Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the first meeting of the Group of Eminent Persons for the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, in New York, 13 October: Welcome to the United Nations and thank you for agreeing to give your time and energy to […]
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s remarks to the Security Council meeting on peacebuilding, today, 13 October: One of the most difficult and important tasks facing the United Nations is to ensure that nations emerging from devastating conflicts are not allowed to slide back into violence. Building peace may sound straightforward, but we know from painful […]
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Major General Muhammad Khalid of Pakistan as the Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL). Major General Khalid will replace Lieutenant General Sikander Afzal of Pakistan, whose tour of duty ends on 28 November. The Secretary-General is grateful to Lieutenant General Afzal for his […]
A panel of nine global economic and political leaders would aim to nail down innovative ways to help develop the world?s poorest countries in the run-up to the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries in Turkey next year, key members of the group said today at a Headquarters press conference. After their […]
Ms. Yanghee Lee, Chairperson for the Committee on the Rights of the Child, highlighted new developments regarding protection and promotion of child rights, including ongoing work towards elaboration of a ?groundbreaking? third optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, during the first ever press conference held on the Convention, which […]
Says ?You Can?t Talk about Anything Nuclear Without Having a Serious Treaty On a Fissile Material Cut-Off?, Urges Members to Adopt Resolution, Break Deadlock The ?tyranny of consensus? was hampering the Conference on Disarmament, said that body?s Secretary-General today in the First Committee, putting the question to Member States: ?Do you want disarmament? Or do […]
Head of UN Children?s Fund Addresses Committee; also Hears Special Envoys On Children and Armed Conflict, Violence against Children, Sale of Children To ?truly universalize child rights,? the world community must reach the neediest children in their early years, with critical nutrition, nurturing, education and child protection, the head of the United Nations Children?s […]
The Security Council this morning decided to extend the authorization of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan for one year, ending 13 October 2011, while stressing the importance of comprehensively building the Afghan security sector to ensure the rule of law throughout the country. Unanimously adopting resolution 1943 (2010) under Chapter VII of the […]
Delegates Debate Need to Harmonize International, Domestic Legislation Stating that the rule of law was linked to sovereignty and control over the use of force and resources, as well as similarly sensitive matters, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General and the Chairperson of the Rule of Law Resource and Coordination Group, Asha-Rose Migiro, told the […]
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks on the rule of law at a meeting of the Sixth Committee (Legal) in New York, 12 October: Let me first congratulate you, Madam Chair, on your election. I have full confidence that you will use your expertise to successfully lead the work of this Committee. I […]
