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6 November, 2009
AFR/1903-DC/3197United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa Holds Ministerial Meeting, N’Djamena, Chad, 9 to 13 November

GA/AB/3929Budget Committee Recommends Appointments to Subsidiary Bodies

GA/EF/3266Conflicts over Water Have Potential to Be Catalyst for Peace, Cooperation, Specialist Tells Second Committee Panel Discussion

SC/9783Security Council Hears Call for Parties in Nepal to Work for Progress in Peace Process before End of United Nations Mission Mandate

SC/9784-AFG/344Security Council Press Statement on Elections in Afghanistan

SG/SM/12590As Global Economic Crisis Persists, ‘Near-Poor Are Becoming the New Poor’, Secretary-General Warns in Massage to 2009 Beijing Forum

SG/T/2705Activities of Secretary-General in Greece, 4-5 November

5 November, 2009
GA/10883By Recorded Vote, General Assembly Urges Israel, Palestinians to Conduct Credible, Independent Investigations into Alleged War Crimes in Gaza

GA/AB/3928Committee for Programme and Coordination Reaffirmed as Main Subsidiary Organ for Planning, Coordination in Text Approved by Budget Committee

GA/EF/3265Participation by All Stakeholders Crucial to Meeting Millennium Goals, Second Committee Told during Discussion on Global Partnerships

SC/9782Security Council Welcomes Commitment of New Guinea-Bissau President to Work for Reconciliation, Socio-Economic Development

SG/A/1204-BIO/4141-PKO/226Secretary-General Appoints Kim Bolduc of Canada Deputy Special Representative for United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti

SG/SM/12589Secretary-General Tells Hellenic Parliament Transformational Change on Big Issues Should Draw from ‘Spirit of Possibility’ That Defines Greek National Character

4 November, 2009
GA/10882‘Leave All Politics and Selectivity at the Door and Take up the Cause of Justice,’ Urges General Assembly President, as Body Takes Up Report on Gaza Conflict

GA/EF/3264Second Committee Told That 35 Million New Homes Must Be Built Annually over Next Quarter Century To Accommodate Soaring Urban Populations

GA/L/3380Legal Committee Is Told Law of Sea Tribunal, with Likely Greater Need for Maritime Adjudications, Raising Visibility

SG/SM/12587-DEV/2772Secretary-General, in Remarks to Third Global Forum, Presents Vision of Migration as System of Legal, Dignified Mobility with Full Respect for Human Rights

SG/SM/12588Secretary-General Says United Nations, Anti-Defamation League Share Commitment to Justice, Human Rights, in New York Remarks

SG/T/2704Activities of Secretary-General in United Kingdom, 3 November

3 November, 2009
DSG/SM/479-DEV/2771-REC/228Deputy Secretary-General, to Regional Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia Meeting, Stresses Regional Cooperation Key to Tackling Pressing Challenges

GA/10881General Assembly Fills Vacancies on Subsidiary Bodies

GA/EF/3263Some 400 Million People Could Join Ranks of Slum Dwellers by 2020 Unless Urgent Action Is Taken to Reverse Trend, UN–Habitat Tells Second Committee

GA/L/3379Legal Committee Is Told ‘Extradite or Prosecute’ Obligation Is Key Issue in Campaign against Impunity for Crimes

GA/SHC/3964Five ‘Mega-Trends” -- including Population Growth, Urbanization, Climate Change -- Make Contemporary Displacement Increasingly Complex, Third Committee Told

GA/SPD/442Success of UN Relief Agency for Palestine Refugees Also Sign of Collective Failure to Resolve Political Question That Led to Refugee Crisis, Fourth Committee Hears

PBC/60United Nations Peacebuilding Fund Will Benefit from Proceeds of Fortieth Anniversary Digital Recording of Anthem, ‘Give Peace a Chance’

SG/SM/12584Ahead of London Summit, Secretary-General Tells Religious and Secular Leaders That Contributions of All People of All Beliefs Needed to Confront Climate Change

SG/SM/12585‘You Can – and Do – Inspire People to Change,’ Secretary-General says, Encouraging Summit of Religious, Secular Leaders on Climate Change to ‘Make Your Voices Heard’

SG/SM/12586‘Dismayed’ by Continued Settlement Activity in Occupied East Jerusalem, Secretary-General Calls on Israel to Cease Such ‘Provocative Actions’

2 November, 2009
GA/10880‘We Must Let Diplomacy and Thorough Verification Take Their Course’, No Matter How Lengthy, Tiresome Process Might Be, International Atomic Energy Chief Says

GA/DIS/3403Reframing Disarmament Debate in First Committee, Strengthening Multilateralism Advanced Momentum, Led to Approval of 54 Drafts, Chair Says as Session Closes

GA/EF/3262Acceptance of Lesser Climate Deal Will Threaten Existence of Small Islands, Second Committee Told, As It Begins Sustainable Development Debate

GA/L/3378Legal Committee Begins Work on Issues of Extradition, Durability of Treaties, ‘Most Favoured-Nation’ Trading Policies

GA/SHC/3963Third Committee Speakers Say Durban Review Conference Start of New Era in Fight against Racial Discrimination

GA/SPD/441Funding Shortfall for United Nations Palestine Refugee Agency Risks Suspension of Essential Services before End of Year, Agency Head Tells Fourth Committee

Note No. 6230United Nations to Screen Film on Holocaust Art on 9 November

SG/SM/12582-AFG/343Secretary-General Welcomes Decision by Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission

SG/SM/12583- ECO/172Secretary-General, in Message to New York Gathering, Stresses Value of Partnerships between United Nations, Financial Communities

SG/T/2703Activities of Secretary-General in United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, 1-2 November

30 October, 2009
ENV/DEV/1086United Nations Forum on Forests Approves Key Initiatives on Forest Financing

GA/10879General Assembly Considers Annual Report of Human Rights Council

GA/AB/3927Fifth Committee Speakers Say ‘Catchword’ of Zero Growth for UN Budget Having Negative Impact on Programmes, Mandates, as Two-Day Discussion Concludes

GA/DIS/3402Sending Six Drafts to General Assembly, First Committee Calls for International Day for World Free of Nuclear Weapons, Conference on Arms Trade Treaty in 2012

GA/EF/3260New Governance Regime under Way, Experts Say as Second Committee Holds Panel Discussion on Revitalizing Global Financial System

GA/EF/3261Working Out Differences at Doha Talks Would Be in Best Interest of All Countries, Pakistan Says, as Second Committee Concludes Debate on Trade, Development

GA/L/3377Legal Committee Is Told Judges from Different Fields Reach Common Understanding on Increasingly Complex Global Issues

GA/SPD/440Fourth Committee Sends Draft on Assistance in Mine Action to General Assembly, Aimed at Reducing Risks Posed by Landmines, Explosive Remnants of War

SG/SM/12579-CA/42Secretary-General Encouraged by News of Agreement in Honduras Political Crisis

SG/SM/12580Secretary-General, in Town Hall Meeting, Pledges Back-Up for Staff Who Risk Their Lives to Fulfil United Nations Global Mission, Common Values

SG/SM/12581-AFR/1902Secretary-General Announces Members of Guinea Commission of Inquiry to Investigate Events of 28 September

29 October, 2009
GA/10878Presidents of International Criminal Court, International Court of Justice, Present Annual Reports to General Assembly

GA/AB/3925Secretary-General Introduces $4.89 Billion 2010-2011 Budget to Fifth Committee, Says Will Work with Member States ‘in Full Partnership’ on Final Document

GA/DIS/3401First Committee Advances Bold, Sweeping Plans to Reduce Nuclear Weapons Arsenals, Build Confidence, Boost Transparency, Submitting Nine Texts to General Assembly

GA/EF/3259International Community Must Fight Protectionism to Ease Effects of Global Financial Crisis, General Assembly’s Economic Committee Is Told

GA/SHC/3962Third Committee Approves Resolution Calling for ‘Intensified Efforts’ by All UN Bodies to Eliminate Violence against Women

GA/SPD/439Efforts Bearing Fruit to End Landmine Scourge, as 41 Million in Stockpiles Destroyed Since 2008, Assistant Secretary-General Tells Fourth Committee

Note No. 6229Italian Company’s “Web Security” Campaign Wins 2009 Award for Public Relations Achievement; UN Information Department Joint Sponsor

OBV/823-SAG/424Food Security Challenges Demand Multilateral Commitment, Creativity, Leadership, Secretary-General Tells Event on Food, Economic Crises in Post-Conflict Nations

SC/9779Security Council Renews Arms Embargo, Diamond Trade Ban in Côte d’Ivoire

SC/9780Security Council Adopts Annual Report to General Assembly

SC/9781Security Council Strongly Condemns Taliban for Terrorist Attack Which Took Lives of United Nations Personnel in Kabul

SG/A/1203-BIO/4140Secretary-General Appoints David Nabarro of United Kingdom as Special Representative on Food Security and Nutrition

SG/SM/12575Closing Humanitarian, Development Funding Gap Vital to Successful Peacebuilding, Secretary-General Tells Forum on Impact of Crises on Post-Conflict Countries

SG/SM/12576-GA/AB/3926Secretary-General Presents United Nations 2010-2011 Budget to Fifth Committee

SG/SM/12577-OBV/824In World Food Day Remarks, Secretary-General Says Global Financial Crisis, Increasing Hunger, Dictates Urgent Investment in Production, Distribution

SG/SM/12578-ENV/DEV/1085-OBV/825Secretary-General Calls on Member States to Clarify, Expand International Law to Protect Environment in Time of War, on International Day

28 October, 2009
GA/10877General Assembly, for Eighteenth Consecutive Year, Overwhelmingly Calls for End to United States Economic, Trade Embargo against Cuba

GA/AB/3924Budget Committee Takes Up United Nations Procurement, with Top Official Describing Spike in Volume during Surge in Peacekeeping

GA/DIS/3400Disarmament Committee Sends 25 Texts to General Assembly, Seeking to Avert Outer Space Arms Race, Unilateral Actions, Unverified Non-Compliance Accusations

GA/EF/3258Information, Communications Technologies Have Tremendous Potential to Promote Development, Bring Countries out of Poverty, Economic Committee Told

GA/L/3376Legal Committee Reviews Right of Parties to Express Reservations on Treaty Provisions, or Make ‘Interpretative Declarations’

GA/SHC/3961Speakers in Third Committee Draw Links between Fight to Secure Human Rights, Fight against Poverty, as Three-Day Discussion Concludes

GA/SPD/438Choice Is Clear: Stall Urgent Peacekeeping Reforms or ‘Bite the Bullet’ for Sake of Peacekeepers Who Sacrifice under United Nations Flag, Fourth Committee Told

Note No. 6228Inspection and Evaluation Division of Office of Internal Oversight Services to Hold High-Level Panel to Assess United Nations ‘Health’, on 29 October

SC/9777Security Council Strongly Condemns Killing of Guinean Protesters, Reiterates Need for Authorities to Uphold Rule of Law, Release All Being Denied Due Process

SC/9778-AFG/342Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attack in Kabul

SG/SM/12570-AFG/341Deeply Shocked and Outraged, Secretary-General Strongly Condemns ‘Cowardly’ Attack in Central Kabul, which Killed Five United Nations Staff

SG/SM/12571Press Conference by Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon at United Nations Headquarters

SG/SM/12572No Cause Can Justify Inhuman, Indiscriminate Violence, Says Secretary-General, Strongly Condemning Deadly Bomb Attack at Market in Peshawar, Pakistan

SG/SM/12573Condemning Rocket Firing against Israel from inside Southern Lebanon, Secretary-General Urges All Parties to Exercise ‘Maximum Restraint’

SG/SM/12574Secretary-General, in Message to Jerusalem Forum, Calls on Parties to Make Renewed Efforts in Middle East Peace Process

27 October, 2009
GA/10876Amid Major Global Financial Contraction, Economic and Social Council Opening ‘New Vistas’ to Strengthen United Nations Coordinated Response to Crises

GA/DIS/3399Gravely Concerned at Danger of Possible Nuclear Weapons Use, First Committee Draft Resolution Calls on States to Prevent Proliferation, Promote Nuclear Disarmament

GA/EF/3256Economic Committee Holds Dialogue with Senior Officials from United Nations Regional Commissions on ‘Economic Impacts of Climate Change’

GA/EF/3257Assembly’s Economic Committee Is Told of Harsh Conditions Persisting in Occupied Territories because of Israeli Actions

GA/L/3375International Law Commission Is Asked to Continue Review of Working Methods, Seek Topics Closer to Present-Day Concerns

GA/SHC/3960UN Expert Tells Third Committee No State Free from Human Rights Violations, Accountability System Must Be Effective in as Many States as Possible

GA/SPD/437As United Nations Strives to Keep Pace with Peacekeeping Demands, Fourth Committee Speakers Say Blue Helmets Need Clear Guidance for Protection of Civilians Mandates

Note No. 6227Photo Exhibit Marks Ninetieth Anniversary of International Labour Organization

SG/A/1202-BIO/4139-PI/1917Secretary-General Appoints Michele Zaccheo As Director of United Nations Information Centre in Jakarta

SG/SM/12568/Rev. 1Economic Crisis Potent Reminder of Importance of Corporate Responsibility, Says Secretary-General in Remarks to Seattle Business Leaders

SG/SM/12569/Rev. 1‘Together, We Must Unite and Work for a Better World’ Secretary-General Tells Students, As He Is Awarded Honorary Doctorate at University of Washington

26 October, 2009
DEV/2770High-level United Nations Conference, Authorized by General Assembly, to Review South-South Economic Relations

GA/10875General Assembly Elects 18 Members to Economic and Social Council

GA/EF/3255With Copenhagen Conference Pending, Assembly’s Economic Committee Is Told ‘No Conflict’ Between Prosperity and Ambitious Climate Policies

GA/L/3374Responsibility of International Organizations Is Focus of Legal Committee at Start of Annual Review of Law Commission Activities

GA/SHC/3959Political Affairs Head Says UN Efforts to Assist Elections in ‘High Demand’ as Third Committee’s Debate on Promotion of Human Rights Continues

GA/SPD/436Logistical Support, Force Protection, ‘Clear, Structured and Sustainable Mandates’ Backed by Whole Security Council Required for Peacekeeping, Fourth Committee Told

SC/9775-IK/611Security Council Press Statement on Baghdad Bombings

SC/9776Security Council, in Presidential Statement, Pledges to Consider ‘All Options’ to Help Strengthen Funding for African Union-led Peacekeeping Operations

SG/SM/12561-OBV/821Secretary-General Tells United Nations Day Concert Great Music Would Be Heard, but Time and Again, Peacekeepers' Good Works Go Unsung

SG/SM/12562-OBV/822On UN Day, Says Secretary-General in Message, ‘We Must Be More United Than Ever - United in Purpose, United in Action - to Make the World a Safer, Better Place’

SG/SM/12563-IK/610Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Baghdad Attacks, Urges Iraqis to Unite and Work to Protect Country’s Progress

SG/SM/12564Secretary-General Urges ‘Transformational Change’ to End Extreme Poverty, Tackle Climate Change, Banish Nuclear Weapons, Ensure Peace, Security, Human Rights

SG/SM/12565Marking 30th Anniversary of Development Partnership between United Nations, China, Secretary-General Vows to Continue ‘Strong’ Relationship to Build Better World

SG/SM/12566Secretary-General Calls for Partnerships That Show Low-Emissions Future Possible with Technologies, Policies Available Today

SG/SM/12567Faith-based Organizations Can Help Deliver United Nations Message for Renewed Cooperation to Tackle Climate Change, Other Crises, Secretary-General Says

23 October, 2009
GA/AB/3923Budget Committee Approves Text on Board of Auditor’s Report concerning Refugee Office, Continues Debate on United Nations Financial Situation

GA/DIS/3398Barriers Blocking Disarmament Negotiations Beginning to Yield, First Committee Told, Examining Strength of Disarmament Machinery Following Years of Paralysis

GA/EF/3254Economic Committee Is Told Strategy Urgently Needed to Meet Worsening Global Food Crisis; Aid, Trade Adjustments Among Proposals Offered

GA/L/3373Legal Committee Recommends Three Groups for Assembly Observer Status Some Delegates Suggest Procedure for Such Action May Need Adjustment

GA/SHC/3958Third Committee Hears Presentations from Six UN Human Rights Experts, As Debate on Promotion, Protection of Human Rights Continues

GA/SPD/435It May Not Generate Headlines, but United Nations Peacekeeping Succeeds Quietly, Every Day Mitigating Harm to Thousands of Civilians, Fourth Committee Told

Note No. 6226United Nations Day 2009 Concert to Honour United Nations Peacekeeping

SC/9774‘Stable, Steady Approach’ Vital to Long-Term Peace in Timor-Leste, Head of United Nations Integrated Mission Tells Security Council

SG/A/1201-BIO/4138-PKO/225Secretary-General Appoints Lieutenant General Sikander Afzal of Pakistan as Force Commander for United Nations Mission in Liberia

SG/SM/12560-DEV/2769-WOM/1766Secretary-General, in Message to Meeting of Women Business Leaders, Says World Looks To Businesses For Sustainable, Equitable Solutions to Today’s Challenges

22 October, 2009
DSG/SM/478-WOM/1765Dynamic Urban Policies for Women, Families, Yield Dynamic Cities for Everyone, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Metropolis Women International Network Forum

ENV/DEV/1084Two-Day High-Level New Delhi Conference to Focus on Sharing Clean, Climate-Friendly Technologies with Developing Countries

GA/DIS/3397Robust Regional Action, Combined with Strict Compliance with Arms Control Accords, Contains Arms Races, First Committee Told during Debate on Regional Disarmament

GA/EF/3253Despite Observance of Anti-Poverty Day, Huge Populations Still Afflicted by Hunger and Extreme Deprivation, Economic Committee Is Reminded

GA/SHC/3957Third Committee Approves Texts on Crime Congress, Cooperatives, Year of Family, Women’s Anti-Discrimination Convention, African Crime Institute, Ageing

GA/SPD/434Space Technologies of Infinite Value, but Carry Double-Edged Potential for Good or Evil, Fourth Committee Hears, Warned of Possible Militarization of Space

Note No. 6225Disney’s ‘Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure’ to Premiere at United Nations Headquarters, with Tinker Bell to be named ‘Honorary Ambassador of Green’

SC/9771United Nations Mission in Central African Republic, Chad Continues to Build Confidence in Region, Balancing Deployment Delays with Solid Progress

SC/9772Security Council Press Statement on Missing Kuwaiti Nationals and Property

SC/9773Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee Removes Names of Four Entities from Consolidated List

SG/SM/12556-AFR/1901-REF/1193‘Courage, Creativity’, Backed by International Solidarity Needed to Tackle Causes of Displacement in Africa, Secretary-General Tells Historic African Union Summit

SG/SM/12557-DEV/2768‘Now Is the Time to Amplify Voices of the Vulnerable’, to Ensure Vital Development Pledges Are Met Secretary-General Says in Message to European Development Days

