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.
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 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.
A new report, which presented the financial and budgetary implications of the implementation package presented by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette on the Brahimi report, was now available, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Marie Guéhenno, told journalists at a press briefing at Headquarters this afternoon.
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.
