue a few weeks after King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa asked Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa to […]
One Year Later, Secretary-General, Deputy Top List of Officials at Event Hosted by UN Women, Global Compact Office Scores of business leaders, along with representatives of Government and civil society, today shared their experiences in promoting women?s advancement through the Women?s Empowerment Principles at a United Nations meeting opened by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and […]
