press BRIEFING by high commissioner for human rights

 

(Issued on 28 October 2004.)

The “Action Two” reform initiative launched today called for the United Nations to adopt a system-wide approach to support the capacity of interested Member States in protecting and strengthening human rights at the country level, Louise Arbour, High Commissioner for Human Rights, told correspondents today at a Headquarters press briefing.

Press Briefing by chairman of Security Council’s 1267 Sanctions committee

Cambodia could become a breeding ground for terrorists unless it received urgently needed international cooperation to strengthen its capacity to confront terrorism, Heraldo Muñoz (Chile), Chairman of the Security Council’s Committee concerning sanctions against Al-Qaida and the Taliban, said at a Headquarters press conference this afternoon.

PRESS BRIEFING BY ESCWA EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

 

(Issued on 21 October 2004.)

The situation in Iraq and the occupied Palestinian territories was greatly impacting the socio-economic development of the wider Western Asia region, the Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) told correspondents at a Headquarters press briefing today.

PRESS CONFERENCE ON human TRAFFICKING and sex tourism

 

(Issued on 21 October 2004.)

Press briefing on commission for africa

 

(Issued on 20 October 2004)

Generating a more coherent strategy of international support for Africa was urgent if the continent was to have a chance at meeting the Millennium Development Goals, delegates from the Commission for Africa told correspondents this afternoon at a news conference at United Nations Headquarters.

Press BRIEFING BY SECRETARY-GENERAL’S SPECIAL ADVISER ON AFRICA

 

(Issued on 19 October 2004.)

Briefing correspondents today at Headquarters on progress towards peace and development in Africa, Under-Secretary-General and Secretary-General’s Adviser on Africa, Ibrahim Gambari, highlighted gains in the area of peace and security, but shortfalls in terms of meeting the continent’s development goals.

Press CONFERENCE ON APPLICATION OF OUTER SPACE

 

TECHNOLOGY TO DEVELOPMENT

 

(Issued on 19 October 2004.)

In a new era of international cooperation for outer space, operational space applications were being used to support the global development agenda, correspondents were told at a Headquarters press conference this morning.

PRESS BRIEFING BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT JEAN PING (GABON)

 

Briefing correspondents today, just after the General Assembly elected five members to the Security Council to serve the usual two-year terms, Assembly President Jean Ping (Gabon) said that a consensus had emerged during the Assembly’s debate this week on Council reform, adding that “things were moving fast, positions were moving fast, countries were moving fast”.

PRESS CONFERENCE ON MICAH CHALLENGE

 

Answering the call of the prophet Micah to “act justly, love kindness and walk humbly with God”, the Micah Challenge sought to galvanize Christians around the world to hold governments accountable to attaining the Millennium Development Goals, correspondents were told at a Headquarters press conference this afternoon.

Press conference on International anti-poverty day

 

(Issued on 15 October.)

In the lead up to next year’s mid-term review of efforts to implement the Millennium Development Goals, the observance of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty assumed added importance, correspondents were told at a Headquarters press conference this morning.