SG/SM/12558-PKO/224Secretary-General Sends Condolences to Bereaved Family of Deputy Force Commander of United Nations Sudan Mission, Killed While on Leave in Pakistan

SG/SM/12559Survivors of Human Trafficking ‘Champions of Truth and Justice,’ Secretary-General Tells Headquarters Event on Heeding Voice of Victims of Human Trafficking

TR/2429Trusteeship Council Elects President, Vice-President by Acclamation

21 October, 2009
GA/10874Speakers Call for Scaled-Up Resources to Help Meet 2010 Goal on Malaria Control, as General Assembly Concludes Debate on Africa’s Development Needs

GA/DIS/3396Time for General Discussion on Arms Trade Treaty Is Over, First Committee Hears, Seeking in One of Five Drafts to Prevent Diversion of Weapons to Illicit Market

GA/EF/3252Economic Committee Is Told ‘Illicit Financial Flows’ Major Obstacle to Development, Reportedly Far Exceeding Official Assistance

GA/L/3372Legal Committee Is Told ‘Principle of Universal Jurisdiction’ Needs to Be Defined, to Avoid Possible Abuses, Politicization

GA/SHC/3956Ordinary People Throughout World Want Human Rights of Universal Declaration ‘Translated into Reality’, UN High Commissioner Tells Third Committee

GA/SPD/433Debating Outer Space Cooperation, Fourth Committee Hears Growing Number of Actors in Outer Space Could Risk Security of Space Assets, Limit Scope of Peaceful Uses

SG/SM/12555Secretary-General’s Remarks at Unveiling of Olympic Truce Sculpture

20 October, 2009
DSG/SM/476-DEV/2766Deputy Secretary-General’s Remarks on Global Public Health Issues at Civil Society Development Forum in New York

DSG/SM/477-DEV/2767Deputy Secretary-General Hails Work Carried Out by ‘Delivering As One’ Pilot Countries to Highlight Strengths of United Nations Development System

GA/10873Assembly President Calls for Creating Environment Conducive for Africa’s Long-term Socio-economic Development, ‘With a Sense of Urgency Backed by Concrete Actions’

GA/AB/3922Budget Committee Takes Up Report of International Civil Service Commission; End-of-Service Severance, Changes to Retirement Age among Issues

GA/DIS/3395Divergent Paths Emerge as First Committee Debates Issues of Cluster Munitions, Transparency of Weapons Sales, Viability of International Arms Trade Treaty

GA/EF/3251Economic Committee Is Told Industrial Countries Must Step Up Aid to World’s Poorest, Suffering Most from Global Financial Crisis

GA/L/3371Legal Committee Delegates See Principle of Universal Law as Safeguard against Impunity for Major Crimes; Some Caution on Risk of Abuse

GA/SHC/3955Convention against Torture ‘Next Generation Treaty’ That Places Value on Prevention over Cure, Third Committee Told

GA/SPD/432Fourth Committee, Taking Up Outer Space Item, Hears Space Technology Could Combat, Even Forecast, Spread of Disease, Ensuring Health of Current, Future Generations

SC/9770Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attack in Iran

19 October, 2009
GA/10872General Assembly Calls upon All Member States to Uphold Olympic Truce during Vancouver Winter Games, Cooperate in Efforts to Use Sport as Tool for Peace

GA/DIS/3394First Committee Wraps Up Debate on Disarmament Aspects of Outer Space, Opens Discussion on Conventional Weapons, Hearing Introduction of Six Draft Texts

GA/EF/3250With ‘Tough Decisions Ahead’ on Tackling Impacts of Climate Change, United Nations Official Urges Political Leadership, Investment in Disaster Risk Reduction

GA/L/3370Legal Committee Hears Concerns over Unintended Results of Security Council Sanctions; Need to Protect Civilians, ‘Third Countries’ Stressed

GA/SHC/3954Implementing Declaration on Indigenous Rights Will Bring ‘Historical Justice’, Develop Stronger, Democratic, Multicultural Societies, Third Committee Told

Note No. 6224Exhibit, Sculpture to Commemorating Olympic Truce Resolution for 2010 Winter Games

SG/SM/12551Secretary-General, in Message to ‘Roots of Peace’ Event, Commends Support for United Nations Effort to Rid World of Anti-Personnel Mines

SG/SM/12552Rededication to Cause of Peace, United Nations Charter Best Way to Honour Those Lost to War, Secretary-General says in Message to World Veterans Federation

SG/SM/12553Secretary-General Condemns Deadly Terrorist Attacks in Southern Iran

SG/SM/12554-AFR/1900Secretary-General Welcomes Release of Two Aid Workers Abducted in Darfur

16 October, 2009
GA/AB/3921Under-Secretary-General for Management Presents ‘Mixed Picture’ of United Nations Financial Situation, in Briefing to Budget Committee

GA/DIS/3393Chemical Weapons Ban Took a Century to Enact, But ‘Living Example’ of Success in Field, First Committee Told, Taking Up Weapons of Mass Destruction Debate

GA/EF/3249Economic Committee Is Told of Despair in Some Developing Countries as Poor People Grapple with Debt Problems, Legal Complications

GA/SHC/3953Credibility of States ‘Rested in Their Work for Future Generations’; Children Must Be Protected, Nurtured, Encouraged to Participate, Third Committee Told

GA/SPD/431Fourth Committee Delegates Urge More Funding for Scientific Committee to Enable It to Assess Emerging Risks of Atomic Radiation on Human Health, Environment

Note No. 6223International Day against Poverty, Stressing Children and Families, to Be Marked at UN Headquarters Events – Monday 19 October

SC/9769Citing Real Prospect for Ending Violence in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Special Representative Says United Nations Mission Must Not Rest on Laurels

SG/SM/12549-DEV/2765As UN International School Students ‘Stand Up Against Poverty’, Secretary-General Pledges to Keep World Focused on Meeting Millennium Development Goals by 2015

SG/SM/12550-AFR/1899Secretary-General Sends Inquiry Mission to Guinea after ‘Violent Crackdown’

15 October, 2009
GA/10871General Assembly Elects Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Gabon, Lebanon, Nigeria to Two-Year Terms on Security Council

GA/DIS/3392First Committee Hears Introduction of Five Drafts, Detailed Accounts by Russian Federation, United States of Reductions in Nuclear Warheads, Ballistic Missiles

GA/EF/3248Developing Countries, Hardest Hit by Global Financial Crisis, Urgently Need Pledged Assistance, Assembly’s Economic Committee Is Told

GA/L/3369Legal Committee, by Decision without Vote, Recommends International Olympic Committee for General Assembly Observer Status

GA/SHC/3952Third Committee Approves Texts on Commemoration of 15th Anniversary of Beijing Declaration, Technical Assistance for Implementing Terrorism Conventions

GA/SPD/430Fourth Committee, Reaffirming United Nations as Indispensable Foundation of Peaceful, Just World, Says Voice Must Be Heard Clearly, Effectively

Note No. 6222‘UN4U – Spanning the Globe’: Officials to Mark United Nations Day with Visits to New York City Schools, Replicated around World

SC/9768Peace, Stability in Kosovo, Wider Region, Guiding Principle of United Nations Interim Administration Mission’s Work, Special Representative Says

SG/SM/12547-ORG/1520Pledging Full Support to Office of Internal Oversight Services, Secretary-General Says Office Vital to Ensuring Greater United Nations Transparency, Accountability

SG/SM/12548-OBV/820-WOM/1764Secretary-General, Marking International Day of Rural Women, Calls for Scaling Up Investments in Resources, Infrastructure, Services to Improve Rural Women’s Lives

14 October, 2009
DSG/SM/474Deputy Secretary-General, in Remarks to Joint Meeting of European Parliament Committees, Hails ‘Shared Efforts’ of United Nations, European Commission

DSG/SM/475-GA/L/3368Deputy Secretary-General, in Remarks to Assembly’s Legal Committee, Reviews Ongoing United Nations Activity in Field of ‘Rule of Law’

GA/DIS/3391Proposal for International Day to Rid World of Nuclear Weapons Submitted in First Committee, with Traditional Text on Nuclear-Weapon-Free Southern Hemisphere

GA/EF/3247Speakers Say Funding for UN Development Activities Inadequate, Too Unpredictable, as Economic Committee Takes up Operational Activities for Development

GA/L/3367Progress in Adherence to ‘Rule of Law’ Standards Reported to Assembly’s Legal Committee, but Inadequacies Are Noted in Some Areas

GA/SHC/3951Urgent Action Needed by World Community to Stamp Out Violence against Children, Newly Appointed Special Representative Tells Third Committee

GA/SPD/429UN Information Centres Central to Quest to Familiarize World with United Nations, Fourth Committee Hears, Also Approving Two Final Texts on Decolonization

SC/9767Parties Trying to Undermine Political Progress in Middle East Must Not Be Allowed to Set Agenda, Top United Nations Political Official Tells Security Council

SG/SM/12544United Nations Efforts to Address Terrorism Threat ‘Crucial to Global Security’, Says Secretary-General, in Message to Vienna Meeting

SG/SM/12545-CA/41UN Position on Removal of President of Honduras Clearly Articulated by General Assembly Resolution that Condemned Coup d’État, Says Secretary-General

SG/SM/12546Secretary-General’s Message to World Knowledge Forum

WOM/1763Commission on Status of Women Elects New Chair of Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Sessions

13 October, 2009
GA/10870Speakers in Assembly Urge Support for Maternal Health, Reproductive Services, Backing Goals of 1994 International Conference on Population and Development

GA/AB/3920Budget Committee Takes up Reports concerning Office for Partnerships, Committee for Programme and Coordination

GA/DIS/3390Efforts to Stem Spread of Violence, Armed Conflict Finds Diverse Allies, Boosting Chances of Achieving Disarmament Goals, Disarmament Chief Tells First Committee

GA/EF/3245Countries Must Step Up Efforts to Address Essential, but Unresolved Issues in Advance of Climate Change Conference, Experts Tell Second Committee

GA/EF/3246Economic Committee Is Told Special Needs of African Countries in Ongoing Global Financial Crisis Call for Range of Remedies

GA/L/3366Need for Accountability Stressed as Legal Committee Considers Issue of Criminal Conduct by UN Personnel on Mission

GA/SHC/3950Efforts to Empower Women, Initiatives to Promote Sustainable Economic Growth Mutually Reinforcing, Say Third Committee Speakers

GA/SPD/428United Nations Future Depends on Joint Vision, Shared Responsibilities; Public Information Department Stands Ready to Contribute, Says Communications Chief

PI/1916New Websites Launched for United Nations Meetings Coverage and Press Releases

SC/9765Security Council Approves One-Year Extension for Mandate of Expert Panel Monitoring Darfur Arms Embargo

SC/9766Security Council Extends Mandate of United Nations Haiti Mission, Adjusts Force to Better Meet Requirements on Ground

SG/SM/12540-WOM/1762Women Victims of Sexual Abuse Can Lead Productive Lives, Help Rebuild Societies, Secretary-General Says at Opening of Exhibition ‘Congo Women Portraits of War’

SG/SM/12541Secretary-General, in Message to Memorial Ceremony, Honours Victims of Bombing at World Food Programme Office in Islamabad

SG/SM/12542-PKO/223Secretary-General’s Message to Honour Peacekeepers Who Died in Crash of United Nations Aircraft in Haiti

SG/SM/12543-DEV/2764-OBV/819Challenges of Food Security Demand Multilateral Commitment, Creativity, Leadership, Secretary-General Says in World Food Day Message

12 October, 2009
GA/10869Secretary-General Urges Renewed Commitment to Gender Equality, Reproductive Health Rights, Marking 15th Anniversary of Cairo Population and Development Conference

GA/DIS/3389New Brand of Nuclear Arms Race, Ballooning Defence Budgets, Still-Full Nuclear Arsenals Challenge Renewal of Non-Proliferation Regime, First Committee Hears

GA/EF/3243World Must Act Now to Achieve Anti-Poverty Goals by Honouring Fiscal Commitments, Standing by Pledges to Fund Implementation of Targets, Second Committee Told

GA/EF/3244Measures to Ease Plight of Developing Countries in Ongoing Global Financial Crisis Discussed in Assembly’s Economic Committee

GA/L/3365Agreement on Cross-Border Insolvency Issue Applauded in Legal Committee as Key Achievement of United Nations Commission on International Trade Law

GA/SHC/3949Third Committee Delegates Encourage Speedy Implementation of Proposal for New, Composite United Nations Body to Oversee Gender Equality, Women’s Empowerment

GA/SPD/427Fourth Committee, Recommending 10 Texts to General Assembly, Calls on Governments to End Enterprises in Non-Self-Governing Territories Detrimental to Inhabitants

Note No. 6221General Assembly Second Committee to Hear Experts Discuss Key Climate Concerns

SC/9764-PKO/222Security Council Press Statement on Haiti Mission Plane Crash

SG/A/1200-AFR/1898-BIO/4137Secretary-General Appoints Hany Abdel-Aziz of Egypt as Special Representative for Western Sahara

SG/SM/12535Secretary-General Welcomes ‘Historic’ Signing of Accords Aimed at Normalizing Relations between Armenia, Turkey

SG/SM/12536UN Police Carry Out ‘Lifesaving Work’ – Nurture Faith in Justice, Build Confidence Peace Can Succeed Says Secretary-General, in Message to Singapore Meetings

SG/SM/12537UN Committed to Protecting Vulnerable from ‘Insidious’ Trade in Counterfeit Medicines, Says Secretary-General, in Message to Benin Meeting

SG/SM/12538In Global Effort to Combat Terrorism, Focal Points Can Ensure Holistic National Response, Coordination among United Nations Entities, Secretary-General Says

SG/SM/12539-DEV/2763-POP/978‘All People Benefit’ When Maternal Health Care Is Improved, Secretary-General Says, Marking Fifteenth Anniversary of Population and Development Conference

9 October, 2009
GA/DIS/3388New Winds Blowing through the Halls of Disarmament, but Real Menace -– Small Arms, Light Weapons -- Destabilizing Societies Everywhere, First Committee Told

GA/EF/3242Food Production Must Double by 2050 to Meet Demand from World’s Growing Population, Innovative Strategies Needed to Combat Hunger, Experts Tell Second Committee

GA/L/3364Ending Debate on Measures against Terrorism, Legal Committee is Told Aim Should Be to Combat Global Scourge, ‘Not to Attack a People’

GA/SPD/426Decolonization Was United Nations ‘Success Story,’ but Renewed Momentum Was Needed on Behalf of 16 Remaining Non-Self-Governing Territories, Fourth Committee Told

Note No. 6220Major United Nations Exhibit on Violence against Women, Based on Conflict In Democratic Republic of Congo, to Open at Headquarters

SG/SM/12531-WOM/1761Advocacy, Financial Support for Women’s Right to Reproductive Health Care Can Make Difference between Life, Death Secretary-General Tells Americans for UNFPA Gala

SG/SM/12532Secretary-General Congratulates United States President Barack Obama on Winning 2009 Nobel Peace Prize

SG/SM/12533Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Deadly Bombing in Pakistan

SG/SM/12534-PKO/221Secretary-General Offers ‘Heartfelt’ Condolences to Families, Friends of Peacekeepers Killed in Crash of United Nations Mission Plane in Haiti

8 October, 2009
BIO/4133New Permanent Representative of Mozambique Presents Credentials

BIO/4134New Permanent Representative of Liberia Presents Credentials

BIO/4135New Permanent Representative of Italy Presents Credentials

BIO/4136New Head of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Delegation Presents Appointment Letter

ECOSOC/6400Jorge Montano of Mexico Elected by Economic and Social Council to Fill Vacancy on International Narcotics Control Board

GA/10868Presidents of Tribunals for Rwanda, Former Yugoslavia, Nearing Completion Dates, Appeal for Cooperation on Arrest of Fugitives, Compensation for Dedicated Staff

GA/DIS/3387Exploiting Renewed Focus on Nuclear Disarmament Requires Political Will, Reversal of Past Policies, Understanding New Dynamics Among Nations, First Committee Told

GA/SHC/3948Successful Fight against Drug Trafficking, Transnational Organized Crime Requires Interlocking National, Regional, International Strategies, Third Committee Told

GA/SPD/425Fourth Committee Hears Over 30 Petitioners on Question of Western Sahara

SC/9761Security Council Told of Some Progress in Somalia Situation, with Many Challenges Still Needing International Attention

SC/9762Security Council Extends International Security Assistance Force Mandate in Afghanistan by 12 Months

SC/9763-AFG/340Security Council Press Statement on the Kabul Bomb Attack

SG/SM/12529-AFG/339Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Lethal Kabul Attack, Consoles Bereaved

SG/SM/12530-DEV/2762-OBV/818Investing in Key Areas Can Accelerate Progress towards Millennium Development Goals, Secretary-General Says in Message for Poverty Eradication Day

7 October, 2009
GA/AB/3919Budget Committee Takes Up Reports of Three Oversight Bodies – Board of Auditors, Office of Internal Oversight, Independent Audit Advisory Committee

GA/DIS/3386For First Time in Years, Notion of Nuclear-Weapon-Free World Supported by Leaders of All Major Industrialized Countries, Disarmament Committee Hears in Debate

GA/EF/3241Member States Urged to Step Up Efforts to Stop Global Warming, Seal Comprehensive Deal on Mitigation, Adaptation, as Second Committee Concludes General Debate

GA/L/3363General Assembly’s Legal Committee Hears More Calls for Strong Responses to Terrorism, While Taking Account of Sources of Grievance

GA/SHC/3947‘Sinister Nexus’ of Drugs, Crime, Terrorism Must Be Countered by Promoting Health, Justice, Security, Third Committee Told

GA/SPD/424Hearing Petitioners on Questions of Gibraltar, Guam, Western Sahara, Fourth Committee Continues Decolonization Debate

Note No. 6219Joint United Nations, Civil Society Event, ‘Ageing Activism: Global Tool to Create a Society for All Ages’, will Commemorate International Day of Older Persons

SG/SM/12526-ENV/DEV/1083In Statement to Global Renewable Energy Forum, Secretary-General Says Green Growth Yields ‘Enormous Benefits,’ Including New Jobs, Improved Food Security

SG/SM/12527-OBV/817‘Let Us Stand More United Than Ever,’ Secretary-General says in UN Day Message, Encouraging Staff to Redouble Efforts on Behalf of World’s Most Vulnerable

SG/SM/12528Secretary-General Welcomes Progress in Madagascar towards Government of National Unity

6 October, 2009
GA/10867Taking Up Secretary-General’s Report on Work of Organization, Member States Back Call for Renewed Multilateralism, Say Tackling Crises Requires ‘Unity of Purpose’

GA/AB/3918Fifth Committee Takes up Scale of Assessments for Determining Member State Contributions to 2010-2012 Peacekeeping Budget

