Secretary-General Notes Arrival in Myanmar of Special Adviser for Key Meetings in Furtherance of Good Offices Mandate
SG/SM/13913
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
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Secretary-General Commends Kyrgyzstan on Peaceful Presidential Elections
SG/SM/13914
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
Briefing Security Council, Senior Peacebuilding Support Official Highlights Organization’s Efforts to Help Post-Conflict Countries ‘Beat the Odds’
SC/10428
The United Nations agenda for action on peacebuilding in the immediate aftermath of conflict — when threats to peace were often greatest — was beginning to yield promising results on the ground, a top official for peacebuilding support told the Security Council this morning.
Expulsion of Aliens, Protection of Disaster Victims among Central Issues in Statements of Law Commission Officials to Legal Committee
GA/L/3425
The Sixth Committee (Legal) today turned its focus from the second group of topics within the International Law Commission report to the third group, and heard from Special Rapporteurs on the “expulsion of aliens” and the “protection of persons in the event of disasters” that the development of international legal instruments on these matters was both timely and relevant.
Despite Strong Counter-Efforts, Piracy off Coast of Somalia Still Major Problem, Security Council Is Told; Regional Economies Hurt
SC/10431
Despite unprecedented efforts to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia, pirates had expanded their reach and had become more violent and technically adept, and international actors must redouble their efforts to solve the problem in the context of an overall solution to the Somalia crisis, a senior United Nations political affairs official told the Security Council this afternoon.
Leveraging Cooperatives, Says Deputy Secretary-General Launching International Year, Produces Not Only Better Business, but Advances Sustainable Development
DSG/SM/583-ENV/DEV/1237-OBV/1046
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks at the launch of the International Year of Cooperatives, 31 October, in New York:
Chief Executives of United Nations Organs Stress Importance of Next Year's Conference (Rio+20) on Sustainable Development
CEB/1-ENV/DEV/1238
The following statement was issued on 29 October 2011 by the Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB) of the United Nations system on next year’s United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20):
United Nations Launches 2012 International Year of Cooperatives
GA/11164
Cooperatives — member-driven business enterprises that put people front and centre — offered a viable and vibrant alternative economic model, General Assembly delegates said this afternoon, as the United Nations launched the 2012 International Year of Cooperatives.
Usual Approach Will Lead to Irreversible Damage, Under-Secretary-General Warns as Second Committee Begins Considering Sustainable Development
GA/EF/3322
The planet would suffer irreversible damage if “business as usual” continued, Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs warned today as the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) began its consideration of sustainable development.
Condemning Acts of Piracy, Armed Robbery off Gulf of Guinea States, Security Council Calls on Regional Bodies for Strong Action against Perpetrators
SC/10430
The Security Council this afternoon condemned all acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea committed off the coast of the States of the Gulf of Guinea.