The following Security Council press statement on Iraq was read out today by Council President Nawaf Salam (Lebanon): Members of the Security Council commended the Independent High Electoral Commission’s (IHEC) completion of the manual recount of all ballots cast in the Baghdad governorate and announcement of its results, Looked forward to the ratification of […]
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the pledging conference for the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, in New York, 25 May: I declare open this pledging conference for the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia. I thank all the participants for their presence here today. I extend a special welcome […]
PUNTA DEL ESTE, Uruguay,25 May ?With pressures mounting on the world?s forests and drylands, the Secretariats of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) have agreed to team up in addressing the important institutional gap between drylands and forests ? an essential step towards more effective implementation […]
Some 20 years after the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, universal adherence to its two Optional Protocols would lead to the eradication of misuse of children as soldiers and sex workers, “if we do it together”, Radhika Coomaraswamy, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, said […]
Also Adopts Text on Comprehensive Review of Peacekeeping Operations Meeting for a second day on the concept of human security, the General Assembly today heard appeals for clarity on a notion that, to some, remained too abstract and imprecise for international application, but to others was forward-thinking, synergistic and adaptable to the work of the […]
Announcing that differences still remained within the three Main Committees of the 2010 Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the Chairman said this afternoon that one more day would be needed to forge agreement on the separate areas of the Treaty, before the plenary could meet to produce a single consensus outcome document […]
The Economic and Social Council today considered its programme of work for its 2010 substantive session, running at New York Headquarters from 28 June to 23 July. Established under the United Nations Charter as the principal organ for coordinating the economic, social, and related work of the Organization?s 14 specialized agencies, functional commissions and five regional commissions, […]
NEW YORK, 21 May (Office of Legal Affairs) — Declining numbers of fish stocks and the continuing deterioration of marine ecosystems in the world’s oceans will be the focus of concern at a Conference to be held at United Nations Headquarters in New York, from 24 to 28 May. The role of the Conference […]
(Received from a UN Information Officer.) NOUMÉA, New Caledonia, 20 May 2010 ? ?Our task this morning is simple ? to look at the way forward,? Donatus St. Aimee (Saint Lucia), Chairman of the Special Committee on Decolonization, said today as that body began the final session of its Pacific Regional Seminar on Implementation […]
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro?s remarks to the Conference: ?Continental Integration of Africa as a Prerequisite for Political, Social and Economic Development?, in Bologna, Italy, today, 21 May: It is a great privilege and honour for me to participate in this important event. At the outset, I wish to extend to all of you […]
