Malaysia to Host 2010 Event in Kuala Lumpur, 14?18 August Eighteen university students from around the world have taken on the challenge of leading the 2010 Global Model United Nations Conference organized by the world body?s Department of Public Information, with nine being selected to form the Secretariat while others were elected as General […]
The Democratic People?s Republic of Korea again firmly rejected today charges that it was responsible for the 26 March sinking of the warship Cheonan, as Sin Son Ho, its Permanent Representative to the United Nations, warned that his country would respond militarily to any Security Council condemnation over the sinking of the Republic of […]
Street gangs showed surprising resilience to common law enforcement tactics, such as police sweeps, curfews, and longer prison sentences, according to a new report out today, which also notes that, while such tactics were designed to disrupt gang structures, eliminate leadership and deter youths, in many cases, they failed in their short-term objectives or […]
The Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact Office said today that, while corporate responsibility continues to be high on the business agenda despite the worldwide economic downturn, many companies had nevertheless failed to implement key policies on human rights and anti-corruption. Georg Kell, who briefed correspondents on the upcoming 2010 Global Compact […]
The arrest of two prominent Sudanese citizens indicted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity was crucial for bringing peace to Darfur and ending impunity, Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo told the Security Council today. ?I would urge Council members to ensure that the arrest of Ahmad Harun and Ali Kushayb […]
The following Security Council press statement regarding the mediation efforts by Qatar to resolve the border dispute between Djibouti and Eritrea was read out today by Council President Claude Heller (Mexico): The members of the Security Council welcome and fully support the mediation efforts by the State of Qatar, under the auspices of Sheikh […]
Following is UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon’s message for the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, to be observed on 17 June: More than 1 billion poor and vulnerable people living in the world’s drylands, where efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals face particular challenges and thus have lagged behind. Almost three quarters […]
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the 100-day countdown to the International Day of Peace, beginning on 13 June: One hundred days from today, the world will mark the International Day of Peace — a day on which armed conflict is meant to be stilled; a day on which we appeal to […]
The International Criminal Court, unfit for its purpose and marred by double standards, was destroying peace processes in sub-Saharan Africa, David Hoile, an African scholar and public affairs consultant, said today at a Headquarters news conference sponsored by the Permanent Mission of the Sudan to the United Nations. ?The fault lines are all through the […]
At a Headquarters press conference today, the General Assembly President elect for the sixty-fifth session, Joseph Deiss ( Switzerland), said that the priorities of his tenure would be global and environmental governance, human rights, the environment and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. Joined by Paul Seger, Permanent Representative of Switzerland, and Micheline Calmy-Rey, […]
