Peter Hansen, Commissioner-General for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), this afternoon appealed for increased international assistance to enable the agency to continue its operations, noting that some $500 million had been lost to the Palestinian economy over the last two months.
To mark the World AIDS Day celebrated today, Netaid.org this week launched a new programme targeting HIV/AIDS in four countries, David Morrison, President of Netaid.org Foundation told a Headquarters press briefing this afternoon.
New values, including shared responsibility between men and women, needed to be internalized to stem the spread of HIV/AIDS, Michael Sinclair, a representative of the South African organization loveLife, told correspondents at a Headquarters press briefing this afternoon.
A press conference, sponsored by the United States Mission, was held at United Nations Headquarters this afternoon to announce the support of former senior United States Government officials for proposed United States legislation designed to protect United States citizens from prosecution by the International Criminal Court.
A press conference, sponsored by the United States Mission, was held at United Nations Headquarters this afternoon to announce the support of former senior United States Government officials for proposed United States legislation designed to protect United States citizens from prosecution by the International Criminal Court.
The International Year of Volunteers 2001, to be opened tomorrow at Headquarters, would recognize the work of people who volunteer their efforts at all levels around the world, Sharon Capeling-Alakija, Executive Coordinator of United Nations Volunteers, told correspondents this afternoon.
The Palestinian delegation was satisfied by this mornings vote in the Economic and Social Council on establishment of a human rights inquiry commission for Palestine, Nasser al-Kidwa, Permanent Observer for Palestine, told correspondents this afternoon at a Headquarters press conference.
