“UN Women” would give women and girls the strong unified voice they deserve on the world stage, said United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro, ahead of an anticipated decision by the General Assembly to bring together four distinct parts of the United Nations system devoted to women’s issues into one composite entity. Speaking alongside […]
Hailing the expected creation today of “UN Women”, the agency that would become the focal point for all the world body’s activities towards ensuring gender equality and women’s empowerment, the President of the Economic and Social Council said today that the move was clear recognition that women remained at the very heart of efforts […]
?We Will Negotiate With Any Disenchanted Afghans Ready to Distance Themselves From Al-Qaida and Participate in Peaceful, Stable Afghanistan?, Ambassador Says Briefing the Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan today, the top United Nations envoy in that country stressed the importance of maintaining resilience in the year ahead, with events in the first half […]
Reiterating its determination to fully support the credible electoral process in Côte d?Ivoire, and in an effort to shore up implementation of the Ouagadougou Political Agreement, the Security Council today extended the mandate in that West African country of the United Nations peacekeeping operation, known as UNOCI, and the French forces supporting it, at its […]
?Adherence to Rule of Law Begins at Home?, Says Deputy Secretary-General, Urging Council to Place It at Centre of Response to International Peace, Security Threats The Security Council this afternoon called upon States to settle disputes peacefully through the various regional and international courts and tribunals set up for that purpose and pledged to […]
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks to the Security Council debate on strengthening and promotion of the rule of law in the maintenance of international peace and security, in New York on 29 June: Thank you for convening this debate. The Secretariat welcomes the opportunity to review progress in strengthening the rule […]
The following Security Council press statement on the Central African Republic was read out today by Council President Claude Heller (Mexico): The members of the Security Council support the ongoing efforts aimed at national reconciliation in the Central African Republic. The members of the Council have taken note of the consensual decision on the […]
The International Olympic Committee?s new Permanent Observer status at the United Nations would enable it to promote sport as a right for all people, rather than a privilege, and help it empower women, Anita L. DeFrantz, Chair of the world sports body, said at a Headquarters press conference today. ?The IOC is delighted to become […]
While the Group of 20 (G-20) had been important in addressing the global financial crisis, after more than a decade in existence, it had not significantly addressed the challenges of poverty eradication, labour equality, and the environment, which remained necessary for sustainable development, Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development in the Department […]
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to a Korean War anniversary event, in New York, 23 June: Today, I see the world through the eyes of a six-year old. I was six years old in 1950 when the Korean War broke out. I was like every other six-year old child — full of […]
