Press conference by unicef executive director

 

The work of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in the fields of child survival, child protection and education could make a huge difference towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals, Carol Bellamy, its outgoing Executive Director, said at her farewell press briefing this afternoon.

PRESS CONFERENCE ON NEPAL

 

Humanitarian and human rights action was desperately needed in Nepal to prevent further deterioration of an internally displaced persons (IDPs) situation that was in a “pre-crisis stage”, the Special Adviser of the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator on Internal Displacement told correspondents at Headquarters today.

press conference by president of green cross international

 

Noting the strong link between a society’s access to freshwater and its ability to eradicate poverty, Mikhail Gorbachev, Founder and Chairman of Green Cross International, said today that the international community must create a global convention governing the right of all human beings to clean water, as well as mechanisms to ensure its implementation.

Press conference ON 2005 ALAN CRANSTON PEACE AWARD

Speaking at a Headquarters press conference this afternoon prior to an awards ceremony at which he was to receive the 2005 Alan Cranston Peace Award, businessman and philanthropist Ted Turner called the huge nuclear arsenals of the United States and Russia “the most important threat we face” and cited the urgent need to get rid of all nuclear weapons as soon as possible.

Press conference ON ENVIRONMENTAL AWARDS

 

The five winners of the first cycle of SEED Awards for entrepreneurship in sustainable development were announced today at a Headquarters press conference by a panel of officials in the environmental and development organizations, in the context of the thirteenth session of the Commission on Sustainable Development.

PRESS CONFERENCE BY UN-HABITAT

 

The international community must upgrade conditions for its existing 1 billion slum-dwellers to avert a crisis by year 2020, when 500 million new slum-dwellers would be added to the urban environment, the head of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) told correspondents at Headquarters today.

PRESS CONFERENCE BY ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT MINISTER OF GERMANY

International cooperation for development was the most effective security policy, Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, told correspondents during a press conference at United Nations Headquarters this afternoon.

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN AND SPECIAL ENVOY

The Secretary-General:  It’s now nearly 100 days since the United Nations was asked to take the lead in coordinating relief efforts for the victims of the tsunami.  It was a massive and daunting challenge.  In all the circumstances, I think Jan Egeland here, and Margareta Wahlström in the region, have done a remarkable job; and the response to our appeals for funds has been truly amazing.

PRESS BRIEFING ON SECURITY COUNCIL MISSION TO HAITI

 

The United Nations Security Council will visit Haiti from 13 to 16 April, in an attempt to demonstrate its support for the creation of a secure and stable environment there, as well as assess the country’s long-term needs, the Permanent Representative of Brazil, Ronaldo Mota Sardenberg, told correspondents at a UN Headquarters briefing this afternoon. 

PRESS CONFERENCE BY CÔTE D’IVOIRE

 

The recent signing of the Pretoria Agreement on the Peace Process in Côte d’Ivoire under the mediation of South African President Thabo Mbeki represented a historic breakthrough in Côte d’Ivoire’s prospects for peace and stability, correspondents were told at a Headquarters press conference today.