Activities of Secretary-General in Washington, D.C., 6-7 April
SG/T/2778
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday evening, 6 April.
In progress at UNHQ
Secretary-General Says 2011 ‘Moment of Truth’ in Global HIV/AIDS Response, Praises Energy, Activism of Civil Society in Effort, at General Assembly Hearing
SG/SM/13502-GA/11068-AIDS/167
Following are Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Civil Society Hearing on HIV and AIDS, in New York, 8 April:
New Permanent Representative of Ghana Presents Credentials
BIO/4279
The new Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nations, Ken Kanda, presented his credentials today to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
New Permanent Representative of Oman Presents Credentials
BIO/4280
The new Permanent Representative of Oman to the United Nations, Lyutha Sultan al-Mughairy, today presented her credentials to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
New Permanent Representative of Yemen Presents Credentials
BIO/4281
The new Permanent Representative of Yemen to the United Nations, Jamal Abdullah al-Sallal, today presented his credentials to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Commission on Population and Development to Feature Side Events with Focus on Effects of Fertility, Reproductive Health on Development, 11-15 April
Note No. 6300
Reductions in fertility help countries in their development efforts, both at the national level and with the well-being of families and individuals, according to a report of the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, to this year’s session of the Commission on Population and Development, starting at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Monday, 11 April.
Energy, Activism of Civil Society Crucial to Global Progress against HIV/AIDS, Speakers Say, as General Assembly Holds Hearings Ahead of High-Level Meeting
GA/11067
Thirty years into the AIDS epidemic, and 10 years after the landmark General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS, it was clear that the energy and activism of civil society had been crucial to progress against the epidemic, and Governments and civil society must forge stronger partnerships to adapt the global response to quickly changing realities on the ground, the General Assembly was told today, as it convened an informal interactive hearing with civil society.
‘Encouraging but Slow Progress’ Marks Search for Common Ground on Outcome Document for Conference on Least Developed Countries, as Formal Preparations Conclude
DEV/2866
The Secretary-General of the upcoming Fourth United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries characterized negotiations towards commitments for development assistance to those countries as making “encouraging but slow progress”, as the second session of the Intergovernmental Preparatory Committee closed this afternoon.
South African Story ‘Corrective Rape’ to Receive Top Television Award, 12 April, at United Nations Public Information Department-New York Festivals Event
Note No. 6301
International television programming and films focusing on issues of importance to the United Nations will be honoured on Tuesday, 12 April, at the New York Festivals Television and Film Awards Gala at the NAB Show in Las Vegas.
Commission on Population and Development to Discuss Impact of Growing Disparities in Fertility Levels during Forty-Fourth Session, 11 – 15 April
POP/990
The findings reported in "Fertility, reproductive health and development", a report issued by the United Nations Secretary-General will be discussed by the Commission on Population and Development at its forty-fourth session, held at United Nations headquarters from 11 to 15 April.