The focus on biodiversity for tomorrow?s celebration of the 2010 World Environment Day can spur public action to sustain the world?s forests, says Jan McAlpine, Director of the United Nations Forum on Forests Secretariat. ?The theme of this year?s World Environment Day,?Many Species. One Planet. One Future,? crystalized the approach that the world must […]
(Delayed in transmission.) Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Korea Society dinner commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Korean War, in New York, 2 June: My wife and I are delighted to be with you for this dinner. The Korea Society is a very special part of […]
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro?s remarks today, 28 May, at the wreath-laying ceremony for the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, observed on 29 May: Thank you all for coming here today. Let us begin by observing a minute of silence for our fallen colleagues. Our courageous peacekeepers are among the best of what […]
After intense negotiations and, at times, heated controversy, States parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) today concluded the 2010 Conference to review and advance the landmark 1968 accord with the unanimous adoption of an outcome document that contained steps to speed progress on nuclear disarmament, advance non-proliferation and work towards […]
Adopting its provisional final report by acclamation today, the Review Conference for the landmark 1995 Fish Stocks Agreement determined that implementation of the accord would be further strengthened by additional recommendations that built on outcomes adopted in 2006 and addressed, in some cases, new issues relevant to strengthening the substance and methods of implementation. […]
The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) today recommended 23 entities for consultative status with the Economic and Social Council and postponed its consideration of 39 applications. In other decisions, the 19-member Committee recommended reclassification of the status of one entity from special to general, while postponing action on the reclassification of two organizations. General, […]
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Istanbul, Turkey, in the morning of Friday, 21 May, to hold bilateral talks with Turkish leaders and attend a major international conference on Somalia. His first official function was to address students at Boğaziçi University, where he said Turkey was leading by example with its dynamic diplomacy […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General welcomes the successful outcome of the 2010 NPT Review Conference, which adopted an action plan to advance nuclear disarmament, non‑proliferation and the peaceful uses of nuclear energy over the next five years. A strong spirit of compromise and […]
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro?s remarks today, 28 May, at the wreath-laying ceremony for the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, observed on 29 May: Thank you all for coming here today. Let us begin by observing a minute of silence for our fallen colleagues. Our courageous peacekeepers are among the best of what […]
The outstanding resilience of blue helmets in Haiti provided a powerful symbol for the marking of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers this year, United Nations Secretariat officials said this afternoon. “Haiti tested us to the limit and we showed we have learned from experience and were able to deliver,” Susana Malcorra, Under-Secretary-General […]
