With the scale and complexity of United Nations peacekeeping operations increasing dramatically over the past decade, new and innovative approaches to disarmament, demobilization and reintegration ? driven more by practitioners in the field and their local partners than by diplomats in New York ? were beginning to make a difference on the ground, a […]
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 […]
Also Elects 21 Vice-Presidents, Chairs of Five Main Committees The General Assembly this morning elected Joseph Deiss, a former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Switzerland who led his country’s accession to the United Nations in 2002, as President of its sixty-fifth session. Elected in separate meetings were the Chairs and other Bureau members of […]
Hears from Some 42 Speakers in Day-Long Debate; Secretary-General?s Report Calls for Strengthened Links between AIDS Response, Other Development Goals Following a day-long debate on implementing the 2001 Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the follow-up 2006 Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS, the General Assembly this afternoon adopted by consensus a draft decision to take […]
Chairman Outlines Recent Activities, Developments As Permanent Observer of Palestine Declares His Side Ready for Proximity Talks Israel needed to change its aggressive stance towards the Palestinians or face the possibility of a catastrophic outcome in the future, Edward Peck, a former United States ambassador to Mauritania and Iraq, told the Palestinian Rights Committee […]
Brazil, Turkey, Lebanon Say Tehran Declaration Could Boost Diplomatic Efforts, While Sanctions Represent Failure of Diplomacy Expressing deep concern about Iran?s lack of compliance with its previous resolutions on ensuring the peaceful nature of its nuclear programme, the Security Council imposed additional sanctions on the country today, expanding an arms embargo and tightening restrictions […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Security Council has adopted today its fourth sanctions resolution on Iran’s nuclear programme, in which it deplores the fact that Iran has so far failed to comply with the relevant earlier resolutions. The Secretary-General has consistently stressed the importance […]
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Augustine P. Mahigaof the United Republic of Tanzania as his Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS). Mr. Mahiga replaces Mr. Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah ( Mauritania) who has served in the position from September 2007. Mr. Mahigabrings to […]
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Roger A. Meece of the United States as his Special Representative for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). Mr. Meece will succeed Alan Doss of the United Kingdom. […]
The head of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS said today that, while the number of people in low- and middle-income countries that had gained access to antiretroviral therapy had increased by 10-fold in the past five years, a “prevention revolution” was needed to ensure more targeted prevention measures and provide broader access […]
