In progress at UNHQ

Press Conference on Situation in Sri Lanka

22 April 2009
Press Conference
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

PRESS CONFERENCE ON SITUATION IN SRI LANKA

 


Representatives of four non-governmental organizations today called on the United Nations to speak out on the situation in northern Sri Lanka and urged the Security Council to take up the matter under the concept of “responsibility to protect”.

Daily Press Briefing by the Offices of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General and the Spokesperson for the General Assembly President

23 April 2009
Spokesperson's Noon Briefing
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICEs OF THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL


And the spokesperson for the General Assembly president

 

Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

16 April 2009
Spokesperson's Noon Briefing
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL


The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Associate Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.


Good afternoon everyone.


** Sri Lanka

Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

17 April 2009
Spokesperson's Noon Briefing
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL


The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Associate Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.


Good afternoon.


**Secretary-General at Princeton

Press Conference by President of Bolivia on International Mother Earth Day

22 April 2009
Press Conference
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

PRESS CONFERENCE BY PRESIDENT OF BOLIVIA ON INTERNATIONAL MOTHER EARTH DAY


The primary cause of the twenty-first century should be the recognition of the rights of Mother Earth, Bolivian President Evo Morales Ayma declared hours after the General Assembly passed a resolution designating 22 April as “International Mother Earth Day”.

‘21ST CENTURY MULTI-STAKEHOLDER PARTNERSHIP’ BEST WAY TO MITIGATE GROWING SCOURGE OF DISASTERS, BUILD SAFER WORLD, SAYS DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL IN BEIJING REMARKS

DSG/SM/454
20 April 2009
Deputy Secretary-GeneralDSG/SM/454
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

‘21st Century multi-stakeholder partnership’ best way to mitigate growing scourge


of disasters, build safer world, says Deputy Secretary-General in beijing remarks

Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

30 April 2009
Spokesperson's Noon Briefing
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL


The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Marie Okabe, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.


Good afternoon.


**H1N1