REFORMS WILL MAKE UN MORE RESPONSIVE, ACCOUNTABLE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL

SAYS IN BONN MEETING WITH EUROPEAN UNION DEVELOPMENT MINISTERS

Human Rights Committee

Eighty-ninth Session

2426^th Meeting (AM)

Human Rights Committee Concludes Discussion of Madagascar’s Report, Citing Concerns

About Wrongful Detention, Weak Legal Aid System, Judicial Independence

But Notes Progress in Human Rights Legislation,

Sixty-first General Assembly

Fifth Committee

40^th Meeting (AM)

WORLD POPULATION WILL INCREASE BY 2.5 BILLION BY 2050;

 

PEOPLE OVER 60 TO INCREASE BY MORE THAN 1 BILLION

 

Human Rights Committee

Eighty-ninth Session

2424^th & 2425^th Meetings (AM & PM)

WORLD IS WATCHING, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

IN MESSAGE URGING IT TO PROMOTE OBJECTIVE, UNIVERSAL APPROACH

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the opening of the fourth session of the Human Rights Council, in Geneva today, 12 March:

SECRETARY-GENERAL ENCOURAGED BY TALKS ON MEETING ON BORDER SECURITY FOR IRAQ

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

Sixty-first General Assembly

Sixth Committee

24^th Meeting (AM)

FOCUS OF DISCUSSION IS ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AT UNITED NATIONS AS LEGAL COMMITTEE BEGINS CURRENT SESSION

Working Group Deliberations to Be Held

During 10-Day Session Scheduled to Conclude on 23 March

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES RELEASE OF DETAINED, BEATEN ZIMBABWE OPPOSITION LEADERS

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

SECRETARY-GENERAL PLEASED WITH UGANDAN PARTIES’ READINESS TO EXTEND AGREEMENT

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: