The world of finance had become a global gambling casino, where huge sums were bet around the clock, Robin Round, Regional Coordinator of the Halifax Initiative, a Canadian non-governmental organization (NGO), told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference this morning.
At a Headquarters press briefing today, Secretary-General Kofi Annan introduced his new Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea, Legwaila Joseph Legwaila of Botswana.
Afghanistan's two warring sides had agreed in writing to a "process of dialogue" under the auspices of the United Nations, Francesc Vendrell, Personal Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the Special Mission to Afghanistan, told correspondents this afternoon at a Headquarters press briefing.
Peace and development were directly dependent on the growth of democracy, according to a report of the Secretary-General on Support to Emerging Democracies, introduced to correspondents at a Headquarters press briefing this afternoon by a panel of United Nations and diplomatic officials.
The General Assembly resolution on Korean peace, security and reunification represented a crucial turnaround in the history of that region, Sun Joun-Yung, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations, told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference this afternoon.
Negotiations at a crucial climate change conference to be held at The Hague next month would involve striking a balance between the environmental integrity of the required actions, and the economic and political cost of such actions, the Executive Secretary of the Climate Change Convention said at a Headquarters press conference this morning.
The first-ever United Nations novel, Marie -- In the Shadow of the Lion, a humanitarian children's book by Jerry Piasecki, was launched at a Headquarters press briefing this afternoon.
