PRESS CONFERENCE ON DECLARATION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ RIGHTS

PRESS CONFERENCE BY UNITED NATIONS FOREST FORUM

After nearly 50 years of deadlock, an international agreement on managing the world’s forests was close to being reached, experts involved in the week-long meeting of an ad hoc expert group drafting the instrument told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference today.

PRESS CONFERENCE ON DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO ELECTIONS

 

Press conference by extractive industries transparency initiative

press conference on high-level central emergency response fund meeting

PRESS CONFERENCE ON WEBSITE ACCESS FOR DISABLED PERSONS

 

PRESS CONFERENCE ON WORLD DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLD WEALTH

 

The richest 2 per cent of the world’s adults owned more than half of global household wealth, while the bottom half owned barely 1 per cent, New York University economics professor Edwin Wolff said at a Headquarters press conference this afternoon.

PRESS CONFERENCE ON HIGH-LEVEL CONFERENCE ON ELIMINATING

 

SEXUAL EXPLOITATION BY UNITED NATIONS PERSONNEL

 

PRESS CONFERENCE BY BOTSWANA PRESIDENT ON DIAMOND CERTIFICATION PROCESS

PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

The Security Council President for December told correspondents today that the month would be busy, as there were a number of urgent issues before the Council, a large number of mandates expiring, a number of reports due and a calendar shortened by a week due to the holiday season.