United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on the evening of 26 October. The next morning, after an official welcoming ceremony, he met with Prime Minister Hun Sen at the Peace Palace, the newly built Government office, becoming the first visiting dignitary to be hosted there. Secretary-General Ban and Prime Minister Hun […]
Vote is 107-38-36, with Four Amendments Rejected; Approves Texts on Ombudsmen, Right to Truth, Self-Determination, Committee against Torture, Extreme Poverty The General Assembly would, for the third time in four years, renew its call for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty under the terms of a draft resolution approved today in the […]
The General Assembly today returned to the long-standing issue of Security Council reform as it opened its annual debate, looking to end the deadlock among Member States over how to reshape what many speakers saw as the United Nations most powerful ? and increasingly outdated ? organ. Although most of the nearly 50 speakers agreed […]
UNRWA?s Administrative Support Chief Says Worsening Structural Deficit Obliges Agency to Turn to General Assembly for Urgent Assistance, Cites Historic Precedent With just a bit of time remaining on its calendar, the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) today concluded its consideration for the session of the effects of atomic radiation with the consensus approval […]
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his delegation arrived in Shanghai, China, on the afternoon of 30 October. Led by officials of the Organization working at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, the Secretary-General visited the pavilions of the United Nations, MeteoWorld, China, Republic of Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. That evening […]
Permanent Observer, Israeli Journalist Brief Members as Acting Chairman Provides Update on Developments since Last Meeting The Palestinian Rights Committee this morning unanimously approved four draft resolutions relating to its own work, as well as that of the Division for Palestinian Rights and the Department of Public Information. It also heard briefings by its […]
With the adoption of two draft resolutions today, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) gave its approval to the Board of Auditor?s scrutiny of the Organization?s 2009 financial statements and laid down a blueprint of guidelines meant to improve the staging of conferences. The Committee this morning also debated the Organization?s new system for administering […]
Members from African, Western European, Other States Elected by Acclamation, Vote Required to Seat Members from Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, Caribbean Bringing the United Nations another step closer to the official 1 January 2010 launch of ?UN Women?, the Economic and Social Council today elected – by acclamation and by secret ballot ? […]
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Tolerance, to be observed on 16 November: Tolerance is the foundation for mutual respect among people and communities, and is vital for building a single global society around shared values. It is a virtue and a quality, but above all, tolerance is […]
The following press statement was issued today by Security Council President Mark Lyall Grant ( United Kingdom): The members of the Security Council were appalled by and condemned in the strongest terms the recent spate of terrorist attacks in Iraq, including today?s, in which scores of civilians lost their lives and hundreds more were […]
