PRESS CONFERENCE BY UNICEF ON CHILD POVERTY REDUCTION

PRESS BRIEFING BY UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES

About half of the 21 million refugees in the world were children, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Ruud Lubbers, told correspondents this morning at a Headquarters press briefing.

PRESS CONFERENCE ON FIRST SPECIAL SESSION ROUND TABLE

Co-chairs of round table I of the General Assembly’s special session on children –- the first in a series of three interactive debates on the overarching theme of ”Renewal of the commitment and future action for children in the next decade” -- briefed correspondents on the outcome of their debate at Headquarters this morning.  

PRESS CONFERENCE BY PRESIDENTS OF FINLAND AND MEXICO

ON SPECIAL SESSION ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION

The presidents of Finland and Mexico, co-chairs of round table 2 of the special session on children, briefed correspondents at Headquarters this morning on their debate on the theme, "Renewal of commitment and future action for children in the next decade".

PRESS BRIEFING BY UNICEF DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

The first-ever United Nations special session on children had gotten off to a historic start, having heard from many world leaders and the children themselves, Kul Chandra Gautam, Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), told correspondents at a Headquarters press briefing this afternoon.

PRESS CONFERENCE ON GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION

The launch of a new alliance of public and private sector partners -- the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) -- was announced at a Headquarters press conference today.  GAIN seeks to leverage cost-effective food fortification initiatives to improve health, cognitive development and productivity in developing nations.

PRESS CONFERENCE BY VENEZUELA

At a Headquarters press conference held in conjunction with the General Assembly special session on children, Venezuela’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Luis Alfonso Davila, and the Minister for Education, Aristobolo Izturiz briefed correspondents on their Government's policies and actions geared to children and adolescents.

PRESS CONFERENCE BY UN POPULATION FUND, UN FOUNDATION

There were more than 1 billion children between the ages of 10 and 18, which meant that the decisions made now and in coming years would determine the demographic, economic and political future of the century, correspondents were told at a Headquarters press conference this morning, as the General Assembly's special session on children opened at Headquarters.

PRESS BRIEFING BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF UNICEF

“Children are not an expense, they are an investment” was the message being sent by children during the current special session of the General Assembly, the Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund, Carol Bellamy, told correspondents this afternoon at Headquarters.

PRESS CONFERENCE BY YOUTH DELEGATES

Two young people selected by the Children’s Forum had just presented that event’s message to the General Assembly’s special session on children, Executive Director of United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Carol Bellamy, informed correspondents at a Headquarters press briefing this morning.