Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s remarks to the Security Council on peace and security in Africa, in New York today, 25 February: Thank you for the opportunity to brief you this afternoon. Our agenda is the issue of peace and security in Africa. Before we discuss the deeply disturbing situation in Libya, let me […]
Investing in the health, education and empowerment of adolescents was a powerful way to create a stronger future, experts from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and its partners said at Headquarters today. “Adolescence is a pivot point,” said UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Hilde Frafjord Johnson at a press conference to launch the agency’s […]
Mexico?s signature of the Nagoya Protocol to the Convention on Biological Diversity was not only a demonstration of its commitment to biodiversity protection, but also of the importance of signing for the country itself and the world, Environment Minister Juan Rafael Elvira said at a Headquarters press conference today. Speaking after the signature, Mr. Elvira […]
The Independent Audit Advisory Committee of the United Nations (IAAC) held its Thirteenth session from 15 to 17 February 2011. The session, which was held at United Nations Headquarters in New York, was presided over by the Chairman, David M. Walker, with all the members of the IAAC in attendance, namely John F.S. Muwanga (Vice-Chairman), Vadim V. Dubinkin, Vinod […]
(Based on information provided by the Protocol and Liaison Service.) The new Permanent Representative of Gabon to the United Nations, Noel Nelson Messone, today presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Prior to his current appointment, in 2010, Mr. Messone served as Gabonese Ambassador to the Benelux States and the European Union, while concurrently […]
Speakers also Highlight Civilian Protection, Peacekeepers? Safety, Security The United Nations must urgently address the challenges of modern peacekeeping, including a severe imbalance in the ?division of labour? between troop and financial contributors, and resource shortfalls that left peacekeepers vulnerable to attacks, delegates said today as the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations concluded its […]
Experts Consider Access to Science, Technology, Education, Training, Warning of Loss of Qualified Women, or ?Leaky Pipeline?, in Some Countries The proverbial glass ceiling not only continued to curtail the aspirations of schoolgirls and women scientists and engineers around the world, but was best described in too many societies as a ?cast-iron ceiling?, the […]
Historic Decision Taken as West African Nation Requests Inclusion without Security Council Referral The Peacebuilding Commission decided today that it would place Guinea on its agenda, acting for the first time without a referral from the Security Council but responding instead to a request from the West African country itself. As a consequence, the […]
General Assembly President Joins Peacekeeping, Field Support Chiefs at Opening of Special Committee?s 2011 Session The United Nations would aim in the coming year to build on 2010 efforts to bolster the ability of the ?blue helmets? to protect civilians, defuse conflict and foster sustainable peace in strife-torn areas through a range of policy-development, […]
?To Plan for a Day, Catch a Fish; to Plan for a Year, Plant Rice; to Plan For a Decade, Plant a Tree; to Plan for a Lifetime, Educate a Girl,? Meeting Hears While the last year had seen significant efforts to improve women?s status around the world ? including the landmark creation of […]
