On 19 April 2010, the Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee approved the deletion (de-listing) of the three entries specified below from its Consolidated List. The Committee approved these de-listings following its review of the names, as called for in paragraph 25 of Security Council resolution 1822 (2008). The assets freeze, travel ban […]
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s remarks to the thematic debate of the United Nations General Assembly on disarmament and world security, today, 19 April, in New York: I am honoured to address the General Assembly today. I would like to thank particularly His Excellency the President of the General Assembly, Ali […]
The Government of New Zealand was now in support of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Pita Sharples, Minister of Māori Affairs of New Zealand, told correspondents today at a Headquarters press conference on the opening day of the ninth session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. (See Press Release HR/5012) […]
(Received from a UN Information Officer.) SALVADOR, Brazil, 19 April — The Government of Brazil would use confiscated proceeds from money-laundering and other crimes to fund implementation of the main United Nations treaties on transnational organized crime and corruption, the country’s National Secretary for Justice said in Salvador, Brazil, today. Speaking at a press […]
Georgia stood ready to talk with the Russian Federation ?anytime, anywhere? without any conditions but one: that Russia respect international law and the sovereignty and territorial integrity of its neighbours, Georgia?s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Grigol Vashadze, told correspondents today at Headquarters. Answering several questions at the press conference regarding the relationship between Georgia […]
Assembly President Says Russian-United States Nuclear Arms Accord Charts Path For Nuclear-Weapons Possessors; Panels Discuss ?Confidence Deficit?, Arms Scourge Following recent international action aimed at reducing the threat of nuclear weapons, participants in a special General Assembly debate today looked towards further progress in long-stalled efforts to bolster the control regimes for weapons of mass […]
Speakers Underline Need for Greater International Cooperation in Face of Emerging Criminal Networks (Received from a UN Information Officer.) SALVADOR, Brazil, 17 April — Delegates at a special, three-day segment of the Twelfth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice urged members this afternoon to take concrete action in the next five […]
Governments Asked to Scale Up Efforts to Ensure Access to HIV Treatment, Prevent Non-Communicable Diseases, Ensure ‘Health-Enhancing’ Behaviour among Adolescents Concerned that 9 million children under 5 years old died each year from largely preventable conditions, and that persistent health inequities, both among and within countries, were impeding improved health outcomes, the Commission on Population […]
Presidential Statement Follows Day-Long Debate of Some 48 Speakers; Ministers from Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, Timor-Leste Offer Lessons Learned The Security Council today emphasized the critical importance of post-conflict peacebuilding as the ?foundation for building sustainable peace and development in the aftermath of conflict?, and highlighted the need for effective peacebuilding strategies to ensure durable peace […]
An exhibition of artwork and photographs and community projects by indigenous peoples from around the world will open with a cultural event and reception on Tuesday, 20 April, at 6:15 p.m. in the Mini Gallery and South Gallery of the Visitors? Lobby. The exhibition, entitled "Indigenous Peoples and Self-Determination", is in recognition of the ninth […]
