Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the International AIDS Conference, held in Vienna, 18-23 July: Ladies and Gentlemen, I send my very best wishes to the International AIDS Conference. Let me pay tribute in particular to those among you who are living with HIV. Your courage has given […]
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon?s remarks to the Inter-Parliamentary Union World Conference of Speakers of Parliament, ?Parliaments in Time of Crisis: Securing Global Democratic Accountability?, In Geneva, today, 19 July: It is a great honour to have this privilege of addressing the distinguished Speakers of the world?s parliaments. Looking out, I see ideals, I […]
Council Briefed on Cybersecurity, Also Discusses Plans For Upcoming 2011 Fourth United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries In a world virtually ruled by new technologies and with millions of people obsessed with instant access to information through mobile networks and the Internet, cybersecurity must be placed high on the United Nations agenda, warned […]
Council Briefed on Cybersecurity, Also Discusses Plans For Upcoming 2011 Fourth United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries In a world virtually ruled by new technologies and with millions of people obsessed with instant access to information through mobile networks and the Internet, cybersecurity must be placed high on the United Nations agenda, warned […]
Kimberly Prost, the newly appointed Ombudsperson of the Security Council?s 1267 Committee ? also known as the Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee ? pledged at Headquarters today that she would make her office independent and accessible to sanctioned individuals seeking redress. The Office of the Ombudsperson, which will consider petitions from individuals seeking to be […]
Council Briefed on Cybersecurity, Also Discusses Plans For Upcoming 2011 Fourth United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries In a world virtually ruled by new technologies and with millions of people obsessed with instant access to information through mobile networks and the Internet, cybersecurity must be placed high on the United Nations agenda, warned […]
Members Highlight Importance of Preventive Diplomacy, United Nations Cooperation with Regional Organizations, Security Sector Reform The Security Council today renewed its commitment to preventive diplomacy, pointing to a need to build capability and cooperation at the national, regional and international levels for that purpose, and encouraging the Secretary-General to bring to its attention any […]
The General Assembly extended the terms of office of seven permanent judges and nine ad litem judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, as well as the terms of office of 13 permanent judges and 10 ad litem judges on the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, in order for those courts to meet their […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General is concerned by rising political tension in the Maldives, which culminated in some violent demonstrations earlier this week. He urges all political parties to restrain those who promote violence and confrontation, and to resolve their differences through dialogue. […]
The following Security Council press statement on the terrorist attacks in Zahedan, Iran, was read out today by Council President U. Joy Ogwu ( Nigeria): The members of the Security Council condemn in the strongest terms the terrorist attacks that occurred in Zahedan, Iran, on 16 July 2010, causing numerous deaths and injuries. The members […]
