Warning that long-agreed principles concerning human rights, development, and water and sanitation were in serious danger of being rolled back by short-sighted diplomats negotiating the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, a coalition of civil society groups today demanded that ?real political impetus? be injected into the process, which would be […]
Speakers Call for Action to Combat Modern Forms of Slavery, Exploitation Decrying the ?hideous mechanics? of a trade that once spanned the Atlantic Ocean, senior United Nations and Government officials today marked the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade by urging vigilance against lingering racism and […]
Peacekeepers Have Prime Responsibility to Help Secure Enduring Peace beyond United Nations Presence, Peacekeeping Chief Says A successful transition from peacekeeping to peacebuilding in post-conflict countries required a clear determination of national priorities, delineation of roles of all partners and frequent review, not new responsibilities for peacekeeping missions, the United Nations top peacekeeping official […]
Strongly condemning the forcible seizure of power from the democratically elected Government of Mali by some elements of the Malian armed forces — which late last week took control of the country and announced the dissolution of the Government — the Security Council today called for a return to constitutional order and the holding […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General is deeply concerned about the military clashes in the border region and calls on the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan to fully respect and implement the agreements they have already reached on security, border monitoring and Abyei. […]
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro?s remarks to the General Assembly on the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, 26 March, in New York: It is a pleasure to join you for this important observance. Let me offer a special welcome to all our guests, including […]
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s message for World Health Day, to be observed on 7 April: Each year on 7 April, we observe World Health Day to mark the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization in 1948. This year?s theme, ?Good health adds life to years?, conveys an important message: […]
By year?s end, some 2,000 child soldiers in South Sudan were expected to trade in their guns for schoolbooks, thanks to an agreement reached earlier this month between the United Nations and the Sudan People?s Liberation Army of South Sudan (SPLA), Radhika Coomaraswamy, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, said […]
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The Human Rights Committee continued discussion of its working methods today, adopting a paper on its relationship with non-governmental organizations. Prior to the adoption, the Committee carried out a paragraph-by-paragraph review of the document, which had been drafted by Cornelius Flinterman, expert from the Netherlands, and Iulia Antoanella Motoc, expert from Romania. Mr. Flinterman said […]
