Calling upon States to “reconnect with the values” of the Convention against Torture, Claudio Grossman, Chairperson of the Committee against Torture, emphasized at Headquarters today the imperative of fighting attempts to make torture acceptable, particularly during emergency situations. “This is the problem with torture: it can become natural. There are situations where everyone goes […]
Upcoming Istanbul Conference Seen as ?Road Map? To Prioritize Special Challenges Confronting World?s Poorest Nations Given the myriad challenges still facing least developed countries, small island developing States, and landlocked developing countries due to multi-dimensional global crises, the international community must work to establish a new, targeted and action-oriented programme of action at the […]
Special Rapporteur James Anaya Says Three Key Issues Addressed in Past Year; Development with Identity, Right to Participation, Convention Implementation The implementation of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples should not be obscured by a discussion about whether or not it is a legally binding document and should be regarded as a […]
Agenda Items on Geneva Protocols, Charter Strengthening Also Concluded The Sixth Committee (Legal) today took up and completed its current consideration of two items, one relating to the safeguarding of diplomatic and consular premises and the other relating to the report of the Special Committee on the Charter. It also concluded current debate on […]
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s address to the World Policy Conference organized by the French Institute of International Relations in Marrakesh, 16 October: I am delighted to be making my first visit to Morocco as Secretary-General of the United Nations. Thank you all ? including His Majesty Mohammed VI for his message, the […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General welcomes the opening today of the electoral campaign in Côte d?Ivoire and the progress made so far in the electoral process. He calls on the parties to conduct their electoral campaign in a peaceful manner, in keeping with […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General welcomes the opening today of the electoral campaign in Côte d?Ivoire and the progress made so far in the electoral process. He calls on the parties to conduct their electoral campaign in a peaceful manner, in keeping with […]
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro?s remarks at the African Union Ministerial Launch of the African Women?s Decade in Nairobi, today, 15 October: I am honoured to be here for the launch of the African Women?s Decade, and I bring special greetings to you all from His Excellency Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Gender equality […]
Member States, representatives of non-governmental organizations and United Nations officials will explore practical measures to alleviate the disproportionate burden of unemployment on young people as well as inadequate opportunities for decent work when they meet at New York Headquarters to commemorate the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on 18 October, under the […]
Russian Federation , United States Jointly Submit Draft Noting Efforts to Reduce Strategic Offensive Arms, Halt Production of Fissile Material; Five Texts Tabled Joining forces to reduce nuclear arsenals, keeping promises, declaring zones free of nuclear weapons, stemming proliferation, abandoning the rationale for nuclear weapons retention and abolishing them were among the calls to […]
