The dangerously high volatility of global food prices would be a major target of the French presidency of the Group of 20 (G-20), which would actively promote concrete solutions during 2011, France?s Agriculture Minister pledged at a Headquarters press conference today. ?We all have the moral obligation to succeed when it comes to fighting […]
The Security Council today failed to adopt a text that would have described as ?illegal? Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory occupied since 1967 while reiterating demands that all settlement activity cease immediately. Sponsored by nearly two thirds of the United Nations membership, the draft resolution was rejected following a vote of 14 in favour to […]
Members Call for Probe into Allegations of Trafficking in Human Organs There was a pressing need to launch the internationally-mandated dialogue between authorities in Kosovo and Serbia, long delayed by political turmoil in Kosovo, and to work towards viable cooperation on peace and security as well as other critical issues facing the region, the […]
The Security Council today authorized a three-month extension of the temporary redeployment of infantry and aviation units from the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) to the Organization?s Operation in Côte d?Ivoire, known as UNOCI. Unanimously adopting resolution 1968 (2011), the Council also requested the support of troop- and police-contributing countries in extending the […]
Social policy could only be transformative and successful in reducing poverty and putting a nation on a path to sustainable, equitable growth if it was integral to policies that addressed broader socioeconomic and political goals, Sarah Cook, Director of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD), told the Commission on Social Development today […]
Council to Meet with Financial Institutions, World Trade Organization 10-11 March; Approving Agenda, Agrees to Hold Substantive Session’s High-level Segment 4-8 July Acting on a number of organizational issues, the Economic and Social Council today decided that its meeting with the Bretton Woods institutions, World Trade Organization and the United Nations Conference on Trade […]
Members Hail Regional Body?s Actions in Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan ; Commend Efforts to Address Protracted Central Asian Conflicts Setting out the priorities for the 2011 term in the Chair of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the Lithuanian Foreign Minister stressed today the values that the regional body held in common with […]
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Quito, Ecuador, on Sunday, 13 February, in his first visit to the country. On Monday morning, he met with the United Nations country team at a working breakfast, in which he received updates on the work of the entire United Nations system in Ecuador. He noted that his […]
Following is the text of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address, as prepared for delivery, at the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (National University of San Marcos), in Lima, Peru, 15 February: Es un honor para mi estar aquí, en la casona de San Marcos que alberga esta Universidad. I am especially privileged to have […]
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Day of Social Justice, observed on 20 February: Social justice is more than an ethical imperative; it is a foundation for national stability and global prosperity. Equal opportunity, solidarity and respect for human rights — these are essential to unlocking the full productive potential of […]
