Meetings Coverage and Press Releases

Women’s Health Touches Heart of Every Issue, Soul of Every Society, Says Secretary-General to Joint Effort on Health; ‘Let Us Make It Priority’

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Women’s Health Touches Heart of Every Issue, Soul of Every Society, Says Secretary-General to Joint Effort on Health; ‘Let Us Make It Priority’

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as delivered, to participants in the Joint Effort on Women’s and Children’s Health, in New York, today, 14 April:

Delegates Call for ‘Template’ to Improve Rule-Of-Law Education Worldwide as United Nations Crime Congress Enters Third Day

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Delegates Call for ‘Template’ to Improve Rule-Of-Law Education Worldwide as United Nations Crime Congress Enters Third Day

The United Nations should develop a template to better educate everyone from schoolchildren to judges worldwide about criminal justice concepts, standards and the rule of law in order to create a safer, more just world, delegates said as the Twelfth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice continued in Salvador, Brazil, today.

United Nations Study Shows Measured, Effective Global Response to Twenty-First Century Human, Animal Influenza Threats

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United Nations Study Shows Measured, Effective Global Response to Twenty-First Century Human, Animal Influenza Threats

Sustaining defenses against new infectious diseases, a new United Nations-World Bank study says, will require a twenty-first century skill set: well-synchronized coordination among public and private sector institutions; a global network of laboratories and surveillance systems; a collaborative international outlook; clear communication with the public; and steady political commitment even as other events dominate headlines.

As Efforts to Bring About Resumption of Middle East Peace Talks Intensify, Situation on Ground ‘Remains Fragile’, Security Council Told

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As Efforts to Bring About Resumption of Middle East Peace Talks Intensify, Situation on Ground ‘Remains Fragile’, Security Council Told

While the international community had recently intensified efforts to revive Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, the top United Nations political official today warned the Security Council that the situation on the ground “remains fragile and a crisis of confidence between the parties has so far prevented the resumption of talks”. “We cannot afford to lose this opportunity to reach an agreement,” said B. Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, as he briefed the Council.

General Assembly Pays Solemn Tribute to Polish President Killed in Plane Crash; Also Acts on Several Texts, Fills Vacancies on Two Subsidiary Bodies

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General Assembly Pays Solemn Tribute to Polish President Killed in Plane Crash; Also Acts on Several Texts, Fills Vacancies on Two Subsidiary Bodies

The General Assembly, meeting today to act on a number of outstanding resolutions and make appointments to two of its subsidiary bodies, also paid solemn tribute to Polish President Lech Kaczynski, who was killed along with his wife and 94 others in a high-level military and civilian delegation, when the presidential plane crashed on landing outside the western Russian city of Smolensk.
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