GA/DIS/3385One Nuclear Weapon Exploded in One Major City Could Kill Hundreds of Thousands; No Single Nation Could Halt Spread Alone, United States Tells First Committee

GA/EF/3240Global Food Crisis ‘A Wake-Up Call’ For Revitalization Of Agricultural Production, Second Committee Told As It Continues General Debate

GA/L/3362General Assembly Legal Committee Hears Calls for Renewed Efforts to Complete Comprehensive Convention against Terrorism

GA/SHC/3946Strengthening Well-Being of Youth Not Just a Question of Rights; Should Be Key Strategy in Bolstering Vitality of Global Village, Third Committee Told

GA/SPD/423Fourth Committee Hears from Petitioners on Questions of New Caledonia, United States Virgin Islands, Western Sahara, as Decolonization Debate Continues

Note No. 6218Stars of ABC TV ‘Ugly Betty’ Series to Visit United Nations to Help Raise Awareness about Anti-Malaria Campaign

SG/SM/12524/Rev.1-PI/1915/Rev.1Secretary-General, Attending Telecom World 2009, Urges Business Chiefs to Use Wisdom, Political, Policy Priority to Bring ‘ICT’ Tools to Climate Change

SG/SM/12525Secretary-General Welcomes Arrest of Alleged Participant in Rwanda Genocide

SG/T/2701Activities of Secretary-General in Switzerland, 4-6 October

5 October, 2009
DSG/SM/473-GA/EF/3239Deputy Secretary-General, in Remarks to Second Committee, Outlines United Nations Coordinated Responses to Address Climate Change, Food Insecurity, Other Crises

GA/AB/3917Budget Committee Takes Up Scale for Assessing Member States Dues for 2010-2013, with Speakers Stressing Importance of ‘Capacity to Pay’ Principle

GA/DIS/3384Disarmament Remains ‘Burning Problem of Our Time’, But Today’s World Capable of Solving Problem, Disarmament Chief Tells First Committee as Debate Opens

GA/EF/3238Deputy Secretary-General Spells Out Organization’s Joint Initiatives in Response to Multiple Crises, as Second Committee Begins Sixty-fourth Session

GA/L/3361General Assembly’s Legal Committee Reviews New, Comprehensive System for Administration of Justice at United Nations

GA/PAL/1136Palestinian Rights Committee Adopts Annual Report, Noting Concern at Israeli Settlement Activity, Other Issues

GA/PAL/1137Bureau of Palestinian Rights Committee Says Situation in Occupied East Jerusalem ‘Deeply Disturbing’

GA/SHC/3945World Economic Crisis Could Have ‘Unparalleled Negative Consequences’ on Human Development, Third Committee Told, as Debate Begins for Current Session

GA/SPD/422Remaining 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories on United Nations List Are ‘16 Too Many’, Fourth Committee Told, As It Takes Up Cluster of Decolonization Issues

SC/9759Security Council Urges Renewed Measures to Improve Women’s Participation in Peace Processes, Reaffirming Key Role Women Can Play in Rebuilding War-Torn Societies

SG/SM/12514Secretary-General’s Address to Olympic Congress in Copenhagen

SG/SM/12515-ENV/DEV/1082Secretary-General Reviews Challenge of Climate Change in Copenhagen University Statement

SG/SM/12516Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Attack on Pakistan World Food Programme Office

SG/SM/12517-SC/9760-WOM/1760Secretary-General Says Security Council Resolution 1325 Was ‘Milestone’ on Issue of Women’s Role in Peace and Security

SG/SM/12518-PI/1913Information, Communication Technology Vital to Confronting Threat of Climate Change, Secretary-General Tells International Telecommunication Union Event

SG/SM/12519-PI/1914Secretary-General Urges Support for ‘Connect a School, Connect a Community’ Initiative, in Remarks to Geneva Youth Forum

SG/SM/12520-OBV/816In Message for International Day for Disaster Reduction, Secretary-General Urges Governments, Town Planners to Take Practical Steps to Make Hospitals Safer

SG/SM/12521-DC/3197Secretary-General in Geneva Remarks Praises Mikhail Gorbachev as ‘Towering Global Leader’ in Effort to Achieve Nuclear-Weapon-Free World

SG/SM/12522Secretary-General Notes Commission’s Concerns over Election of Guatemala Judges

SG/SM/12523Secretary-General Commends World Tourism Organization Efforts to Respond to Global Economic Crisis, Climate Change Challenge

SG/T/2699Activities of Secretary-General in Sweden, 1-2 October

SG/T/2700Activities of Secretary-General in Denmark, 2-4 October

2 October, 2009
DSG/SM/472-L/3149Deputy Secretary-General, Briefing General Assembly, Spells Out Principal Aims of Joint Strategic Plan for Strengthening Rule of Law Worldwide

SC/9758What Was Once Seen as Security Council Interference in Domestic Affairs Now Viewed as States ‘Coming Together for Common Cause’, 1540 Review Hears Upon Closing

SG/A/1199-BIO/4132-IK/609Secretary-General Appoints Christine McNab of Sweden as Deputy Special Representative for Iraq

SG/SM/12512United Nations Continues to Meet Today’s Challenges, Secretary-General Reaffirms in Remarks to Round Table of Swedish Non-Governmental Organizations

SG/SM/12513-OBV/815‘Need Is High, Care Inadequate,’ Secretary-General Says in World Mental Health Day Message, Urging Mobilization of International Resources to Treat Mental Disorders

SG/T/2698Activities of Secretary-General in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 24-25 September

1 October, 2009
DC/31962009 United Nations Disarmament Fellowship Programme Starts Third Segment Today at New York Headquarters

GA/AB/3916Budget Committee Holds Organizational Session

GA/DIS/3383Disarmament Committee Prepares for Start of General Debate on Monday, 5 October, with Adoption of Agenda, Work Programme, in Brief Organizational Meeting

GA/SPD/421Approving Work Programme, Fourth Committee Agrees to Consider Decolonization, University of Peace, Outer Space, Atomic Radiation Items

SC/9757Risks to Non-proliferation Regime Challenge Resolution 1540 to Ensure States Enact Domestic Controls over Weapons of Mass Destruction Spread to Non-State Actors

SG/SM/12511Secretary-General, delivering Address at Uppsala University, Lauds Sweden’s Leading Role in United Nations, Hammarskjöld’s Imprint on World

30 September, 2009
L/T/4418New Optional Protocol on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and “Rotterdam Rules” Signed by Nearly 50 States during 2009 Treaty Event

SC/9753Security Council Adopts Text Mandating Peacekeeping Missions to Protect Women, Girls from Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict

SC/9754Review Opens of Implementation of Security Council Resolution 1540, Compelling States to Criminalize Spread of Mass Destruction Weapons to Non-State Actors

SG/SM/12507-SC/9755-WOM/1758Security Council’s Continued Engagement ‘Crucial’ in Global Effort to Fight, End Discrimination against Women and Girls, Secretary-General Says

SG/SM/12508-AFG/338Secretary-General Recalls Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan

SG/SM/12509Secretary-General ‘Deeply Saddened’ by Loss of Life, Destruction of Property in Wake of Tsunami in South Pacific

SG/SM/12510-SC/9756-WOM/1759Secretary-General Welcomes Adoption of Security Council Resolution 1888 (2009)

29 September, 2009
GA/10866Decrying Economic System, Which Promotes ‘Hoarding of Wealth by the Few,’ Speakers from Developing Countries Demand More Input into Global Decision-Making

SC/9750Security Council Expresses Concern at Delay in Publication of Provisional Voters List for 29 November Presidential Election in Côte d’Ivoire

SC/9751Decisions on Forming Effective Government in Afghanistan Will Determine Prospects for Ending Conflict, Top Official Tells Security Council in Briefing

SC/9752-DC/3195Comprehensive Review of Implementation of Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) Opens Three-Day Meeting at Headquarters, 30 September

SG/SM/12503-AFR/1896Secretary-General Condemns Yesterday’s Fatal Attack on United Nations Convoy in West Darfur

SG/SM/12504Press Conference by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at United Nations Headquarters

SG/SM/12505-HAB/212-OBV/813New Ideas from Smart Cities Pointing Way to Sustainable Urbanization, but Far More to Do, Says Secretary-General in Message for World Habitat Day, 5 October

SG/SM/12506-OBV/814Secretary-General, in Observance Message, Says Call to Non-Violence Need Not Apply Only to Deadly Weapons as He Assails ‘Human Assault on Our Planet’

28 September, 2009
DC/3194United Nations Headquarters to Host Special Event on Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004), 1 October

GA/10865Demanding Reforms, Speakers Say Outdated United Nations Structure Leaves Organization Ill-Equipped to Address Twenty-first Century Realities

SG/SM/12499-ENV/DEV/1081Land-dependent People Should Be ‘Part of the Picture’ at Copenhagen Conference, Secretary-General Tells States Parties to UN Convention on Desertification

SG/SM/12500-OBV/812Amid Global Crises, It’s Even More Important to Treat Older Persons as Agents, Beneficiaries of Development, Secretary-General Says in Message for Day

SG/SM/12501Secretary-General Reiterates Expectations in Meeting with Myanmar Prime Minister

SG/SM/12502-AFR/1895Secretary-General Deplores Excessive Force Used to Disperse Demonstrators in Guinea, Urges Maximum Restraint, Respect for Basic Human Rights

26 September, 2009
GA/10864Small Island States Warn Ecosystems Already Threatened by Climate Change Effects, Urge Drastic Reduction in Greenhouse Gases, as Assembly Continues Debate

SG/2156Joint United Nations-Association of Southeast Asian Nations Press Statement

SG/SM/12493Alliance of Civilizations Has Role to Play in Soothing Tensions Caused by Economic Inequality, Secretary-General Tells Ministerial Meeting

SG/SM/12494-L/T/4417-HR/5002Honouring Geneva Conventions, Secretary-General Says Debate ‘No Longer between Peace and Justice but between Peace and What Kind of Justice’

SG/SM/12495United Nations Committed to Working with Caribbean Community, Hard-Hit by Climate Change, Global Financial Crisis, Says Secretary-General

SG/SM/12496Food, Nutritional Security ‘Foundation of a Decent Life’ Says Secretary-General at Headquarters Event

SG/SM/12497At ‘Partnering for Food Security’ Event, Secretary-General Sees Commitment to Moving from Principles to Action

SG/SM/12498United Nations, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 'Good, Close Partners’ Says Secretary-General, in Remarks to Foreign Ministers

25 September, 2009
DC/3193Nuclear Testing on Korean Peninsula in May Demonstrated Success of Test-Ban Treaty’s Monitoring System, Say Speakers as Two-Day Conference Concludes

ENV/DEV/1080New Partnership Calls for Copenhagen Climate Agreement to Tackle Growing Transport Emissions

GA/10863Leaders from Developing World Vow to Win Struggle to Ensure Democracy, Peace, Development with Help of United Nations, as Assembly Debate Continues

SC/9749Brazil Calls on Security Council to Ensure Security of Embassy in Honduras Saying Actions, Statements Threaten Its Diplomatic Status

SG/SM/12490In Message, Secretary-General Praises Partnership between United Nations, Islamic Conference, Says Organizations Share Goals – Peace, Security, Global Harmony

SG/SM/12491-ECO/171Premature Exit from Stimulus Efforts Could Put Global Recovery at Risk, Secretary-General Warns in Remarks to G-20 Summit

SG/SM/12492Secretary-General Meets with Iran’s President to Discuss Critical Issues; Expresses ‘Grave Concern’ about Continued Uranium Enrichment Activities

24 September, 2009
DC/3191Secretary-General Urges States to Seize Historic Political Momentum to Rid World of Nuclear Weapons by Pledging to End Testing, as Treaty Conference Opens

DSG/SM/471-PAL/2123Palestine Refugee Agency Has Saved Countless Lives, Offered Hope to Generations

GA/10862Inclusive Multilateralism, Fully Democratic United Nations Needed to Combat Poverty, Terrorism, Other Threats, Speakers Tell Assembly General Debate

PAL/2121Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees Commemorates 60th Anniversary with High-Level Event at United Nations Headquarters

SC/9746Historic Summit of Security Council Pledges Support for Progress on Stalled Efforts to End Nuclear Weapons Proliferation

SG/2155Statement by Middle East Quartet

SG/SM/12484-DC/3192New Momentum for World Free of Nuclear Weapons ‘Must Be Seized’, Says Secretary-General to Test-Ban Treaty Conference

SG/SM/12485-SC/9747Disarmament, Non-Proliferation Must Proceed Together, Secretary-General Says, Hailing Historic Summit as New Page in History of Security Council

SG/SM/12486-PAL/2122Secretary-General Praises Palestine Refugee Agency as Lifeline, ‘Beacon of Hope’, at High-level Event marking 60th Anniversary

SG/SM/12487-SC/9748Secretary-General Welcomes Resolution Adopted at ‘Historic’ Security Council Summit, Says New Chapter Opened in Council Efforts to Address Nuclear Disarmament

SG/SM/12488-ENV/DEV/1079-WOM/1757Secretary-General, at Event on Women’s Leadership, Calls for Action to Give Them Greater Say in Addressing Climate Change Challenge

SG/SM/12489Tackling Socio-Economic Deficits Only Way to Ensure Stability, Democratic Consolidation in Pakistan, Secretary-General Tells Group of Friends

23 September, 2009
AFR/1893-PBC/59‘Window of Opportunity’ Exists to Consolidate Peace in Guinea-Bissau

ENV/DEV/1077Secretary-General Calls for Immediate Action on Reducing Deforestation, in Opening Address to High-level Event

GA/10860With Crises in Food, Energy, Recession Hitting All at Once, ‘the World Looks to Us for Answers’, Secretary-General Says, Opening General Debate

SC/9744Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee Approves Deletion of One Entry from Consolidated List

SC/9745Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee Approves Amendments to Entries of Two Individuals on Consolidated List

SG/SM/12475-GA/10861Secretary-General Cites Climate Change, Disarmament, World Poverty among Top Priorities for Action as He Presents Report to General Assembly

SG/SM/12476Poorest, Most Vulnerable Have Special Claim on Our Attention, Secretary-General Says in Lunch Toast for Assembled World Leaders

SG/SM/12477Global Problems Require Solutions Transcending Borders, Secretary-General Says in Message to Global Creative Leaders Summit

SG/SM/12478-AFR/1894Congratulating Former Botswana President on Receiving Africana Heritage Award, Secretary-General Lauds His Awareness of Need to Confront Difficult Issues

SG/SM/12479-WOM/1756Health Systems That Deliver for Women When They Deliver Benefit All, Secretary-General Tells Task Force on Innovative Health Financing

SG/SM/12480-AIDS/152Secretary-General Stresses Need for More Efficient, Equitable Use of Resources in Scaling Up Response to HIV Among Women, Children

SG/SM/12481-ENV/DEV/1078Partnership of Developing, Developed Nations Must Respect Forest-Country Sovereignty, Support Indigenous Peoples, Secretary-General Tells High-level Event

SG/SM/12482-CA/40Secretary-General Suspends Technical Assistance for Elections in Honduras

SG/SM/12483Secretary-General, in Statement to Media Following Meeting on Myanmar, Calls for Prisoners’ Release, Reconciliation, Human Rights

22 September, 2009
ECO/168-ENV/DEV/1071Global Business, Civil Society Leaders to Issue Urgent Call for Leadership on Effective Climate Deal

ECO/170-ENV/DEV/1073Private Sector Will Be Part of Solution on Climate Change, Top Officials Assure Participants in United Nations Leadership Forum

ENV/DEV/1068Record Number of World Leaders Gather at United Nations Headquarters to Mobilize Political Momentum to Meet Climate Change Challenge

ENV/DEV/1069‘Opportunity to Avoid Catastrophic Climate Change is in Your Hands,’ Secretary-General Tells World Leaders at Climate Summit

PI/1912Be a Citizen Ambassador to United Nations: Speak to World Leaders through YouTube

SG/2154-ENV/DEV/1076Readout Following Secretary-General’s Climate Change Summit Dinner

SG/SM/12463-ENV/DEV/1066Ahead of United Nations Summit, Secretary-General Opens ‘Climate Week NY°C’ with Call for Urgent Action to Reduce Emissions while Cutting Poverty

SG/SM/12464-ENV/DEV/1067Secretary-General, on Eve of United Nations Climate Summit, Calls for Urgent Action, Praises Leadership of Alliance of Small Island Developing States

SG/SM/12465-ENV/DEV/1070Failure to Reach Broad Agreement in Copenhagen Would Be ‘Morally Inexcusable, Economically Short-Sighted, Politically Unwise’, Secretary-General Warns

SG/SM/12466-PAL/2120In Message to Ad Hoc Liaison Committee, Secretary-General Urges Donors to Help Palestinian Authority Build on ‘Unprecedented’ Gains Made over Past Two Years

SG/SM/12467-AFR/1889-L/3148Secretary-General Welcomes Transfer of Indictee by Congolese Government to International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

SG/SM/12468-ECO/169-ENV/DEV/1072Secretary-General, in Remarks to Leadership Forum on Climate Change, Stresses That Long-Term Price of Inaction Far Outweighs Short-Term Cost of Action

SG/SM/12469-ENV/DEV/1074Press Conference by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen at United Nations Headquarters

SG/SM/12470-ENV/DEV/1075Secretary-General Tells World Leaders at Summit’s Closing ‘Opportunity, Responsibility to Avoid Catastrophic Climate Change Is in Your Hands’

SG/SM/12471-AFR/1890-PKO/220Secretary-General Remains ‘Gravely Concerned’ by Abduction of Two United Nations Staff Members of Hybrid Mission in Darfur

SG/SM/12472-AFR/1891Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Deadly Attack on Village in Southern Sudan

SG/SM/12473-AFR/1892Deeply Concerned at Reports of Recent Clashes between Sudanese Government Forces, Rebels in North Darfur, Secretary-General Calls on All Parties for Restraint

SG/SM/12474Secretary-General, in Message to Appeal of Conscience Foundation, Says Its Efforts to Counter Rising Tensions, Promote Understanding Are Valuable to United Nations

18 September, 2009
BIO/4131New Permanent Representative of Croatia Presents Credentials

DC/3190Czech Government Sponsors Capacity-Building Workshop to Help West African Experts Identify, Trace Illicit Light Weapons

DSG/SM/470-ECO/167Briefing Press, Deputy Secretary-General Says Global Impact Vulnerability Alert System Promises to Be 21st Century Tool to Help Analyse Modern Global Problems

ECO/166Greater Hardships Ahead as Global Economic Crisis Persists, Says Report of New United Nations ‘Global Impact and Vulnerability Alert System’

GA/10859General Assembly Adopts Work Programme for Sixty-Fourth Session

SG/SM/12459-OBV/810‘We Must Eliminate Nuclear Weapons’, Says Secretary-General, Urging People Everywhere to Keep Pushing Governments to Make This Happen

