United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Jack Lang of France as Special Adviser on Legal Issues related to Piracy off the Coast of Somalia. Mr. Lang is a professor of public law and has extensive experience as a national and international policymaker. He has been elected as a deputy of the National Assembly of […]
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon?s message to the High-Level Thematic Conference on the International Day against Nuclear Tests, delivered by Miroslav Jenča, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), in Astana, 26 August: I am pleased to send my greetings to all […]
As the number of people significantly affected by the catastrophic floods in Pakistan climbed to an estimated 17.2 million, the United Nations was scaling up relief operations, John Holmes, outgoing Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, said today during a Headquarters news conference. ?This is a disaster of unprecedented scale in terms of […]
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s message for the International Day against Nuclear Tests, observed 29 August: This day marks the first observance of the International Day against Nuclear Tests, proposed in 2009 by the Government of Kazakhstan at the sixty-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly. The fact that the proposal won unanimous […]
Also Elects Georgia to Seat on Commission on International Trade Law; Pays Tribute to Two Former General Assembly Presidents Who Died in August The General Assembly today elected Joan Clos ( Spain) as Executive Director of United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) to a four-year term of office, beginning on 18 October 2010 and ending […]
Secretary-General Presents Report with 7 Legal Options; Range from Enhanced UN Assistance for Ongoing State Efforts, to Establishment of International Tribunal Avowing that more effective legal prosecution of Somalia coast pirates would help deter future attacks and strengthen the rule of law, the Security Council today stressed the importance of finding a long-term solution to […]
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s remarks at General Assembly Tribute to Guido de Marco of Malta and Samir S. Shihabi of Saudi Arabia in New York, 25 August: It is always sad to mount this podium to mourn the passing of a former colleague. Today?s memorial is especially poignant, as we pay tribute to […]
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon remarks to the Security Council Open Debate on Somalia piracy in New York, 25 August: Thank you, Mr. President for convening this very important meeting at this time. Before beginning, I would like to join you, Mr. President, to welcome His Excellency Ambassador [Tsuneo] Nishida, as the new Permanent […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon concerning the appointment of a Group of Eminent Persons for the Least Developed Countries: In view of the forthcoming Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) due to take place in Istanbul, Turkey from 30 May to […]
Amid international outrage over the rape and assault of at least 154 Congolese civilians during an attack by two armed groups in North Kivu Province in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Roger Meece, the Special Representative for the Democratic Republic of the Congo said the United Nations was reviewing how […]
