Highlights of Turkey?s September presidency of the Security Council included a summit on the maintenance of peace and security, which expected to hear from Heads of State and Government, and a high-level review of cooperation in counter-terrorism, the country?s Ambassador told journalists this afternoon. The country?s second Council presidency of its current tenure promised to […]
The Meeting of States Parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights this morning re-elected six members and elected three new members to its monitoring body, the Human Rights Committee. Elected by secret ballot for four-year terms beginning on 1 January 2011 and ending on 31 December 2014, the new members will […]
Department for Economic and Social Affairs Head Says Inequalities Faced By Persons with Disabilities Must Be Addressed ? Notably by Ratifying Convention The third Conference of States Parties of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities opened today amid calls to equally include disabled persons in community life, health and education systems, […]
Department for Economic and Social Affairs Head Says Inequalities Faced By Persons with Disabilities Must Be Addressed ? Notably by Ratifying Convention The third Conference of States Parties of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities opened today amid calls to equally include disabled persons in community life, health and education systems, […]
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s speech, as prepared for delivery, at Liechtenstein’s Vaduzer-Saal, in Vaduz, 1 September: Gruss Gott. Thank you for that warm welcome. What a pleasure to be here. What a wonderful setting. My distinguished predecessor Javier Perez de Cuellar visited here in 1991, the year after Liechtenstein became a United […]
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on International Literacy Day, observed 8 September 2010: This year’s observance of International Literacy Day highlights the central role of literacy in the empowerment of women. Literacy transforms the lives of women, their families, communities and societies. Literate women are more likely to send their children, especially […]
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s speech, as prepared for delivery, at Liechtenstein’s Vaduzer-Saal, in Vaduz, 1 September: Gruss Gott. Thank you for that warm welcome. What a pleasure to be here. What a wonderful setting. My distinguished predecessor Javier Perez de Cuellar visited here in 1991, the year after Liechtenstein became a United […]
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed D. Stephen Mathias of the United States as Assistant Secretary-General for Legal Affairs. He succeeds Peter Taksøe-Jensen in the position. The Secretary-General is grateful to Mr. Taksøe-Jensen for his dedication and commitment to the Organization during his term as Assistant Secretary-General for Legal Affairs. In this position […]
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on International Literacy Day, observed 8 September 2010: This year’s observance of International Literacy Day highlights the central role of literacy in the empowerment of women. Literacy transforms the lives of women, their families, communities and societies. Literate women are more likely to send their children, especially […]
Responding to criticism of Equatorial Guinea?s recent execution of four men accused of an armed attack on the country?s presidential palace last year, the country?s Ambassador said this afternoon that the procedure was constitutional and necessary in the face of repeated violent threats against the State that began when domestic oil started flowing. ?The […]