SG/SM/12460-OBV/811On International Day of Peace, Secretary-General Shares Hope That Next Generation of Students Will Be Unable to Imagine Nuclear-Weapon Threat

SG/SM/12461Secretary-General Deeply Concerned About Casualties from Air Strikes in Yemen

SG/SM/12462Secretary-General Condemns Attack in North-West Pakistan

17 September, 2009
GA/EF/3237Poverty Eradication, Climate Change, International Financial System among Key Agenda Items as Second Committee Approves Organization of Work

GA/PAL/1135Palestinian Rights Committee Discusses Developments in Occupied Territory, Political Process, Report of United Nations Fact Finding Mission on Gaza

Note No. 6217Marking International Day of Peace on 18 September, 1,000 Students Will Gather at UN Headquarters to Discuss ‘Disarm Now for Better World’

SC/9743Upcoming Middle East Quartet Meeting Offers ‘Important Opportunity’ to Lay Basis for Progress towards Resumed Negotiations, Durable Peace, Security Council Told

SG/SM/12457-AFR/1888Secretary-General Outraged by Suicide Attack against African Union Force Headquarters in Mogadishu

SG/SM/12458/Rev.1Press Conference by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at United Nations Headquarters

16 September, 2009
DSG/SM/469-DEV/2761Launching the 2009 MDG Gap Task Force Report, Deputy Secretary-General Urges Governments to Strengthen Global Partnership for Development

SG/SM/12456-OBV/809United Nations Convening Power Unites People, Its Impartiality Bridges Deep Divides, Says Secretary-General on International Day of Democracy

SG/T/2695Activities of Secretary-General in Norway, 30 August – 2 September

SG/T/2696Activities of Secretary-General in Switzerland, 2-4 September

SG/T/2697Activities of Secretary-General in Mexico, 8-9 September

15 September, 2009
BIO/4124-GA/10858Ali Abdussalam Treki of Libya President of Sixty-Fourth General Assembly

BIO/4125-GA/DIS/3382José Luis Cancela of Uruguay Chair of First Committee

BIO/4126-GA/EF/3236Park In-kook of Republic of Korea Elected Chair of Second Committee

BIO/4127-GA/SHC/3944Normans Penke of Lativia Chair of Third Committee

BIO/4128-GA/SPD/420Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser of Qatar Chair of Fourth Committee

BIO/4129-GA/AB/3915Peter Maurer of Switzerland Chair of Fifth Committee

BIO/4130-GA/L/3360Mourad Benmehidi of Algeria Chair of Sixth Committee

GA/10857General Assembly President Says Dialogue through United Nations, Revitalized Assembly, ‘Is the Way to a Better Future’, as Sixty-Fourth Session Opens

SC/9741Security Council Extends Mandate of Liberia Mission until 30 September 2010, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 1885 (2009)

SC/9742Security Council Authorizes One-Year Mandate Extension for United Nations Integrated Political Office in Sierra Leone

SEA/1923Commission on Limits of Continental Shelf Concludes Twenty-Fourth Session

SG/SM/12454-GA/10856Secretary-General Welcomes General Assembly Resolution on System-Wide Coherence, Particularly Proposal for Stronger ‘Composite Entity’ to Promote Women’s Rights

SG/SM/12455-WOM/1755Secretary-General Calls for End to Silence that Shields Perpetrators, Perpetuates Crimes against Women, at Panel Discussion on New Book, ‘Half the Sky’

14 September, 2009
GA/10854General Assembly President Says United Nations Must Be Urgently ‘Reinvented', As Time for Reform Has Passed, in Closing Statement to 63rd Session

HQ/670United Nations Opens Nominations for 2010 Global Contest Seeking Excellence in Delivery of Public Services

NGO/681-PI/1909People-Centred Development and National Reconciliation Key to Human Security, Speakers Say as DPI/NGO Conference Round Tables Continue

NGO/682-PI/1910DPI/NGO Conference Calls on Governments, International Organizations to Create Effective Arms Trade Treaty, Nuclear-Weapon-Free World

SC/9740Sierra Leone’s Success in Transition to Stable Democracy Depends on Government Providing ‘Peace Dividend’, Security Council Told

SG/SM/12450-IAEA/1372Highlighting Nuclear Issues, Secretary-General Spells out Priorities in Message to International Atomic Energy Agency General Conference

SG/SM/12451-PI/1911United Nations Should Be Powerhouse Platform for Debating Ideas That Can Benefit All Humankind, Secretary-General Says at Launch of Intellectual History Project

SG/SM/12452-GA/10855Secretary-General Welcomes Adoption of Text on Responsibility to Protect

SG/SM/12453Faith Can Make Difference in Healing Wounds from Economic Hardship, Says Secretary-General in Remarks at Church of the Holy Family

11 September, 2009
BIO/4117New Permanent Representative of Andorra Presents Credentials

BIO/4118New Permanent Representative of Cuba Presents Credentials

BIO/4119New Permanent Representative of Netherlands Presents Credentials

BIO/4120New Permanent Representative of Monaco Presents Credentials

BIO/4121New Permanent Representative of Slovakia Presents Credentials

BIO/4122New Permanent Representative of Maldives Presents Credentials

BIO/4123New Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka Presents Credentials

NGO/679-PI/1907Eliminating Global Arms Trade Crucial to Security, Sustainable Development, Speakers Stress as DPI/NGO Conference Round Tables Continue

NGO/680-PI/1908Millennium Development Goals, Not Military Spending, Must Be at Heart of National Security, Speakers Tell DPI/NGO Conference Round Table

Note No. 6216Worldwide Online Competition to Launch Winning Entries at Headquarters Ceremony

SG/SM/12447Secretary-General Condemns Firing of Rockets against Israel from Southern Lebanon

SG/SM/12448United Nations Staff Inspiring, Dedicated, Committed to Global Common Good, Says Secretary-General at Launch of Book on International Civil Service

SG/SM/12449/Rev.1-OBV/808/Rev.1Secretary-General, in Message to Mark International Day for Preservation of Ozone Layer, Hails Treaty’s Universal Status Following Milestone Accession

UNITAR/712UN Headquarters to Host New Negotiation Training Workshop for Diplomats on Protecting Civilians in Armed Conflict, 14-15 September

10 September, 2009
BIO/4113New Permanent Representative of Armenia Presents Credentials

BIO/4114New Permanent Representative of Paraguay Presents Credentials

BIO/4115New Permanent Representative of Ireland Presents Credentials

BIO/4116New Permanent Representative of France Presents Credentials

NGO/677-PI/1905Secretary-General Stresses Plan to ‘Stop the Bomb’ as Annual Dpi/Ngo Conference Opens on Theme ‘For Peace and Development: Disarm Now!’

NGO/678-PI/1906Disarmament Must Be Verifiable, Transparent, with Basis in International Law, Speakers Stress as DPI/NGO Conference Holds Round-Table Discussion

SG/SM/12446-L/3147Addressing Conference on International Criminal Justice, Secretary-General Hails End of Tension between Making Peace While Ensuring Justice

9 September, 2009
DSG/SM/468-WOM/1754Deputy Secretary-General, in Rome Remarks, Says Strengthening Global Commitment to Counteract Plague of Violence Against Women ‘a Movement Whose Time Has Come’

GA/10853General Assembly Adopts Text Recognizing Right of Return of Internally Displaced Persons throughout Georgia, Including Abkhazia and South Ossetia

SC/9739International Support Has Given Haiti Historic Chance to Consolidate Stability, UN Special Envoy Clinton Tells Security Council

SG/SM/12443Secretary-General, Receiving Keys to Mexico City, Commends Its ‘Green Plan’, Efforts to Cope with Challenges of Rapid Urbanization

SG/SM/12444Secretary-General Expresses Deep Concern over Israel’s Decision on Settlements

SG/SM/12445-PI/1904‘The World Is Over-armed and Peace Is Under-funded’, Says Secretary-General as He Opens Mexico City Conference’

8 September, 2009
Note No. 6214Department of Public Information Releases Latest List of Ten Stories the World May Wish to Hear More About

Note No. 6215Reham Al-Farra Memorial Journalists’ Fellowship Programme Begins at Headquarters

SG/SM/12438-AFR/1886Secretary-General Deeply Concerned over String of Attacks in South Sudan

SG/SM/12439Secretary-General Strongly Regrets Decision by Sri Lankan Government to Expel Spokesman for United Nations Children’s Fund

SG/SM/12440-OBV/806Democracy Contributes Powerfully to Economic Progress, International Peace, Respect for Fundamental Rights Says Secretary-General on International Day

SG/SM/12441-OBV/807Secretary-General Hailing Increasing Diplomacy, Negotiation in Message for International Day of Peace, Urges Political Will to End Conflicts

SG/SM/12442-AFR/1887As Newly-Elected President Inaugurated in Guinea-Bissau, Secretary-General Reiterates UN Support for Consolidation of Peace

4 September, 2009
DC/3189Costa Rica to Host United Nations Workshop on Implementing Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) in San José, 8–10 September

HR/5001United Nations System Officials Spell Out Strategies for Implementing Disability Convention as Conference of States Parties Concludes

PBC/58Peacebuilding Commission’s Organizational Committee Adopts Draft Report for Third Session

SG/A/1198-BIO/4112-PKO/219Mohamed Yonis of Somalia Appointed Deputy Joint Special Representative for Operations and Management in Darfur Hybrid Operation

SG/SM/12437Secretary-General Reaffirms Support for ‘Groundbreaking Efforts’ to Strengthen Rule of Law in Guatemala, As Commission Fighting Impunity Marks Anniversary

3 September, 2009
HR/5000Equal Legal Rights, Access to Justice Crucial to Implementation of Disabilities Convention, Say Speakers as Conference of States Parties Continues

SC/9738Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee Approves Changes to Entries of Four Individuals on Consolidated List

SG/SM/12433-ENV/DEV/1065Stressing Need for Rapid Action at World Climate Conference, Secretary-General Says Anti-Science, Economic Scaremongering Could Lead to Widespread Disaster

SG/SM/12434-AFR/1884Concerned about Gabon Disturbances, Secretary-General Urges Calm, Restraint

SG/SM/12435Press Conference by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at International Conference Centre, Geneva

SG/SM/12436-AFR/1885Adhere to Spirit of Maputo Accords, Secretary-General Urges Madagascar Parties

SG/T/2694Activities Of Secretary-General In Austria, 28-30 August

2 September, 2009
DSG/SM/467-HR/4999United Nations Will Support National Efforts to Implement Disability Convention, Deputy Secretary-General Assures Conference of States Parties

HR/4998National Legislative Measures Aimed at Strengthening Rights of Persons with Disabilities Focus, as States Parties to Convention Open Session

SG/SM/12432Secretary-General, Visiting Norway, Hails Seed Vault as ‘Essential Global Insurance Policy’ in Face of Daunting Food-Security Challenges

1 September, 2009
HR/4997Conference of States Parties to United Nations Convention Will Consider Measures Aimed at Strengthening National Disability Rights

SG/SM/12431-AFR/1883Secretary-General Welcomes Peaceful Election in Gabon

31 August, 2009
DSG/SM/466-SEA/1922Continuous Review Essential to Understanding Ecosystems, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Ad Hoc Working Group on State of Marine Environment

HR/4996United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Calls for Urgent Action to Stop Forced Labour in Bolivia, Paraguay

SG/SM/12429Secretary-General Welcomes Agreement between Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea to Resume Cross-Border Family Reunions

SG/SM/12430Facing Multiple Crises, World Coming to Understand Need to Work with Shared Purpose, ‘Sense of Trust in Each Other’, Says Secretary-General to Austria Forum

28 August, 2009
SG/SM/12428Vienna Centre Creation ‘Investment for the Common Future of Our Humanity’, Says Secretary-General in Remarks on 30th Anniversary

27 August, 2009
BIO/4109New Permanent Representative of Bangladesh Presents Credentials

BIO/4110New Permanent Representative of Turkey Presents Credentials

BIO/4111New Head of International Committee of Red Cross Delegation Presents Appointment Letter

SC/9737Security Council Extends Mandate of Force in Lebanon until 31 August 2010, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 1884 (2009)

SG/SM/12427Timor-Leste Has Shown World Democracy Best Path to Peace, Development, Says Secretary-General on 10th Anniversary of Popular Consultation

26 August, 2009
PI/1903Yearbook of United Nations 2006 Released

SC/9735-AFG/337Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attack in Kandahar

SC/9736Security Council Committee on Liberia Updates Information on Travel Ban, Assets Freeze Lists

SG/SM/12424Secretary-General Saddened by Death of Senator Edward Kennedy, Says ‘He Stood for the Best in All of Us’

SG/SM/12425-AFG/336Secretary-General Shocked by Attack in Kandahar, Condemns ‘Brutal and Senseless Act of Violence’

SG/SM/12426-AFR/1882Secretary-General Praises Dedication of Departing Special Representative Rodolphe Adada, Who Has Led United Nations-African Union Darfur Mission for Past Two Years

24 August, 2009
DCF/456United Nations Disarmament Conference in Niigata, Japan, 26-28 August, to Consider Ways to Translate Vision of Nuclear Weapon-Free World into Concrete Actions

SG/A/1197-BIO/4108Secretary-General Appoints Jean-Maurice Ripert of France as Special Envoy for Assistance to Pakistan

SG/SM/12423-OBV/805Literacy Not Just Reading, Writing - 'It Is About Respect, Opportunity and Development', Says Secretary-General in Message for International Day

21 August, 2009
SC/9734-AFG/335Security Council Press Statement on Afghanistan Elections

20 August, 2009
SG/SM/12422-AFG/334Secretary-General Congratulates People of Afghanistan on Exercising Constitutional Right to Vote in Extremely Challenging Environment

19 August, 2009
SC/9732Top UN Official Describes 'Important Developments on the Ground' in Middle East, Continued Efforts Aimed at Resumption of Israeli, Palestinian Negotiations

SC/9733-IK/608Security Council Press Statement on Baghdad Bombings

SG/SM/12419-AFG/333Secretary-General Calls on All Afghans to Cast Ballots in 20 August Elections, Says Participation Will Help Strengthen Democratic Institutions

SG/SM/12420-IHA/1276-OBV/803'One Person's Suffering Is Everyone's Responsibility', Says Secretary-General in Video Message Marking First Annual World Humanitarian Day

SG/SM/12421-IHA/1277-OBV/804World Humanitarian Day an Opportunity to Pay Tribute to Dedicated Men and Women 'Rushing Bravely Towards Danger' to Help People in Need, Secretary-General Says

18 August, 2009
SEA/1921Commission on Limits of Continental Shelf, Meeting at Headquarters 10 August-11 September, Will Hold Plenary 24 August-4 September

SG/SM/12417-AFG/332Secretary-General Deeply Distressed at Killing of United Nations Staff in Kabul

SG/SM/12418Secretary-General Expresses Great Sorrow, Sense of Personal Loss at Death of Former President of Republic of Korea

17 August, 2009
IHA/1275-OBV/802First World Humanitarian Day to Raise Public Awareness, Honour Humanitarian Staff, Those Who Gave Their Lives in Cause of Duty, 19 August at UN Headquarters

SG/A/1196-BIO/4107-PBC/57Secretary-General Appoints Judy Cheng-Hopkins of Malaysia as Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support

SG/SM/12415-AFG/331Secretary-General Condemns Fatal Suicide Car Bomb Attack in Afghanistan

SG/SM/12416-ENV/DEV/1064'We Can Catch Two Birds -- Climate Change and Economic Growth -- with One Stone'; Prosperity Will Come to Those Who Take Low-Carbon Path, Says Secretary-General

14 August, 2009
Note No. 6213Launch of First World Humanitarian Day to Be Held at United Nations Headquarters on 19 August

Reference Paper No. 48United Nations Conferences and Observances

SG/A/1195-BIO/4106Secretary-General Appoints Maria Dotsenko of Ukraine as Public Information Department Representative in United Nations Armenia Office

SG/SM/12414Secretary-General Says Democratic People's Republic of Korea's Release of Detained Foreign Worker 'Positive' Step

13 August, 2009
BIO/4105-SOC/4756South African Disability Rights Leader Named United Nations Special Rapporteur of Commission for Social Development

SC/9731Security Council Press Statement on Myanmar

SG/SM/12413Secretary-General Welcomes Renewed United States Commitment to Engagement with United Nations

12 August, 2009
L/3146Joint Statement on Establishment of Independent Counsellor at Extraordinary Chambers in Courts of Cambodia

SG/SM/12412-HR/4995Secretary-General Reaffirms Significance, Relevance of Geneva Conventions on Anniversary

11 August, 2009
GA/10852General Assembly Reschedules 60th Anniversary Commemoration of Palestine Refugee Agency, Adds to Agenda Requests from Tribunals for Former Yugoslavia, Rwanda

Note No. 6212Young People to Celebrate Sustainability on International Youth Day Commemoration at United Nations Headquarters, 12 August

SC/9728Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee Approves Amendments to Entries of 15 Individuals on Consolidated List

SC/9729Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee Approves Amendments to Entries of 15 Individuals on Consolidated List

SC/9730Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee Approves Deletion of Entry from Consolidated List

SG/SM/12408-ENV/DEV/1063Reiterating Importance of Political Will to Seal Climate Deal, Secretary-General Calls for 'Outside the Box' Leadership in Remarks at Global Environment Forum

SG/SM/12409Building Disaster Risk Reduction Capacities Crucial as Vulnerability Grows, Secretary-General Emphasizes at Opening of Office, Training Centre

SG/SM/12410Secretary-General, at Incheon Conference, Urges Local Authorities to Accelerate Efforts to Make Cities 'Disaster Resilient'

SG/SM/12411Deeply Disappointed, Secretary-General Deplores Verdict on Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

10 August, 2009
SG/SM/12406-AFR/1880Secretary-General Urges Full Use of 'Unique' International Conference on Great Lakes Region to Quickly Consolidate Peace, Tackle 'Profound' Challenges

SG/SM/12407-AFR/1881Secretary-General Welcomes Accord on Resolving Madagascar Crisis

7 August, 2009
PKO/218-WOM/1751United Nations in Global Effort to Increase Number of Female Police in Peacekeeping Operations

SC/9725Security Council Extends Mandate of United Nations Iraq Mission for 12 Months, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 1883 (2009)

SC/9726'Efficient Brutality' Remains Hallmark of Widespread Sexual Violence in Armed Conflicts, Secretary-General Tells Security Council

SG/SM/12402-DC/3188Secretary-General, in Message for 'We Must Disarm' Campaign, Urges Redirecting Precious Resources to Health, Education, Development

SG/SM/12403World without Nuclear Weapons, Though Distant, 'Is No Longer a Dream', Says Secretary-General in Message to Conference of 'Mayors for Peace'

SG/SM/12404-SC/9727-WOM/1752Secretary-General, Addressing Security Council, Spells Out Major Proposals for Action to Combat Use of Sexual Violence as Tactic in Armed Conflict

