After lodging protests against what he described as the United Kingdom?s militarization of the South Atlantic with the leadership of major United Nations bodies, Argentina?s Minister for Foreign Affairs called today for the start of dialogue on the sovereignty of the Malvinas Islands ( Falklands). ?We have the Secretary-General supporting dialogue, the President of […]
Outlining the priorities for the 2012 term as the Chair of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Ireland?s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade stressed today that his country would be a loyal steward of the regional organization?s concept of a ?common, comprehensive and indivisible security? and work to enhance its […]
In a brief meeting today, the Commission for Social Development considered a proposed programme of work for the Division for Social Policy and Development for the biennium 2014-2015, which was to be ?more precise, transparent, and measurable? than in previous years. Taking up its agenda item ?Programme questions and other matters?, the Commission reviewed […]
French fashion designer agnès b. and a panel of ocean experts welcomed today the arrival in New York of the Tara Oceans Expedition, which was poised to complete a three-year journey to gather critical information on how climate change would further damage the world?s major bodies of water. ?I am a citizen. I am a […]
Everyday people ? from a Japanese oyster fisherman cultivating his business by planting trees in an estuary devastated by the 2011 tsunami, to two Michigan teenagers campaigning to ensure Girl Scout cookies and other palm oil-based products were deforestation-free ? were among the panellists sharing their grass-roots approaches to forest preservation at a Headquarters press […]
On Wednesday, 1 February, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Israel from Amman, Jordan. In Jerusalem, he had a working breakfast with President Shimon Peres and later the two met with the media. He also met that morning with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with whom he held a working lunch, and both later […]
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon-taek, arrived in Amman, Jordan, from Ethiopia on Tuesday morning, 31 January. His first meeting was with Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, with whom he later held a press encounter. He had an audience with King Abdullah II bin al Hussein at the Royal Palace, and also […]
On Saturday evening, 28 January, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon-taek, arrived in Addis Ababa from Zurich to attend the eighteenth ordinary session of the Assembly of the African Union. On Sunday morning, the Secretary-General participated in a tree-planting ceremony in memory of Wangari Maathai at the African Union Commission […]
Briefing correspondents at Headquarters on the situations in South Sudan and other African countries, Hervé Ladsous, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, said that tackling the myriad challenges on the continent required the United Nations to continue strengthening its partnership with the African Union and other regional actors. Reinforcing such cooperation would be among the issues […]
Will Meet Again 17 February to Conclude Current Part of 2012 Session The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today granted special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council to 10 applicants from a range of fields, including art education, the elderly and penal reform, and removed 20 applicants from its list of consideration, while approving name […]
