Press Conference

press briefing by panel on un – civil society relations

To be effective in today’s world, the United Nations must reach beyond its core membership of central governments and make full use of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the private sector, parliamentarians and local authorities, former Brazilian President Fernando Cardoso told correspondents at a Headquarters briefing today.

press conference by Philippine foreign secretary

Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines, Delia Domingo Albert, told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference today that tomorrow’s Security Council open debate on the role of civil society in post-conflict peace-building was expected to highlight how the United Nations and the Security Council in particular could harness the role of civil society in hastening the process of peace-building in various parts of the world.

press briefing on Security Council west africamission

Representatives of 14 Security Council member States would be leaving Sunday for a seven-nation mission to West Africa, Emyr Jones Parry, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom and head of the mission, told correspondents at a Headquarters press briefing this afternoon.

Press briefing on Andean coca cultivation

Coca cultivation continued to decline throughout the Andean region -– Bolivia, Colombia and Peru –- in 2003, correspondents were told at a Headquarters press briefing today.

PRESS BRIEFING ON IRAQ ELECTORAL ASSISTANCE

Iraq’s silent majority remained eager to express its opinion through the ballot as long as it was given fair means to do so and was protected from reprisals, affirmed Carina Perelli, Director of the United Nations Electoral Assistance Division, during a Headquarters press briefing today.

Press Conference by Un Children’s fund on Democratic Republic of Congo trip

The international community must send a forceful message that violence against civilians must stop and those guilty of crimes against women and children would be brought to justice, correspondents were told at a Headquarters press conference this afternoon.

PRESS BRIEFING ON GLOBAL COMPACT

Secretary-General Kofi Annan will convene the Global Compact Leaders Summit at United Nations Headquarters on 24 June, the largest gathering ever of chief executive officers, government officials and leaders of civil society and labour, on the topic of corporate responsibility, Georg Kell, Executive Head of the Global Compact, announced today at a Headquarters press briefing.

Press Conference by deepsea conservation coalition

The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition was urging the United Nations to declare an immediate moratorium on bottom-trawl fishing to protect the world’s “underwater mountains”, or seamounts, and their vulnerable inhabitants, correspondents were told today at a Headquarters press conference sponsored by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

Press conference on disability convention negotiations

The convention on the rights of persons with disabilities was important because it guided the process of change, not only legal change but also a change in societies, particularly how persons with disabilities were viewed and integrated into society, the Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee drafting the convention said this afternoon.

PRESS BRIEFING ON DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO BY UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL

FOR PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Marie Guéhenno today appealed to all countries to bring their influence to bear to moderate the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, warning that, if not brought under control, it could escalate into a full-blown crisis.