SG/SM/12405-AFR/1879Welcoming Summit between Presidents of Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Secretary-General Hopes Better Ties Will Boost Well-Being of Both Peoples

WOM/1753Women's Anti-Discrimination Committee Concludes Forty-Fourth Session; Adopts Provisional Agenda for Next Session in Geneva

6 August, 2009
HR/4994-WOM/1750Ahead of Security Council Debate, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Outlines Challenges, Progress in Combating Tactical Use of Sexual Violence

Note No. 6211'Against Nuclear Arms' Exhibit to Open at United Nations Headquarters 10 August

SG/SM/12401-DC/3187In Message to Hiroshima Ceremony, Secretary-General Says 6 August Not Just Day to Remember Past -- Day to Recommit to 'A World Free of Nuclear Weapons'

5 August, 2009
BIO/4103New Permanent Representative of Albania Presents Credentials

BIO/4104New Permanent Representative of Thailand Presents Credentials

DEV/2760Spain, United Nations Sign Agreement on New $2.8 Million Project to Boost Capacity in Small Island States

SC/9724Credible Mandates, Adequate Resources among Needs Highlighted in Presidential Statement as Security Council Continues Debate on Future of Peacekeeping

SG/SM/12398Secretary-General Welcomes Release of United States Journalists by Democratic People's Republic of Korea

SG/SM/12399Use Momentum from New York Climate Summit to Help 'Seal the Deal' in Copenhagen, Secretary-General Urges Pacific Leaders Forum

SG/SM/12400Addressing Model UN Conference, Secretary-General Says Students Must Play Their Part in Applying Comprehensive Solutions to Interconnected Global Challenges

4 August, 2009
SC/9722Parties Killing, Maiming or Raping Children Will Be Named in Secretary-General's 'List of Shame' Annex to Report on Children in Armed Conflict

SC/9723Iraq at 'Unparalleled Moment of Opportunity', but Also One of Great Sensitivity, Newly Appointed Special Representative Tells Security Council

3 August, 2009
SG/SM/12393-AFR/1876Secretary-General Congratulates Guinea-Bissau on Peaceful Election

SG/SM/12394-AFR/1877Secretary-General Calls for Peaceful Resolution to Niger Crisis, as Referendum on Constitutional Amendment Approaches

SG/SM/12395Secretary-General Saddened by Death of Former Philippine President Corazon Aquino, Says Will Be Remembered Throughout World as 'Beacon of Democracy'

SG/SM/12396-HR/4993-OBV/801On International Day, Secretary-General Calls for Urgent, Determined Steps to Improve Standards of Health for Indigenous Peoples

SG/SM/12397-AFR/1878Secretary-General Condemns Killings of 161 People in Southern Sudan Attack

SG/T/2693Activities of Secretary-General in Mongolia, 26-28 July

WOM/1749Women's Anti-Discrimination Committee Experts Recognize Policy Efforts of Guinea-Bissau, Express Concern over Slow Pace for Ending Discriminatory Laws, Harmful Practices

31 July, 2009
DC/3186-PI/1902'WMD-We Must Disarm' Launches Short Film Competition

GA/10851General Assembly to Establish Working Group to Follow Up Matters Discussed During Conference on Impact of World Financial and Economic Crisis

SG/SM/12392-IK/607Secretary-General Condemns Bomb Attacks against Shia Mosques in Baghdad

SG/T/2692Activities of Secretary-General in China, 23-26 July

WOM/1748Liberia Is Writing New History for Its Women and Girls, Delegation Tells Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee, Admitting Great Challenges in That Endeavour

30 July, 2009
SC/9720Security Council Adopts Resolution 1880, Extending Mandates of Côte d'Ivoire Operation, Supporting French Forces until January 2010

SC/9721Security Council Votes Unanimously to Authorize Mandate Extension for African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur

SG/SM/12390-ECO/165Companies Leading Way towards Low-Carbon Economy Will Be Twenty-First Century's Market Winners, Secretary-General Tells Junior Chamber Leadership Summit

SG/SM/12391-OBV/800Secretary-General, In Message for International Youth Day, Hails Young People for Having Proven Key Partners in Sustainable Development

WOM/1747Timor-Leste, in First Report on Compliance with Women's Anti-Discrimination Convention, Pledges to Include All Citizens Equally in Building Future

29 July, 2009
PAL/2119-PI/1901United Nations International Media Seminar on Middle East Peace Concludes With Call on Journalists to Expand Public Dialogue, Help Bridge Divide

PBC/56Burundi Emerging from Years of Strife, Peacebuilding Commission Hears as It Adopts Conclusions of Third Biannual Review of Strategic Framework's Implementation

SC/9719Secretary-General's Special Representative, Briefing Security Council, Appeals for Immediate International Action to Stabilize Somalia

SG/SM/12389Transcript of Press Conference by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at United Nations Headquarters, 29 July 2009

WOM/1746Women's Anti-Discrimination Committee Recognizes Tuvalu's Efforts to Review Legal System from Top Down for Discriminatory Aspects, But Concerned at Entrenched Bias

28 July, 2009
GA/10850Delegates Weigh Legal Merits of Responsibility to Protect Concept as General Assembly Concludes Debate

PAL/2118-PI/1900United Nations Media Seminar on Middle East Peace Is Opportunity for Journalists to Convey Positive Message to Peoples on Both Sides of Region's Broadest Divide

SC/9718At Half-Strength, UN Mission in Central African Republic, Chad Has Limited Ability to Execute Military Concept, Offer Safety to Aid Workers, Security Council Told

SG/SM/12388Accepting Doctorate from National University of Mongolia, Secretary-General Says United Nations Views Education as Cornerstone of Development, Peace

27 July, 2009
Note No. 6210'Women, Water and Wells', a Photography Exhibit on Daily Challenges in West Africa of Providing Safe Water, Opens at United Nations Headquarters, Wednesday, 29 July

ORG/1519-PI/1899University Students from 57 Countries to Meet in Geneva for First Annual Global Model United Nations Conference, 5 to 7 August

SC/9717Delegates Welcome New Impetus to Resolve Israeli-Palestinian Conflict as Security Council Considers Middle East Situation

SG/SM/12384-PKO/217Secretary-General Thanks Mongolian Peacekeepers for Discipline, Global Perspective, Commitment to Bringing Stability to War-Torn Countries

SG/SM/12385-ENV/DEV/1062'The Climate Is Changing and So, Therefore, Must We,' Says Secretary-General in Mongolia, Where, as Elsewhere, Human Family Depends on Health of Global Home

SG/SM/12386-PAL/2117-PI/1898Media Seminar on Middle East Meets at Time of New Energy, Says Secretary-General, Encouraging Participants to ‘Spread Message of Coexistence and Peace’

SG/SM/12387-DEV/2759Think Tank on Trade and Landlocked Developing Countries in Mongolia Will Help Spotlight Special Challenges Facing These Nations, Says Secretary-General

WOM/1745Switzerland, as Home to International Human Rights Law, Should Act as Model for Women's Rights, Advancement, Says Women's Anti-Discrimination Committee

24 July, 2009
GA/10849More Than 40 Delegates Express Strong Scepticism, Full Support as General Assembly Continues Debate on Responsibility to Protect

SC/9716Under-Secretary-General, in Briefing to Security Council, Blames Lack of Political Will Failure to Address ‘Heart-Wrenching’ Crisis in Darfur

SG/A/1194-BIO/4102-PKO/216Lieutenant General Patrick Nyamvumba of Rwanda to Serve as Force Commander for African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur, from 1 September

SG/SM/12380-ENV/DEV/1061Secretary-General Underscores China’s Potential to Influence Climate Change Negotiations, during Launch of ‘Green Lights’ Programme

SG/SM/12381China Poised for Leadership in Main Global Marketplaces Due to Renewable Energy Investments, Manufacturing Strength, Secretary-General Tells Senior Leaders

SG/SM/12382-AFR/1875Statement by Secretary-General on Presidential Elections in Mauritania

SG/SM/12383-ECO/164United Nations Global Compact Making Critical Contribution to Advancing Organization’s Agenda, Says Secretary-General in Message to Its Board

WOM/1743Lao People’s Democratic Republic Boasts New Legislation, Machinery to Improve Women’s Lot, but Expert Committee Faults Rape, Domestic Violence Policies

WOM/1744Azerbaijan, Despite Conflict, Has Put in Place Range of Measures to Achieve Gender Equality, Delegation from Capital Tells Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee

23 July, 2009
GA/10847Delegates Seek to End Global Paralysis in Face of Atrocities as General Assembly Holds Interactive Dialogue on Responsibility to Protect

GA/10848General Assembly Adopts Resolution Stressing Critical Need for Regional Approach to Conflict Prevention in Africa

SC/9714Security Council Adopts Resolution Authorizing Six-Month Extension of United Nations Mission in Nepal

SC/9715In Côte d’Ivoire, ‘Mixed Picture of Worrying Signs Amid Solid Progress’, United Nations Mission Chief Tells Security Council in Run-Up to November Elections

SG/SM/12379-AFR/1874Secretary-General Urges Calm Next Round of Presidential Elections in Guinea-Bissau

WOM/1741Bhutan Harmonizes Spectrum of Domestic Laws with Women’s Anti-Discrimination Convention, Creates First Ever Scheme for Gender Equality, Expert Body Hears

WOM/1742Japan Tells Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee Efforts to Meet Treaty Obligations Bearing Fruit, but Progress Slow by International Standards

22 July, 2009
HR/4992Human Rights High Commissioner Says Responsibility to Protect Offers Opportunity to Prepare Future Response to Situations United Nations Was Created to Prevent

PBC/55Peacebuilding Commission Welcomes Secretary-General’s Report on Crucial Two-Year Post-Conflict Period; Chairman Calls for Urgent Attention to Recommendations

SC/9712Security Council Presidential Statement Stresses Importance of Launching Peacebuilding Efforts in Immediate Post-Conflict Period

SG/SM/12376-SC/9713Building Peace Is About Much More Than Ending War, Stresses Secretary-General in Remarks during Security Council Debate on Post-Conflict Situations

SG/SM/12377-AFR/1873Secretary-General Welcomes Decision on Settlement of Abyei Dispute in Sudan

SG/SM/12378-GA/PAL/1134Secretary-General, in Message to International Meeting on Palestine Question, Tells of Efforts to Create Conditions for Early Conclusion of Negotiations

WOM/1739As Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee Begins Review of Country Reports, Spain Boasts Sweeping Legislative Changes, Facing Problems ‘Without Embarrassment’

WOM/1740Under Examination by Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee, Denmark Underscores Push to Protect Women’s Employment, Curb Domestic Violence, Human Trafficking

21 July, 2009
GA/10845Never Forget Victims of Atrocities, Urges Secretary-General as He Opens Special General Assembly Session on Implementing Responsibility to Protect

NGO/676-PI/1897Keynote Speakers Confirmed for Sixty-Second Annual DPI/NGO Conference, to Be Held in Mexico City, 9-11 September

SC/9711Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee Removes Names of Two Individuals from Consolidated List

SG/SM/12374-GA/10846Upcoming Debate on Responsibility to Protect Not About History, but Character of United Nations, Secretary-General Tells General Assembly

SG/SM/12375-AFR/1872Secretary-General Condemns Looting of United Nations Offices in Somalia

20 July, 2009
SC/9710Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee Approves Amendments to Entries of Six Individuals, One Entity on Consolidated List

SG/SM/12372Nelson Mandela Embodies Highest Values of United Nations, Says Secretary-General, Hailing Icon’s Leadership, ‘Uncommon Humility’, in Birthday Remarks

SG/SM/12373-AFR/1871Secretary-General Deeply Concerned By Violence in West Darfur, Chad-Sudan Border

WOM/1738Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee Opens Session, Spurred to Raise Visibility, Strengthen Impact of Women’s Convention in Thirtieth Year of Operation

17 July, 2009
BIO/4096New Permanent Representative of New Zealand Presents Credentials

BIO/4097New Permanent Representative of Burundi Presents Credentials

BIO/4098New Permanent Representative of Greece Presents Credentials

BIO/4099New Permanent Representative of Rwanda Presents Credentials

BIO/4100New Permanent Representative of Tunisia Presents Credentials

BIO/4101New Permanent Representative of Panama Presents Credentials

SC/9709Security Council Condemns in Strongest Terms Twin Terrorist Attacks in Indonesia

SG/SM/12370Nelson Mandela Has Shown Difference One Person Can Make in Face of Injustice, Conflict, Poverty, Disease, Says Secretary-General in Observance of Day

SG/SM/12371Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Deadly Bombings in Jakarta

WOM/1737Expert Committee to Review Compliance of 11 Countries with Women’s Anti-Discrimination Convention, in New York, 20 July–7 August

16 July, 2009
SC/9707Top Officers of Special Court for Sierra Leone Describe Trial of Charles Taylor as Critical for Fragile Peace, Stability in West Africa

SC/9708Security Council Committee Determines Entities, Goods, Individuals subject To Measures Imposed on Democratic People’s Republic of Korea by Resolution 1718 (2006)

SG/SM/12368-REF/1192Secretary-General Shocked by Killings in Attack on Pakistan Refugee Camp

SG/SM/12369Secretary-General Appalled at Murder of Russian Human Rights Activist

SG/T/2688Activities of Secretary-General in Switzerland, 5-6 July

SG/T/2689Activities of Secretary-General in Ireland, 6-8 July

SG/T/2690Activities of Secretary-General in Italy, 8-10 July

SG/T/2691Activities of Secretary-General in Egypt, 14-16 July

15 July, 2009
GA/PAL/1133United Nations International Meeting on the Question of Palestine to Consider Responsibility to Uphold International Humanitarian Law, in Geneva 22-23 July

ORG/1518United Nations Board of Auditors Holds Sixty-Third Session at Headquarters

SC/9706Security Council Presidential Statement Stresses Importance of Transparency, Credibility, Inclusiveness in Upcoming Afghanistan Elections

SG/SM/12366At Time of Complex Challenges to Development, Security, World Must Look to Non-Aligned Movement’s Founding Principles, Says Secretary-General

SG/SM/12367-WOM/1736Secretary-General Says Protecting Women Does Not Mean Deciding What Is Right for Them; It Means Letting Them Negotiate, Respecting Their Decisions

14 July, 2009
GA/DIS/3381First Committee Completes Bureau for Sixty-Fourth General Assembly Session

13 July, 2009
PBC/53Secretary-General Tells Peacebuilding Commission, Once Guns Are Stilled, People Expect Peace Dividend, but Too Often Dividend Is Dashed, Opportunity Is Missed

SC/9704Secretary-General, Briefing Security Council, Calls Myanmar’s Refusal to Grant Meeting with Jailed Opposition Leader a Lost Opportunity

SG/A/1193-BIO/4095-IK/606Secretary-General Appoints Ad Melkert of Netherlands as His Special Representative for Iraq

SG/SM/12362-SC/9705Myanmar Trip Important, Says Secretary-General, Not For What He Brought Back, but for What He Left Behind; Now Up to Leaders to Act in Interest of Country

SG/SM/12363Community of Democracies Not Alone in Turning Universal Value into Universal Reality, Secretary-General Tells Ministerial Meeting

SG/SM/12364-PBC/54Make Most of Make-or-Break Moments, Provide Right Support at Right Time to Sustain Peace, Secretary-General Tells Peacebuilding Commission

SG/SM/12365-CA/39Statement by Secretary-General on Mediation Efforts on Honduras

10 July, 2009
SC/9701Civilians Have Paid High Price in Campaign to Integrate Congolese Armed Groups, Dismantle Foreign Ones, Special Representative Tells Security Council

SC/9702Security Council Presidential Statement Stresses Need for Comprehensive Strategy to Take on Emerging Threats in West Africa

SC/9703-AFR/1870Security Council Press Statement on United Nations Organization Mission in Democratic Republic of the Congo

SG/SM/12360To Help Staggering 1 Billion Chronically Hungry People, Decision-Makers Must Know Precisely Who Is at Risk, How to Meet Their Needs, Says Secretary-General

SG/SM/12361-ECO/163Notion That Africa’s Isolation from Global Capital Markets Shielded It from Financial Crisis Was Wishful Thinking, Says Secretary-General

9 July, 2009
GA/10844General Assembly Endorses World Financial Crisis Summit Outcome, Setting in Motion Sustained Follow-Up; Will Assess Millennium Summit’s Progress at 2010 Meeting

SC/9700Security Council Condemns Renewed Insurgent Attacks against Government of Somalia, Deplores Deteriorating Humanitarian Situation

SG/2153-ENV/DEV/1060‘Time for Delays and Half-Measures Is Over’, Says Secretary-General, Calling G-8 Climate Change Commitments ‘Not Sufficient’, but Food Security Pledge Welcome

SG/A/1192-BIO/4094Secretary-General Appoints David Tolbert of United States as Registrar of Special Tribunal for Lebanon

7 July, 2009
SC/9697In Support of Efforts by International Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia to Complete Its Work, Security Council Extends Term of Office of Judges to 31 December 2010

SC/9698Security Council Extends Term of Office of Judges for International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, in Effort to Expedite Court’s Completion of Work

SC/9699Top United Nations Officials, Briefing Security Council, Highlight Drug Trafficking, Military Coups as Key Threats to Fragile West Africa

SG/SM/12357-PKO/215Secretary-General, in Address on United Nations Peacekeeping, Hails Participation of Ireland, from Afghanistan, to Chad to Kosovo

SG/SM/12358-DC/3185Secretary-General Welcomes Agreement between Russian Federation, United States to Reduce Strategic Warheads, Delivery Vehicles, as Follow-On to ‘Start’

SG/SM/12359Given International Dimension of Today’s Challenges, Parliamentarians Are ‘Vital Link between Global and Local’, Says Secretary-General

6 July, 2009
GA/10843General Assembly Unanimously Confirms Supachai Panitchpakdi for Second Term as Secretary-General of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

NGO/675-PI/1896Unprecedented Number of Mexican Non-Governmental Organizations Associated with Public Information Department Ahead of Conference in Mexico

Note No. 6209Exhibit of Best Press Photographs from 2008 Opens at UN Headquarters on 8 July

SG/SM/12351Secretary-General, Quoting Predecessor U Thant, Says Myanmar Government Has Missed ‘Unique Opportunity’ to Match Country’s Early Commitment to Human Rights

SG/SM/12352-ECO/161Secretary-General Says Aid for Trade, at Time of Profound Uncertainty, Growing Need, Is Promising, Possibly Life-Changing Initiative

SG/SM/12353-ECOSOC/6398Stressing Health Is Basis for Peace, Secretary-General Says Investments in Health Are Investments in Society, Prevention Avoids Future Expense

SG/SM/12354-ECOSOC/6399Innovative Projects, Products ‘Big or Small’ Can Help Achieve Health-Related Millennium Development Goals, Says Secretary-General at ECOSOC Exhibit

