PRESS CONFERENCE BY UNIFEM

Although women had been in the very vanguard of peace and reconciliation efforts, their role in peace-building had not been recognized, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference this afternoon.

"Once peace finds its place, the positions held by women are reclaimed by men, leaving women marginalized and sidelined", she said. 

PRESS CONFERENCE ON CAMPAIGN TO BAN LANDMINES

PRESS BRIEFING BY DEPUTY EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR

Donor countries were pledging considerable amounts of money, and humanitarian efforts were being coordinated regionally, to deal with the multifaceted crisis situation in Afghanistan, correspondents were told this afternoon at a Headquarters press briefing.

PRESS CONFERENCE BY INCOMING PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL

Ambassador Richard Ryan of Ireland, who has assumed the Presidency of the Security Council for October, told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference this afternoon that the Council’s work during the month would heavily focus on issues concerning Africa and terrorism.

PRESS CONFERENCE BY ITALIAN MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS

PRESS BRIEFING BY UN EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR

The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Kenzo Oshima, briefing correspondents at a Headquarters press briefing this afternoon, said the events following the

11 September terrorist attack in New York were likely to aggravate the already dire humanitarian situation in Afghanistan and had potential regional ramifications.

PRESS BRIEFING BY FORMER SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR EAST TIMOR

Ian Martin, the former Special Representative of the Secretary-General for East Timor (UNAMET), told correspondents this afternoon at a Headquarters press briefing that the free elections held in the country on 30 August occurred two years to the day after the East Timorese voted for independence.  This time, he noted, the ballots were cast without the threat of imminent violence.

HEADQUARTERS PRESS BRIEFING BY SPECIAL ADVISER TO SECRETARY-GENERAL

In a briefing at Headquarters today, Michael Doyle, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General, stressed that Member States of the United Nations, the private sector, non-governmental organizations and civil society were all responsible for achieving goals laid down in the Millenium Summit over the next 15 years.

PRESS CONFERENCE BY AFGHANISTAN

Ravan Farhadi, the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations, called on the Security Council to adopt a resolution asking Pakistan to "withdraw its armed nationals and patronized religious extremist groups from Afghanistan" during a press conference held at Headquarters this morning.

PRESS BRIEFING ON 2001 WORLD INVESTMENT REPORT

The World Investment Report 2001 – Promoting Linkages forecasts a significant drop in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the current year, Georg Kell, Economic Advisor, Executive Office of the Secretary-General, told correspondents at a Headquarters press briefing yesterday.