Press BRIEFING on 2004 treaty ratification event

 

Treaties on the protection of civilians will be the focus of the 2004 ratification event taking place during the General Assembly’s annual high-level debate; it was announced this afternoon at a Headquarters press briefing.

PRESS CONFERENCE ON 2004 ‘STATE OF THE WORLD POPULATION REPORT’

Impressive progress had been made by countries in alleviating poverty, improving women’s rights and improving reproductive health according to the 2004 “State of the World Population Report”, released by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) at a Headquarters press conference this afternoon.

Press Briefing on Gender Justice Conference

There was a critical need to strengthen justice for women living in war-affected countries, Noeleen Heyzer, Executive Director of the UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), said at a press briefing this afternoon at United Nations Headquarters.

PRESS CONFERENCE BY OUTGOING GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT

Outgoing General Assembly President Julian Robert Hunte (Saint Lucia) today said he was heartened to leave the 191–Member United Nations governing body with a positive outlook and a renewed sense that great strides could be made when Member States worked together with a clear sense of purpose underpinned by political will.

PRESS BRIEFING ON DPI/NGO CONFERENCE

Concluding its three day session on the eve of the General Assembly’s fifty-ninth session, the 57^th Annual DPI/NGO Conference entitled “Millennium Development Goals:  Civil Society Takes Action” had been especially significant, Mark Malloch-Brown, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator and Chair of the United Nations Development Group, told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference today.

Press conference by women’s NGOs

 

There was no such thing as “women’s issues” as every issue of significant concern to the world was intimately related to women’s ability to achieve gender equality and gender equity, Kavita Ramdas, President, Global Fund for Women, told correspondents today during a Headquarters press conference.  Wu Qing, Director, Cultural Development Centre for Rural Women, China, also participated.

Press Conference on Disabilities Convention Negotiations

 

press conference by Security Council president

 

September would be yet another month of intense work for the Security Council, as a result of both an accumulation of agenda items that needed to be addressed and the beginning of the General Assembly session, Juan Antonio Yáñez-Barnuevo (Spain), this month’s President of the international peace and security body told the press at a Headquarters briefing this afternoon.

Press Conference by chair of Security Council committee on al-Qaida sanctions

Asserting that counter-terrorism efforts were at a critical juncture, Heraldo Muñoz (Chile), Chairman of the Security Council Committee established to oversee implementation of sanctions imposed on Osama bin Laden, Al-Qaida and the Taliban, said that the sanctions regime risked becoming irrelevant if it was not strengthened.

PRESS BRIEFING ON SUDAN

Reports from the Sudan that many internally displaced persons had returned to their villages in Darfur because security had improved were contradicted by statements received from humanitarian workers and internally displaced persons, Francis Deng, the Secretary-General’s Representative on Internally Displaced Persons, said today as he briefed correspondents on his visit to the country.