SG/SM/12355-ECO/162Secretary-General Says Failure to Address Risks, to Look at Long-Term Impact of Our Actions Will Lead to Recurrent Global Financial Crisis

SG/SM/12356No Single Nation or Individual, or Even United Nations Can Address Today’s Crises Alone, Says Secretary-General, Seeking Goodwill Ambassadors’ Sustained Support

SG/T/2684Activities of Secretary-General in Japan, 30 June–2 July

SG/T/2685Activities of Secretary-General in Singapore, 2–3 July

SG/T/2686Activities of Secretary-General in Myanmar, 3-4 July

SG/T/2687Activities of Secretary-General in Thailand, 4 July

2 July, 2009
AFR/1869-DC/3184Rwanda to Host United Nations Regional Meeting on Programme of Action on Small Arms in Kigali, 8-9 July

L/3145Ad Hoc Committee Established by General Assembly Resolution 51/210 Concludes Session without Final Agreement on Counter-Terrorism Convention

ORG/1517Independent Audit Advisory Committee Holds Seventh Session in New York

SG/SM/12348-AFR/1867Secretary-General Applauds Ghana, Gambia for Peacefully Resolving Differences over Deaths, Disappearances of Ghanaian Nationals in Gambia in 2005

SG/SM/12349-AFR/1868Secretary-General Deeply Concerned by Ongoing Constitutional Crisis in Niger, Calls for Restraint, Political Dialogue to Resolve Crisis

SG/SM/12350Secretary-General, in Message to Caribbean Community Summit, Hails Region’s Leadership on Climate Change, Approach to Narco-Trafficking

1 July, 2009
DSG/SM/464-AFR/1865-DEV/2758Deputy Secretary-General Spells Out Funding Priorities for Africa, Least Developed Countries at Side Event of Conference on Global Financial Crisis

DSG/SM/465-AFR/1866Food Security, Violent Conflict, Return of Coups among Challenges Requiring Resolute Action, Deputy Secretary-General Tells African Union Summit

SG/SM/12344Model UN Conference No Empty Role-Playing Exercise, Secretary-General Says in Message to Participating Students, Faculty

SG/SM/12345Let Us Not Be Defined by Differences, Secretary-General Urges in Message to Leaders of World and Traditional Religions

SG/SM/12346-OBV/799-POP/977Investing in Women’s Health Can ‘Save the Lives of Half a Million Mothers’, Secretary-General Says in Message for World Population Day

SG/SM/12347Secretary-General Says Ethic Runs Deep in Asia of a Vision Beyond One’s Immediate Environment; Urges Tokyo Town Hall Meeting Participants to Life of Public Service

SG/T/2682Activities of Secretary-General in United Kingdom, 21-22 June

SG/T/2683Activities of Secretary-General in Italy, 26-27 June

30 June, 2009
DEV/2757-ECO/160Delegates Called on to Translate Bold New Framework into Effective Action, as United Nations Conference on World Financial Crisis Concludes

GA/10841General Assembly Adopts Peacekeeping Budget of Nearly $7.8 Billion for Period 1 July 2009 to 20 June 2010

GA/10842General Assembly, Acting Unanimously, Condemns Coup d’État in Honduras, Demands Immediate, Unconditional Restoration of President

SC/9696Complex Situation in Afghanistan Could Be Turning Point, If Managed Well, Special Representative Says in Briefing to Security Council

SG/SM/12342As United Nations Georgia Mission Begins Withdrawal, Secretary-General Affirms Readiness of United Nations to Remain Engaged in Region

SG/SM/12343-PAL/2116‘Sense of Solidarity and Justice’ Brings World Together to Mark 60th Anniversary of Palestine Refugee Agency, Says Secretary-General in Video Message

29 June, 2009
DEV/2756-ECO/159Dismantling of Protectionist Trade Measures, Fulfilment of Aid Pledges among Issues, as Debate Continues at UN Conference on World Financial Crisis

GA/10840General Assembly President Expresses Outrage at Coup d’État in Honduras, Says Crucial for World Community to ‘Stand as One’ in Condemnation

L/3144Ad Hoc Committee Negotiating Comprehensive Anti-Terrorism Convention Opens 2009 Session at Headquarters

PBC/52Organizational Committee of Peacebuilding Commission Elects New Chair for Country Configuration on Burundi

SC/9694Top Peacekeeping Officials Brief Security Council on Need to Strengthen Links between Organization, Contributors of Military, Police Forces

SC/9695Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee Adds Names of Three Individuals to Consolidated List

SG/SM/12339Secretary-General Welcomes Decree Establishing Transitional Government of National Unity in Mauritania

SG/SM/12340-CA/38Secretary-General Condemns Arrest of Constitutional President of Honduras, Urges Reinstatement of Democratically Elected Representatives

SG/SM/12341-IK/605Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Attacks, Assassinations in Iraq, Expresses Solidarity with Government, People in Face of Violence

26 June, 2009
DEV/2754-ECO/157Wide-Ranging Proposals to Mitigate World Financial Crisis Adopted by Consensus at United Nations Conference in New York

DEV/2755-ECO/158‘Business as Usual’ Not Enough to Maintain Traction in Development Effort during Financial Crisis, Say UN Officials in Round Table Discussion

SC/9692Despite Progress, Civilians Continue to Bear Brunt of Conflict, Says Under-Secretary-General in Briefing to Security Council

SC/9693Security Council Authorizes Six-Month Extension of United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau, Requests Successor Integrated Operation

SEA/1920Law of Sea Parties Approve Seating Allocation for Tribunal, Salary Increases for Judges, Defer Decision on Commission’s Workload, as Session Concludes

SG/2152Statement by Middle East Quartet

SG/SM/12337-CA/37Secretary-General Urges Restraint in Honduras to Prevent Further Escalation

SG/SM/12338-AFG/330G-8 Regional Meeting on Afghanistan Is Chance to Move beyond Political Affirmation to Concrete Projects, Initiatives, Says Secretary-General

25 June, 2009
BIO/4092New Permanent Representative of Togo Presents Credentials

BIO/4093New Permanent Representative of Australia Presents Credentials

DEV/2751-ECO/154Delegates Call for Swift Measures to Restructure International Finance Bodies, on Second Day of United Nations Conference on World Financial Crisis

DEV/2752-ECO/155Round Table Experts Outline Strategies to Help Developing Countries Strengthen Economies, Boost Financial Systems, Protect Most Vulnerable Citizens

DEV/2753-ECO/156Round Table Panellists Stress Need for Multifaceted Approach in Designing Response to Multidimensional Global Economic Downturn

GA/AB/3914Fifth Committee Approves $7.8 Billion Peacekeeping Budget for Period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010

SEA/1919Law of Sea Parties Grapple with Decisions on Judges’ Selection to Key Treaty Bodies, Continental Shelf Commission Workload, Budgetary Matters

24 June, 2009
DEV/2747-ECO/150‘We Need International Solidarity’ to Help All Countries Weather Global Economic Crisis, Says Secretary-General, as Three-Day Conference Convenes at Headquarters

DEV/2749-ECO/152Governments at United Nations Conference, 24 to 26 June, to Produce Agreement on Measures to Address Economic Crisis

DEV/2750-ECO/153International Economic Reform Requires Some Member States to Give Up Their ‘Voice’ in Favour of Others, Experts Say in Round Table Discussion

SEA/1918Law of Sea Convention Meeting Considers Tribunal’s Finances, Proposals to Adjust Judges’ Salaries, Delays in Reviewing Submissions on Continental Shelf Limits

SG/SM/12336-DEV/2748-ECO/151Secretary-General, in Remarks to Conference on World Economic Crisis, Urges Clear Statement of Priorities, Outlines Specific Areas for Action

23 June, 2009
GA/COL/3198Special Committee on Decolonization Approves Draft Resolution on Tokelau as It Concludes 2009 Resumed Session

L/3143-ORG/1516Secretary-General Attends Swearing-In Ceremony for 15 Judges of New United Nations Internal Justice System

SC/9689Security Council Extends Force Monitoring Israel-Syria Ceasefire until 30 December 2009, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 1875 (2009)

SC/9690Head of United Nations Guinea-Bissau Office Calls on International Community to Provide Much-Needed Support for Country’s 28 June Presidential Election

SC/9691UN Envoy Describes ‘Concerted Push’ To Reinvigorate Middle East Peace Efforts, Urges Israelis, Palestinians to Carefully Assess Opportunity before Them

SEA/1917States Parties to Convention on the Law of the Sea Hear Updates on Activities of Tribunal, Seabed Authority, Commission on Limits of Continental Shelf

SEA/1917States Parties to Convention on the Law of the Sea Hear Updates on Activities of Tribunal, Seabed Authority, Commission on Limits of Continental Shelf

SG/SM/12333Secretary-General Hails Award Winners, Finalists for Showing That Public Services Can Be Delivered More Efficiently, Effectively, Equitably, Worldwide

SG/SM/12334-OBV/798Cooperative Movement’s Economic Model Eased Impact of Credit Crunch on Most Vulnerable, Secretary-General Says in Message for International Day

SG/SM/12335-AFR/1864-WOM/1735Secretary-General Deeply Distressed by Deaths, Rape in Attempted Escape from Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Prison

22 June, 2009
HQ/6692009 United Nations Awards for Innovative Public Service to Be Presented at Headquarters, 23 June

Note No. 6208Headquarters to Host Sixth Annual Youth Assembly as Global Model United Nations Conference Convenes in Geneva, 5-7 August

SC/9688Implementing Strategic Framework for Peacebuilding Best Way for Central African Republic to Address Multifaceted Problems, Security Council Told

SEA/1916Law Of Sea Convention States Parties, Opening Session, Adopt Agenda, Defer Decision on Including Item on Legal Implications of Extended Continental Shelf

SG/SM/12330Rotary’s Vision of Polio-Free World in Sharp Focus, Secretary-General Tells Convention, Calling on Donor Governments to Help Finish Job

SG/SM/12331Upon Receipt of Polio Champion Award, Secretary-General Deems It Moving Inspiration for United Nations to Press Ahead Towards Polio-Free World

SG/SM/12332Secretary-General Dismayed by Post-Election Violence in Iran

19 June, 2009
DC/3183Workshop on Implementing Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) to Be Held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 23-25 June

DSG/SM/463-WOM/1734Deputy Secretary-General, at Meeting of European Justice Ministers, Stresses Need to Confront Domestic Violence, End Laws That Help Gender Stereotypes Flourish

GA/COL/3197Special Committee on Decolonization Approves Text Reaffirming Principle of Self-Determination as Fundamental Human Right

SC/9685-AFR/1863Security Council Press Statement on Somalia

SC/9686Security Council Press Statement on United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia

SC/9687Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee Adds Name of One Individual to Consolidated List

SEA/1915States Parties to United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea to Meet at Headquarters 22-26 June

SG/SM/12325-SAG/423Secretary-General, in Video Message, Hails International Labour Conference for Focusing on Employment-Centred Recovery, Agreeing Global Jobs Pact

SG/SM/12326Understanding of Disease Critical to Eliminating Harmful Associated Prejudices, Secretary-General Says in Message on Sickle-Cell Anaemia

SG/SM/12327-CA/36Secretary-General Expresses Strong Support for Guatemala Impunity Commission, Calls on Political, Judicial Authorities to Help It Carry Out Work

SG/SM/12328Three-Person Commission of Inquiry Into Assassination of Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto to Begin Six-Month Mandate 1 July 2009

SG/SM/12329-OBV/797-SOC/NAR/938‘Drug Abuse Can Be Prevented, Treated and Controlled,’ Says Secretary-General in Message for International Day

18 June, 2009
DC/3182United Nations Regional Meeting on Small Arms Programme of Action to Be Held in Sydney, Australia, 22-23 June

GA/10838World Poised at Crossroads on Energy, with Directions Leading to Sustainable Future or Abyss, Says Secretary-General, as General Assembly Holds Thematic Dialogue

GA/COL/3196Special Committee on Decolonization Unanimously Approves Text Calling for Direct Negotiations over Falkland Islands (Malvinas)

SC/9684Security Council Commends Iraq on Important Efforts to Strengthen Democracy, Improve Security, Combat Sectarian Violence, in Presidential Statement

SG/SM/12323United Nations Only Universal Multilateral Forum for Tackling This Generation’s Challenges, Secretary-General Tells Foreign Policy Association

SG/SM/12324-EN/245-GA/10839World at Crossroads between Abyss, More Sustainable, Prosperous Stability, Secretary-General Tells General Assembly Thematic Dialogue on Energy

17 June, 2009
GA/10836Halting Spread of HIV/AIDS Will Require Far Greater Access to Prevention Services, Treatment, Care, Support, Say Speakers as General Assembly Concludes Review

GA/10837Council of General Assembly Presidents Meets in Seoul, Republic of Korea, Discusses Climate Change, Millennium Goals, Global Financial Crisis

GA/COL/3195Special Committee Approves Texts on Implementation of Decolonization Declaration, Economic Activities Affecting Non-Self-Governing Peoples

SC/9683Reconfigured Kosovo Mission Different, ‘But No Less Relevant or Vital’, with Focus Shifting to Diplomatic, Political Role, Security Council Told

SEA/1914Outcomes of United Nations Open-Ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea Focus of Discussions, 17-19 June

SG/SM/12322-OBV/796-REF/1191Secretary-General’s Message for Refugee Day Calls for Solidarity with Displaced, Stressing Special Vulnerability to Fall-Out from Global Economic Crisis

16 June, 2009
DC/3181United Nations Regional Seminar to Promote Cooperation in Combating Illicit Small Arms Brokering in South, Central Asia, to Be Held in Kathmandu, 17-19 June

GA/10833Secretary-General Describes Promise in Fight against HIV/AIDS, Tells Member States ‘Now Is Not the Time to Falter’, as General Assembly Meets to Assess Progress

GA/COL/3194Special Committee on Decolonization Approves Text Welcoming Developments in New Caledonia since 1998 Signing of Noumea Accord

PI/1894Finnish Student Elected Global Model United Nations General Assembly President; Nine Student Leaders to Attend Workshop at Headquarters, 17-19 June

SG/SM/12316Secretary-General Calls Shanghai Cooperation Organisation ‘Essential Forum’ for Addressing Eurasian Security, in Message to Heads of State

SG/SM/12317-ENV/DEV/1058Linking Hyogo Framework with Copenhagen Agreement Can Lead to ‘Triple Win’ over Poverty, Disasters, Climate Change, Secretary-General Tells Risk Reduction Talks

SG/SM/12318-ENV/DEV/1059Asian, Pacific Countries Must Be Part of Long-Term Solution to Climate Change, Secretary-General Says in Message to Regional Meeting

SG/SM/12319-PI/1895Secretary-General, at Seminar on Cyberhate, Spells Out Steps Taken to Protect Children from ‘Digital Demonization’, Make Cyberspace Safer for Youth

SG/SM/12320-AFR/1862-GA/10834Omar Bongo Ondimba Was Force for Development, Stability in Central Africa, Says Secretary-General at General Assembly Tribute to Late President of Gabon

SG/SM/12321-AIDS/151-GA/10835Secretary-General, at General Assembly HIV/AIDS Review, Warns That Criminalizing Transmission Reduces Prevention Efforts while Reinforcing Stigma

SG/T/2681Activities of Secretary-General in Saint Louis, Missouri, 11-12 June

15 June, 2009
AFR/1861Africa, United Nations Should Improve Strategies for Countering Terrorism, Experts Say at Addis Ababa Meeting

DEV/2741We Must ‘Act United – with the Urgency the Times Demand’, Says Secretary-General, as He Convenes Forum on Advancing Global Health in Face of Crisis

DEV/2744-PI/1892United Nations Appoints New Members to Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies and Development

DEV/2745-PI/1893Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies and Development Launches Arab Regional Network

DSG/SM/462-DEV/2743With Maternal Mortality ‘World’s Worst Health Inequity’, UN Working to Ensure Every Pregnancy, Birth Safe, Says Deputy Secretary-General at New York Event

GA/COL/3193Special Committee on Decolonization Approves Text Calling on United States to Expedite Self-Determination Process for Puerto Rico

SC/9680Security Council Briefed by Chairman of 1737 (2006) Committee on Implementation of Sanctions against Iran

SC/9681Security Council Fails to Adopt Resolution Extending Mandate of Georgia Mission for 2 Weeks, as Russian Federation Votes against Text

SG/SM/12309-DEV/2742Global Vulnerability Calls for Global Response, Secretary-General Stresses, Pointing to H1N1 Flu Pandemic while Addressing Health Forum

SG/SM/12310-DC/3180Seize Current Moment to Sign, Ratify, Secretary-General Says in Strong Appeal for Entry into Force of Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

SG/SM/12311Close Links in Interdependent Global Village Are Sources of Both Challenge, Hope, Secretary-General Says in Address at Saint Louis University

SG/SM/12312-HR/4991-OBV/795Secretary-General, in Message for International Day, Calls for Solidarity with Torture Victims, Their Families

SG/SM/12313Joint Press Conference by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon to Announce William J. Clinton as Special Envoy for Haiti

SG/SM/12314-DEV/2746Secretary-General, in Concluding Remarks to Forum, Emphasizes Importance of Partnerships in Race to Meet Health-Related Millennium Development Goals

SG/SM/12315-SC/9682Secretary-General to Instruct Special Representative on Measures for Winding Up Operations of UNOMIG

13 June, 2009
DC/3179-PI/1891Secretary-General Launches Multiplatform Campaign to Promote Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation

12 June, 2009
SC/9679Security Council, Acting Unanimously, Condemns in Strongest Terms Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Nuclear Test, Toughens Sanctions

SG/A/1191-BIO/4091-PKO/214Secretary-General Appoints Moustapha Soumaré of Mali as Deputy Special Representative for Liberia

SG/SM/12305/Rev. 1Secretary-General Hails Film Institute Achievement Award to UN Messenger of Peace Michael Douglas, Saying He Deserves Recognition for Humanitarian Advocacy

SG/SM/12307Secretary-General Launches Multimedia Disarmament Campaign in Marking 100-Day Countdown to International Day of Peace

SG/SM/12308-DC/3178Secretary-General Welcomes Resolution on Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Nuclear Test as ‘Clear and Strong Message’, Calls for Full Compliance

11 June, 2009
SC/9678Emergency Relief Coordinator Tells Security Council March Expulsion of Humanitarian Workers from Sudan ‘Wrong and Unjustified’, Briefing on Trip to Assess Impact

SG/SM/12304-ENV/DEV/1057-OBV/794Secretary-General, In Message for Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, Stresses Need to Reconsider Agricultural Practices, Water Management

SG/SM/12306Press Conference by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at United Nations Headquarters

10 June, 2009
GA/10831By Acclamation, General Assembly Elects Veteran Libyan Diplomat to Preside over Its Sixty-Fourth Session

GA/PAL/1132Civil Society Makes Voices Heard During United Nations Public Forum in Support of Palestinian People

