NEW YORK, 27 September (Office for Disarmament Affairs) ? A regional United Nations workshop on implementing United Nations Security Council resolution 1540 (2004) will be held from 28 September to 1 October 2010 in Hanoi, Viet Nam. Hosted by the Government of Viet Nam, the workshop is organized by the Office for Disarmament Affairs with […]
Heads of State and Government called for the building of global solidarity through the United Nations to help resolve local conflicts as well as international crises, as the annual high-level debate at the General Assembly continued with its third day today. ?We have been calling for all our voices to be heard?, in order […]
Adoption of Outcome Document Concludes Review of Mauritius Strategy Implementation Noting with concern the sustainable development challenges facing small island developing States, and their uneven progress towards realizing the Millennium Development Goals, the General Assembly today urged international financial institutions to give those States adequate access to concessionary financing for investment in sustainable development, […]
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks at the closing session of the high-level review meeting on the Mauritius Strategy for small island developing States, in New York today, 25 September: On behalf of the Secretary-General, I am pleased to address the closing session of this high-level review meeting on the Mauritius Strategy. […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General is saddened by the loss of life and damage caused by the sudden rainstorm in Haiti on 24 September 2010. He extends his deepest condolences to the families of those who have died. The United Nations is responding to the […]
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Jean Ping, today launched a United Nations-African Union Joint Task Force on Peace and Security, an important new mechanism to enhance strategic cooperation between the two organizations in preventing and resolving conflicts. The Joint Task Force will meet twice a year […]
Annual General Debate Continues With Calls for Security Council Reform A shifting power balance and rapid globalization of threats ? from economic crisis and drug trafficking to pollution and terrorism ? taken together, had ushered in a new world order, challenging the United Nations to update its anachronistic structures and mindsets so it could truly […]
Delegations Warn They Will Seek New Venues for Negotiating Pressing Disarmament, Security Concerns if Geneva-based Multilateral Negotiating Body Remains Hamstrung Unblocking the long fallow Conference on Disarmament was the subject of a ministerial meeting convened today by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who urged delegations to recall that body?s status as the ?undisputed home of international arms […]
Leaders at High-Level Review Meeting Voice Concern Over Lack of Help in Dealing with Ever-growing Vulnerability The United Nations was committed to supporting small island developing States, at the international policy level and on the ground, through its agencies and technical cooperation projects, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the General Assembly today. As the Assembly […]
The following communiqué was issued after the high-level meeting on Sudan, held in New York, 24 September: On 24 September 2010, the United Nations Secretary-General convened a high-level meeting on Sudan to mobilize international support for the Sudanese parties’ full and timely implementation of the final phase of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), including […]