Note No. 6207‘Cyberhate’ Topic of Unlearning Intolerance Seminar at United Nations Headquarters 16 June

PBC/50Peacebuilding Commission Commends Communiqué Signed in Wake of March Violence in Sierra Leone, Endorses Agenda for Change, Joint Vision at Special Session

SG/SM/12300-DC/3177Secretary-General Hails International Scientific Studies Conference as Important Step in Gauging Ability, Readiness to Detect Nuclear Explosions Worldwide

SG/SM/12301-PBC/51Secretary-General Reaffirms UN Support for Peace, Stability, Social Progress in Sierra Leone, in Remarks to Peacebuilding Commission Special Session

SG/SM/12302-GA/10832Welcoming Back Familiar Figure, Secretary-General Congratulates President of Sixty-Fourth General Assembly on His Election

SG/SM/12303Reiterating Condemnation of Pakistan Bombing, Secretary-General Further Dismayed by Rising Toll of Targeted Innocents

SG/T/2680Activities of Secretary-General in Washington, D.C., 4-5 June

9 June, 2009
GA/COL/3192Special Committee on Decolonization Hears Petitioner from Gibraltar as Spain Opposes Its Removal from List of Non-Self-Governing Territories

GA/PAL/1130United Nations Asian and Pacific Meeting on Question of Palestine Addresses Issue of Jerusalem

GA/PAL/1131United Nations Asian and Pacific Meeting On Question of Palestine Expresses Strong Support for Two-State Solution

OBV/793-PI/1887-UNEP/322International Student Videoconference to Mark World Environment Day Focused on Youth Action to Promote ‘Seal the Deal’ Campaign

SC/9675Peacebuilding in Burundi ‘Has Clearly Entered a New Phase’, Security Council Told; International Efforts Can Focus on Socio-Economic Rebuilding, 2010 Elections

SC/9676-AFR/1858Security Council Press Statement on Burundi

SC/9677-AFR/1859Security Council Press Statement on Guinea-Bissau

SEA/1913Division for Ocean Affairs and Law of the Sea Now Accepting Applications for 2010/11 Session of UN-Nippon Foundation of Japan Fellowships

SG/A/1188-BIO/4088-PI/1888Secretary-General Appoints Christopher Woodthorpe as Director of United Nations Information Centre in Canberra

SG/A/1189-BIO/4089-PI/1889Secretary-General Appoints Bahaa Elkoussy as Director of United Nations Information Centre in Beirut

SG/A/1190-BIO/4090-PI/1890Secretary-General Appoints Marie-Evelyne Petrus-Barry as Director of United Nations Information Centre in Pretoria

SG/SM/12298-AFR/1860Secretary-General Concerned by Heightened Political Tension in Niger Following President’s Decision to Dissolve Parliament

SG/SM/12299Secretary-General Mourns Pakistan Bombing Deaths, Including United Nations Staff Member

8 June, 2009
GA/COL/3191Special Committee on Decolonization Approves 3 Draft Resolutions during Opening Meeting of Its 2009 Resumed Session

GA/PAL/1128United Nations Asian and Pacific Meeting on Question of Palestine Opens in Jakarta, Indonesia

GA/PAL/1129United Nations Asia-Pacific Meeting on Question of Palestine Hears Expert Opinions on International Efforts to Achieve Peace

SC/9673In Security Council, Head of UN Sierra Leone Office Calls for Full Support for Unified Strategy, Praises Political Leadership for Communiqué Signed in Wake of March Violence

SC/9674Security Council Committee on Liberia Removes Name of One Individual from Travel Ban List

SG/SM/12294-GA/PAL/1127Secretary-General, Addressing Asia-Pacific Meeting on Question of Palestine, Voices Serious Concern about Gaza Situation, Israeli Actions in West Bank

SG/SM/12295Secretary-General, in Message to X Prize Global Conference, Stresses Power of Partnerships in Creating Synergy Needed to Tackle Major Challenges

SG/SM/12296Secretary-General Congratulates People of Lebanon on Peaceful Conduct of Parliamentary Elections

SG/SM/12297-AFR/1857Secretary-General Deeply Saddened by Death of Gabon’s President

5 June, 2009
GA/AB/3913Fifth Committee Takes up Financing to Continue Logistical Support Package for African Union Mission in Somalia

SC/9672International Criminal Court Prosecutor, in Briefing to Security Council, Says Sudan Has Responsibility for Arresting President, Other Indicted Citizens

SG/SM/12291Secretary-General, in Message to Annual Conference, Calls UN Association of United Kingdom ‘Vital Link to Governments, Citizens Alike’

SG/SM/12292Secretary-General Condemns Deadly Bomb Attack in Pakistan

SG/SM/12293-AFR/1856Secretary-General, Dismayed by Latest Killings in Guinea-Bissau, Says Pattern of High-Profile Assassinations Sets Back Efforts to Restore Rule of Law

4 June, 2009
GA/AB/3912Fifth Committee Takes Up $68 Million Budget for Logistics Base in Brindisi

GA/PAL/1126United Nations Asian and Pacific Meeting on Question of Palestine to Be Held in Jakarta, Indonesia, 8-9 June

ORG/1515United Nations Signs Cooperation Agreement with International Chamber of Commerce World Federation

SC/9670Speakers in Security Council Call for Rapid Completion of Cases before Tribunals, while Stressing Need for Mechanisms to Tackle Residual Tasks

SC/9671Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee Approves Amendments to Entries of 12 Individuals on Consolidated List

SG/SM/12288Secretary-General Strongly Encouraged by United States President’s Cairo Speech; Welcomes Message of Peace, Understanding, Reconciliation

SG/SM/12289-OBV/792-SEA/1912Safe, Healthy, Productive Oceans Integral to Human Well-Being, Economic Security, Sustainable Development, Says Secretary-General on First World Day

SG/SM/12290-AFR/1855Secretary-General: Mauritanian Accord Is Basis for Return to Constitutional Order

3 June, 2009
BIO/4085New Permanent Representative of Dominican Republic Presents Credentials

BIO/4086New Permanent Representative of Tonga Presents Credentials

BIO/4087New Permanent Representative of Serbia Presents Credentials

GA/10830General Assembly, Expressing Deep Concern, Invites Major United Nations Organs to Intensify Efforts in Addressing Security Implications of Climate Change

GA/AB/3911Budget Committee Takes up Financing for United Nations Missions in Kosovo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Western Sahara

SG/A/1187-BIO/4084Secretary-General Appoints Sahle-Work Zewde of Ethiopia as Special Representative, Head of Peacebuilding Office in Central African Republic

SG/SM/12287As Globe Faces Multiple Crises, “U Thant’s Vision of ‘One World’ Should Inform All Our Thinking”, Says Secretary-General at Headquarters Event

SG/T/2676Activities of Secretary-General in Washington, D.C., 21 May

2 June, 2009
GA/AB/3910Fifth Committee Takes Up Proposed $768.2 Million Budget for United Nations Mission in Central African Republic and Chad

SG/SM/12285-ECO/149Doing Right Thing on Climate Also Smart for Business, Secretary-General Says in Video Message to International Chamber of Commerce Anniversary Dinner

SG/SM/12286-AFR/1854Secretary-General Calls on Mauritanian Parties to Cooperate ‘Urgently’ in Negotiations Aimed at Return to Constitutional Order

1 June, 2009
Note No. 6206Photo Exhibit Entitled “Shared Destiny: Wildlife from Africa to the Arctic” Opens 4 June at United Nations Headquarters

SG/SM/12283Secretary-General, in Message for World No Tobacco Day, Deplores ‘Global Tragedy’ of Continuing to Allow Related Diseases, Expense of Treating Them

SG/SM/12284-POP/976Population Issues More about People than Numbers, Secretary-General Says at Award Ceremony for Winning Doctor, Non-Governmental Organization

29 May, 2009
HR/4990Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Concludes Eighth Session with Adoption of Key Text Designed to Transform Historic Declaration into ‘Living Law’

SC/9668Security Council Authorizes Six-Month Extension of United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus as Turkey Casts Negative Vote

SC/9669Security Council Welcomes Announcement of Time Frame for Presidential Elections in Côte d’Ivoire, Leading to First Round of Voting on 29 November

SG/SM/12279-OBV/790-PKO/212On International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, Secretary-General Says ‘Let Us Draw Inspiration from Their Lives; Preserve Their Memory in Our Hearts’

SG/SM/12280-OBV/791-PKO/213Secretary-General Tells Troop-Contributing Countries That Awards Are Tangible Symbol of Sincere Condolences, Immense Gratitude for Peacekeepers’ Sacrifice

SG/SM/12281Secretary-General Condemns Yesterday’s Deadly Bomb Attack in Iran

SG/SM/12282-DCF/455Secretary-General Welcomes Conference on Disarmament’s Adoption of Work Programme; Heartened Substantive Talks Can Begin on Strategic Disarmament, Non-Proliferation

28 May, 2009
GA/AB/3909Budget Committee Takes Up 2009/10 Financing for Interim Force in Lebanon

HR/4989Permanent Forum Experts Recount Recent Mission to Paraguay, Bolivia, Urging End to ‘Semi-Slavery’ of Guarani and Other Indigenous Peoples of Chaco Region

ORG/1514United Nations to Sign Key Agreement with International Chamber of Commerce World Chambers Federation, at Sixth World Chambers Conference, 4-6 June

SC/9665Divisive Rhetoric Threatens Sovereignty, Integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, High Representative Says in Briefing to Security Council

SC/9666Permanent Members, Reporting on Mission to Africa, Brief Security Council on Visits to African Union Headquarters, Great Lakes, Liberia

SC/9667Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee Adds Name of One Individual to Consolidated List

SG/SM/12273-AFR/1853Secretary-General Condemns Continuing Armed Attacks against Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government

SG/SM/12274Secretary-General Categorically Rejects Georgia’s Claim That Report Amended in Response to ‘Russian Blackmail’

SG/SM/12275Live a Life That Is ‘Full of Commitment, Full of Good Works and Full of Meaning’, Secretary-General Urges Graduates at International School Commencement

27 May, 2009
ECOSOC/6397-NGO/674As Session Concludes, Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Recommends 36 Groups for Consultative Status, Reclassification of Another, Notes 111 Reports

HR/4988‘The Earth Does Not Belong to Human Beings; Human Beings Belong to the Earth’, Permanent Forum Hears as It Takes Up Issues of Climate Change, Land Tenure

Note No. 6205United Nations International School to Hold Graduation Ceremony for Class of 2009 in General Assembly Hall, 28 May

SG/A/1186-BIO/4083Secretary-General Appoints Robert Watkins of Canada as Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan

SG/SM/12271Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Deadly Pakistan Bombing

SG/SM/12272Secretary-General Praises Finland as ‘Pioneer in Democracy’, Dynamic, Committed Partner for United Nations in Remarks to Parliament

26 May, 2009
ECOSOC/6396-NGO/673Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Rejects Special Status for Group, Closes File on Another, Approves 10 Applications while Deferring 15 Others

GA/10829General Assembly Reschedules Conference on World Financial, Economic Crisis to 24-26 June to Foster Consensus on ‘Positive, Forward-Looking’ Outcome

GA/AB/3908Budget Committee Takes up 2009/10 Financing for Peacekeeping Missions in Côte d’Ivoire, Haiti, Timor-Leste

HR/4987Recognizing Poverty’s Diversity, Turning Indigenous Peoples’ Uniqueness into Asset for Economic Development Will Help Meet Their Needs, Permanent Forum Told

Note No. 6204Photo Exhibit to Mark International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers

OBV/789-PKO/211International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers on 29 May to Focus on Women Peacekeepers as Effort Continues Towards Gender Equity

SC/9663Security Council Condemns Renewed Fighting in Somalia, Authorizes African Union Peacekeeping Force to Maintain Mandate until 31 January 2010

SC/9664Chairs of Security Council Subsidiary Bodies, in Briefing, Underscore Importance of Inter-Panel Coordination, Regular Appraisal of Working Methods

SG/2151Joint Statement by United Nations Secretary-General, Government of Sri Lanka

SG/SM/12267Secretary-General on Sudden Passing of Former Republic of Korea President

SG/SM/12268-ENV/DEV/1056Secretary-General, in Copenhagen Remarks, Challenges Business Leaders to Be in Vanguard of Creating Cleaner, Greener, More Sustainable Global Economy

SG/SM/12269-DC/3176Secretary-General Deplores Nuclear Test By Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Trusts Security Council Will Send Strong, Unified Message

SG/SM/12270-AFR/1852Secretary-General Gravely Concerned at Recent Fighting in North Darfur

22 May, 2009
DC/3175Experts to Attend Training Course on Investigation of Chemical, Biological, Toxin Weapons Use, in Umeå, Sweden, 25 May-5 June

DEV/2740-PI/1886United Nations Meeting in Geneva to Discuss How New Digital Technologies Can Help Fight Poverty, Deliver Better Health Services, 26 May

ECOSOC/6395-NGO/672Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Considers 123 Quadrennial Reports, Taking Note of 110, Postponing 13 Others

GA/AB/3907Speakers Reiterate Importance of Paying Budget Assessments in Full, on Time, Without Conditions, as Fifth Committee Debates UN Financial Situation

HR/4986Permanent Forum, Indigenous Groups, Seek Change in United Nations Working Methods to Turn Their Concerns into Driving Force behind, Not Just Object of, Strategies

SC/9662Security Council Press Statement on Myanmar

SG/SM/12263Secretary-General Calls for ‘New Multilateralism’ in Nitze School Commencement Address, Urging Students to Become Part of Something Larger than Themselves

SG/SM/12264-IHA/1274Secretary-General Urges International Solidarity with People of Pakistan through Support for Humanitarian Response Plan

SG/SM/12265-ENV/DEV/1055-OBV/788Secretary-General’s Message for World Environment Day Stresses Power of Billions Joined in Common Purpose through Concrete Individual Actions

SG/SM/12266Secretary-General, Arriving in Sri Lanka, Spells Out Humanitarian Action, Refugee Processing, Reconciliation as Goals for Strife-Torn Country

21 May, 2009
ECOSOC/6394-NGO/671Four Groups Recommended for Consultative Status with Economic and Social Council as Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Defers 22 Applications

HR/4985Indigenous Groups Call for Halt by Foreign Companies to Land Use for Oil, Mining, Without Their Prior Knowledge, Consent, as Permanent Forum Continues

SG/SM/12261-AFR/1851Secretary-General, in Memory of Alison Des Forges, Hails Human Rights Advocate’s Quest for Justice, Tireless Campaign against Impunity

SG/SM/12262-ORG/1513Multilateralism Combining ‘Power with Pragmatic Principle’ Can Deliver Global Goods, Secretary-General Tells Retired International Civil Servants

20 May, 2009
ECOSOC/6393-NGO/670Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Closes File on 2 Applications, Defers 11 Others, Recommends Consultative Status for 9 Groups

GA/AB/3906Budget Committee Takes up Financing for Missions in Cyprus, Georgia, Liberia

HR/4984Special Rapporteur Says Optimism for Indigenous Peoples’ Better Future Animated by Positive Developments, but Tempered by Reality of Ongoing Struggles

SG/SM/12258-HR/4983Secretary-General Pledges to Fill Gap in Knowledge about Causes, Effects of Transatlantic Slave Trade

SG/SM/12259-WOM/1733Secretary-General Saddened at Passing of Women’s Rights Advocate Helvi Sipilä

SG/SM/12260-AFR/1850-OBV/787On Africa Day, Secretary-General Says Given Severity of Global Economic Crisis, Continent’s Poorest Must Be Protected, International Commitments Upheld

19 May, 2009
ECOSOC/6392-NGO/669Group Has Status with Economic and Social Council Reclassified as Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Defers 24 Applications

ENV/DEV/1054Sustainable Development Agreement Signals New Cooperation on Finding Solutions to Global Crises

GA/PAL/1125Palestinian Rights Committee, in Statement, Expresses Utmost Concern about ‘Illegal and Provocative’ Israeli Policies in Occupied East Jerusalem

HR/4982Indigenous People Worldwide Urge Governments to Redress Entrenched Lack of Respect for Their Values, Overhaul Legislation, Endorse Declaration, in Permanent Forum

Note No. 6203Hip-Hop Pioneer to Be Confirmed As Goodwill Ambassador for Permanent Memorial to Honour Victims of Slavery, at 20 May Headquarters Ceremony

SG/2150Secretary-General, Announcing Appointment as Special Envoy, Says Former President Clinton Will Bring Energy, Dynamism, Focus to Task of Haiti’s Reconstruction

SG/A/1185Secretary-General Appoints Former United States President William J. Clinton as United Nations Special Envoy for Haiti

SG/SM/12255-DCF/454Disarmament Needs Fresh Multilateral Approach Where Cooperation Replaces Confrontation, Creativity Replaces Stalemate, Says Secretary-General in Geneva Remarks

SG/SM/12256Resilience, Solidarity Are Best Response to Crisis, Secretary-General Says as He Addresses World Health Assembly

SG/SM/12257-DEV/2739With Many Innovative Financing Schemes on Table, I-8 Meeting’s Task Is to Tag Most Useful, Realistic, Then Develop Them into Concrete Plans, Says Secretary-General

18 May, 2009
DSG/SM/461-HR/4981Unite Different Strengths to Address Common Threats, Deputy Secretary-General Says at Opening of Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

ECOSOC/6390Economic and Social Council Fills Vacancies on 21 Subsidiary Bodies

ECOSOC/6391-NGO/668Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Opens Resumed Session by Recommending Consultative Status for 9 Groups, Deferring 29 Applications

ENV/DEV/1052Sustainable Development Commission Adopts Policy Options, ‘Shared Vision’ Document Stressing Urgent Need for Bold, Determined, Innovative Response to World Crises

GA/AB/3905Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Briefs Budget Committee on Restructuring; Describes Positive Steps, Says 22 Months in, ‘We Are Very Much a Work in Progress’

HR/4980‘We Ignore Indigenous Peoples at Our Peril’, Says Deputy Secretary-General, as Permanent Forum Opens Eighth Annual Session amid ‘Swarm Of Crises’

SG/SM/12250Reducing Disaster Risk Can Help Decrease Poverty, Safeguard Development, Secretary-General Says at Launch of Global Assessment Report

SG/SM/12251-WOM/1732Secretary-General, at Signing Ceremony for Empowerment Project, Hails ‘Solid Partnership’ between United Nations, Supreme Women’s Council of Bahrain

SG/SM/12252-ENV/DEV/1053You Must Be Part of Solution, Secretary-General Emphasizes in Video Message to C40 Large Cities Climate Summit in Seoul

SG/SM/12253-AFR/1848Secretary-General Concerned by Recent Violence in Border Area between Chad, Sudan

SG/SM/12254-AFR/1849Secretary-General Welcomes Voluntary Court Appearance by Sudan War Crimes Indictee

15 May, 2009
DC/3174Third Preparatory Committee for 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference Concludes Successfully with Adoption of Consensus Report

DSG/SM/459-AFR/1846Deputy Secretary-General Welcomes Focus of Danish Africa Commission on Unleashing Potential for Growth of Africa’s Youth, Shoring up Private Sector Support

DSG/SM/460-AFR/1847Africa Commission’s Focus on Youth, Support of Higher Education in Africa Critical to Continent’s Future, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Copenhagen University

GA/AB/3904Under-Secretary-General for Management Provides ‘Mixed Picture’ of United Nations Financial Situation in Briefing to Budget Committee

Note No. 6202Exhibition of Indigenous Artwork, Photographs Opens on 19 May at United Nations Headquarters

PI/1885Committee on Information Concludes Two-Week Session by Approving Text Urging Stronger Role for ‘Indispensable Voice’ of United Nations

SC/9661Security Council Condemns Resurgence of Fighting in Beleaguered Somalia, Demands That Opposition Groups Immediately Put Down Arms, Join Reconciliation Efforts

SG/SM/12247Tackling Threats in Isolation Can Make Matters Worse, Says Secretary-General, Urging ‘Big Picture’ Decision-Making, in Remarks at ‘Global Classroom’ Event

SG/SM/12248-AFR/1845Secretary-General Welcomes Announcement of Côte d’Ivoire Presidential Poll Date

SG/SM/12249On Vesak Day, Secretary-General Recalls Teaching That ‘We Cannot Be Happy as Long as Others Suffer, and When We Reach Out, We Discover the Best in Ourselves’

SG/T/2673Activities of Secretary-General in Belgium, 22-24 April

14 May, 2009
ENV/DEV/1050Sustainable ‘Green Revolution’ in Africa Only Possible with Radical Change in Thinking about Agriculture, Sustainable Development Commission Told

GA/AB/3903Fifth Committee Takes Up 2009/10 Budgets for Observer Force on Golan Heights, Mission in Sudan, Hybrid Operation in Darfur

GA/COL/3189Regional Decolonization Seminar Addresses Pacific and Other Non-Self-Governing Territories outside Caribbean, United Nations Role in Providing Assistance

GA/COL/3190Caribbean Regional on Decolonization Concludes Work with Discussion on Priorities for Way Forward, Role of Special Committee

HR/4979Permanent Forum to Seek Further Implementation of United Nations Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples, 18-29 May

SG/A/1184-BIO/4082Secretary-General Appoints Franz Baumann of Germany as Assistant Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management

SG/SM/12243Opening First Event of Annual Documentary Series, Secretary-General Asks Creative Community to Help ‘Shine a Light’ on Global Development Issues

SG/SM/12244Secretary-General Gravely Concerned over Criminal Charges against Aung San Suu Kyi

SG/SM/12245-ENV/DEV/1051Secretary-General, at Launch of Report on Climate Change and Development, Commends Authors for Insights into Ways to Reduce Associated Risks

SG/SM/12246-OBV/786-PI/1884Secretary-General’s Message for World Telecommunication and Information Society Day Stresses Protection of Children from Cyberpredators

13 May, 2009
ENV/DEV/1048In Face of Crises, States Must ‘Act Together’ Now, or Risk Cycle of Poverty, Despair Says Secretary-General at Sustainable Development Commission’s High-Level Segment

GA/10827No Longer Possible to Turn Blind Eye to Human Trafficking, as World Wakes Up to Scope of Scourge, General Assembly Hears in Thematic Dialogue

GA/AB/3902Fifth Committee Takes Up Proposed $8.2 Billion Peacekeeping Budget for 2009-2010, Board of Auditors Report on Peacekeeping Operations for Year Ending June 2008

GA/COL/3187Caribbean Regional Seminar on Implementation of Second International Decade for Eradication of Colonialism Opens in Saint Kitts and Nevis

SC/9658Three-Phased Approach to Stability Unveiled as Senior Officials Brief Security Council on Situation in Somalia

SC/9659Security Council Press Statement on Sri Lanka

SC/9660Security Council Committee on Somalia Approves Consolidated, Revised Guidelines for Conduct of Its Work

SG/SM/12237Secretary-General Says Fine Art Exhibit at Headquarters Advances Peace, Human Rights; Artist Shows Side of Human Trafficking That Diplomat Never Could

SG/SM/12238-GA/10828Traffickers in Human Beings Should See an Oncoming Train, Strong Laws, Broad Alliances, Concerted Action, Zero Tolerance, Says Secretary-General

SG/SM/12239-ENV/DEV/1049With World at Tipping Point, Inaction Risks Slipping into Degradation, Despair, Secretary-General Tells Sustainable Development Commission

SG/SM/12240-OBV/785-PKO/210In Message for International Day of Peacekeepers, 29 May, Secretary-General Says ‘Let Us Draw on the Power of Women to Strengthen United Nations Peacekeeping’

SG/SM/12241-GA/COL/3188Secretary-General Recognizes Emerging Threats to Non-Self-Governing Territories, in Message to Caribbean Regional Seminar on Decolonization

SG/SM/12242Secretary-General, in Remarks at ‘Play 31’ Cheque Presentation Ceremony, Pledges Continuing Efforts to Work for Well-Being of Defenceless People

SG/T/2672Activities of Secretary-General in Malta, 21-22 April

12 May, 2009
GA/10826United States Elected to Human Rights Council for First Time, with Belgium, Hungary, Kyrgyzstan, Norway, as 18 Seats Filled In Single Round of Voting

Note No. 6200World Mayors to Meet at United Nations to Advance Innovations in Urban Infrastructure Planning, 13 May

Note No. 6201New United Nations-Independent Film Forum to Highlight Challenges Stemming from Millennium Development Goals, in New York, 14-15 May

SC/9657Security Council Committee on Liberia Updates Information on Travel Ban, Assets Freeze Lists

SG/T/2670Activities of Secretary-General in Trinidad and Tobago, 17-18 April

SG/T/2671Activities of Secretary-General in Switzerland, 20-21 April

11 May, 2009
ENV/DEV/1046Chair Updates Sustainable Development Commission on Progress in Working Group Negotiations

GA/AB/3901Budget Committee Takes Up Reports on Department of Safety and Security Concerning Request for Additional Resources, Internal Oversight Audit

SC/9655Security Council Presidential Statement Reiterates Urgent Need for Renewed Efforts to Achieve Comprehensive Peace in Middle East

SG/SM/12233United Nations Must Set World on Course towards Secure, Sustainable Future; Hospitality Committee Integral to This Effort, Says Secretary-General

SG/SM/12234-SC/9656-PAL/2115Secretary-General Says Israelis, Palestinians ‘Need Confidence Commitments Made Will Be Commitments Monitored and Commitments Kept’

SG/SM/12235Secretary-General, Appalled at Killing of Hundreds in Sri Lanka, Urges Government to Explore All Options to Bring Conflict to End without Further Bloodshed

SG/SM/12236-ENV/DEV/1047-OBV/784Stressing Need to Address Causes of Biodiversity Loss, Control Invasive Alien Species, Secretary-General Urges All to Protect Life On Earth

8 May, 2009
BIO/4080New Permanent Representative of Peru Presents Credentials

BIO/4081New Permanent Representative of India Presents Credentials

ENV/DEV/1045Sustainable Development Commission Discusses Progress in Working Group Negotiations

GA/10825General Assembly President Calls for Unity as Member States Negotiate ‘Powerful Outcome Document’ for Upcoming Conference on World Economic Crisis

SC/9654Security Council Condemns Renewed Military Incursions in Eastern Chad by Chadian Armed Groups, Stresses Any Attempt at Destabilization by Force ‘Unacceptable’

7 May, 2009
GA/PAL/1122Lawmakers Must Engage in Palestinian Question Since Constituents Will Always Confront Harsh Realities of Middle East Peoples, Cyprus Meeting Told

GA/PAL/1123Parliamentarians’ Contribution to Israeli-Palestinian Peace Is Quiet, Modest, Bottom-Up Approach, but Useful Add-On to Enduring Effort, Cyprus Meeting Told

GA/PAL/1124Endorsement of Role of Parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Organizations in Advancing Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process Caps Cyprus Meeting

OBV/782-PI/1881Secretary-General, at Observance of World Press Freedom Day, Cautions against Attempts to Suppress Internet Access, Stifle Web-Based Journalists

PI/1883Under-Secretary-General Pledges to Improve Department’s Impact, Performance as Committee on Information Concludes General Debate

SC/9653Lebanon’s Political, Security Situation Markedly Improved, after Being Taken to ‘Brink of Civil War and Back’ One Year Ago, Security Council Told

SG/SM/12230-OBV/783-PI/1882Freedom of the Press ‘Essential for Building a Better World for All’, Says Secretary-General at Headquarters Observance

SG/SM/12231-AFR/1844Secretary-General Welcomes Conclusion of Legal Arguments in Sudan Arbitration

SG/SM/12232Parliamentarians Can Take Steps to Set World on Course for Economic Recovery, Sustainability, Says Secretary-General in Message to Geneva Meeting

6 May, 2009
ENV/DEV/1044Commission on Sustainable Development Briefed on Progress of Negotiations in Working Groups

GA/COL/3186Special Committee on Decolonization to Hold Caribbean Regional Seminar in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 12-14 May

GA/PAL/1121United Nations Meeting in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Opens in Cyprus with Focus on ‘Parliamentary Diplomacy’ to Boost Dialogue

PBC/49Peacebuilding Commission Endorses Integrated Strategy for Long-Term Development, End to Cycle of Crises in Central African Republic

PI/1880Multistakeholder Advisory Group Renewed to Prepare Internet Governance Forum Meeting in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, 15-18 November

SG/A/1183-BIO/4079Secretary-General Appoints Gregory B. Starr of United States as Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security

SG/SM/12225-GA/PAL/1120Negotiations Must Resume on All Core Issues, Secretary-General Tells International Meeting in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace

SG/SM/12226-AFR/1842Secretary-General Increasingly Concerned By Developments in Eastern Chad, Appeals for Humanitarian Character of UN Operation to Be Respected

SG/SM/12227-OBV/781‘Timeless Importance of Mothers’ One Constant in Changing World Facing Multiple Challenges, Says Secretary-General in Message on Day of Families

SG/SM/12229Buddha’s ‘Timeless Teachings’ Can Help World Navigate Many of Today’s Global Problems, Says Secretary-General in Day of Vesak Message

5 May, 2009
GA/PAL/1119Cyprus Hosts United Nations International Meeting in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace, 6-7 May

PI/1879Delegates in Committee on Information Stress Need for Better Coordination, New Technology in Getting United Nations Message out

SC/9651Security Council Presidential Statement Expresses Deep Concern over Resurgence of Unconstitutional Changes of Government ‘in a Few African Countries’

SC/9652Security Council Statement Expresses Concern at Current Political Crisis in Nepal, Urges Parties to Work Together in ‘Spirit of Compromise’ on Peace Process

SG/SM/12224Press Conference by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at United Nations Headquarters

4 May, 2009
DSG/SM/458-ENV/DEV/1042Deputy Secretary-General, in Remarks to Sustainable Development Commission, Says ‘We Have Taken the World’s Farmers for Granted for Too Long’

ENV/DEV/1041As Countries Reel from Multiple Crises, Sustainable Agriculture, Rural Development Central to Achieving Poverty Reduction, Sustainable Development Commission Told

ENV/DEV/1043Concluding Eighth Session, UN Forum on Forests Calls for Urgent Coordinated Action to Combat Biodiversity Loss, Other Looming Environmental Threats

GA/SPD/419Fourth Committee Approves Draft Resolution by Which General Assembly Would Endorse Recommendations, Conclusions of Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations

PI/1878Under-Secretary-General Outlines Role of Strategic Approach in Widening Outreach, Improving Performance as Committee on Information Opens Thirty-First Session

SG/SM/12215-AFR/1838Secretary-General Concerned by Armed Build-Up on Chad-Sudan Border, Calls on Both Parties to Make Every Effort to Ease Tensions

SG/SM/12216Secretary-General Seriously Concerned by Political Crisis in Nepal, Calls for Resolution through Dialogue, Consensus

SG/SM/12217In Face of Uncertainty over New Influenza Strain, ‘We Must Be Vigilant’, Says Secretary-General in New York Remarks

SG/SM/12218-DC/3173Nuclear Weapons Remain ‘Apocalyptic Threat’, World Cannot Afford to Place Disarmament, Non-Proliferation on Backburner, Says Secretary-General in New York Remarks

SG/SM/12219-AFR/1839Secretary-General Says Dialogue Is Only Solution to Crisis in Madagascar

SG/SM/12220-AFR/1840Secretary-General Welcomes 3 May Agreement between Chad, Sudan, Hopes Positive Development Results in De-Escalation of Tensions

SG/SM/12221-AFR/1841Secretary-General Welcomes Positive Developments in Niger, Encourages Parties to Continue Dialogue

SG/SM/12222Secretary-General Saddened by Developments Leading to Resignation of Nepal’s Prime Minister; Appeals for Strict Adherence to Peace Agreement

SG/SM/12223Secretary-General Welcomes Cartagena Meeting’s Focus on How Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Can Fit into Peacebuilding, in Message to Congress

1 May, 2009
DC/3172As Disarmament Commission Concludes Three-Week Session, Chair Says Discussions Established Atmosphere of ‘Mutual Respect and Understanding’

DSG/SM/457-ORG/1512Deputy Secretary-General, in Town Hall Meeting, Strongly Urges United Nations Staff to Stay Well Informed, Up to Date on Influenza A (H1N1)

ENV/DEV/1039More Food, Grown Smarter and Greener, Focus of United Nations Sustainable Development Commission Meeting at Headquarters, 4-15 May

ENV/DEV/1040Senior Official Calls for More Support for Trust Fund as United Nations Forum on Forests Suspends Eighth Session

HR/4978-OBV/780-PI/1877Live Up to Commitment to Protect Journalists, Top United Nations Human Rights Officials Urge, in Statement for World Press Freedom Day

SG/A/1182-BIO/4078Secretary-General Appoints Marta Santos Pais of Portugal as Special Representative on Violence against Children

30 April, 2009
AFR/1837-DC/3171GABON TO HOST MEETING OF UNITED NATIONS STANDING ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON SECURITY QUESTIONS IN CENTRAL AFRICA, 4-8 MAY

PI/1876THIRTY-FIRST SESSION OF COMMITTEE ON INFORMATION TO BE HELD AT HEADQUARTERS, 4-15 MAY

SC/9648SECURITY COUNCIL WELCOMES PROGRESS MADE IN ‘FULLY FLEDGED NEGOTIATIONS’ AIMED AT REUNIFICATION OF CYPRUS, IN PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT

SC/9649SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN SUDAN UNTIL 30 APRIL 2010, UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1870 (2009)

SC/9650SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS RESOLUTION 1871 (2009), EXTENDING MANDATE OF UNITED NATIONS MISSION FOR REFERENDUM IN WESTERN SAHARA

SG/SM/12213NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT WILL BE KEY PARTNER IN FORMULATING GLOBAL RESPONSE TO URGENT, INTERCONNECTED CRISES, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE TO HAVANA MEETING

29 April, 2009
DC/3170PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR 2010 NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY REVIEW CONFERENCE TO MEET AT HEADQUARTERS, 4-15 MAY

SC/9646SECURITY COUNCIL REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO ADDRESS WIDESPREAD IMPACT OF ARMED CONFLICT ON CHILDREN, AFTER HEARING OVER 60 SPEAKERS IN DAY-LONG DEBATE

SG/SM/12211-HR/4977-SC/9647SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES ACTION BY SECURITY COUNCIL TO ‘STRIKE A BLOW’ AGAINST IMPUNITY FOR VICTIMIZATION OF CHILDREN IN CONFLICT

SG/SM/12212-DC/3169SECRETARY-GENERAL WARNS AGAINST COMPLACENCY IN MESSAGE TO MARK DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR ALL CHEMICAL WARFARE VICTIMS

SG/T/2669ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN WASHINGTON, D.C., 13-14 APRIL

28 April, 2009
ENV/DEV/1038FORUM ON FORESTS CONSIDERS INPUT BY CIVIL SOCIETY AS DELEGATES CONTINUE MULTI-STAKEHOLDER DIALOGUE WITH MAJOR GROUPS

SC/9645TIMELINE FOR ELECTION IN CÔTE D’IVOIRE NOW PREDICATED ON PROGRESS IN REUNIFICATION PROCESS, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD

SG/SM/12210SECRETARY-GENERAL PROMISES UN ASSISTANCE IN FORMULATING LONG-TERM SANCTIONS TO WATER, ENERGY ISSUES OF ARAL SEA BASIN, IN MESSAGE TO ALMATY MEETING

27 April, 2009
ECOSOC/6388REFORMING WORLD ECONOMIC SYSTEM MEANS LIFE OR DEATH AMID FULL-BLOWN GLOBAL RECESSION, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL MEETING

SC/9644‘DARFUR TODAY IS A CONFLICT OF ALL AGAINST ALL’, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD IN BRIEFING BY HEAD OF JOINT AFRICAN UNION-UNITED NATIONS OPERATION

SG/SM/12207-REC/227FOOD SECURITY, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE URGENT ISSUE AT TIME OF ECONOMIC TURMOIL, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE TO BANGKOK MEETING

SG/SM/12208UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM RESPONDING ‘QUICKLY AND EFFECTIVELY’ TO SWINE FLU OUTBREAK, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN REMARKS TO PRESS

SG/SM/12209-ECOSOC/6389IN FACE OF FINANCIAL CRISIS ‘VISIONARY REFORM’ OF GLOBAL ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE NEEDED, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO NEW YORK MEETING

25 April, 2009
SC/9643-IK/604SECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON IRAQ

24 April, 2009
DC/3168UNITED NATIONS WORKSHOP ON IMPLEMENTING SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1540 (2004) TO BE HELD IN PORT-VILA, VANUATU, 29 APRIL TO 1 MAY

DSG/SM/456-WOM/1731PROTECTION, PARTICIPATION, PREVENTION: DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL SPELLS OUT KEYS TO IMPLEMENTING LANDMARK RESOLUTIONS ON WOMEN, PEACE, SECURITY

ENV/DEV/1037FORUM ON FORESTS HOLDS MID-SESSION REVIEW OF PROGRESS IN NEGOTIATIONS BY WORKING GROUPS, CONSIDERS NEXT WEEK’S DISCUSSION

GA/10824GENERAL ASSEMBLY UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTS TEXT ON SUPPORT FOR REHABILITATION OF KAZAKHSTAN’S SEMIPALATINSK FORMER NUCLEAR TESTING SITE

SC/9641SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFED ON PROGRESS SINCE TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY FROM EUROPEAN UNION TO UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, CHAD

SC/9642SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE DETERMINES ITEMS, DESIGNATES ENTITIES SUBJECT TO MEASURES IMPOSED IN RESOLUTION 1718 (2006)

SG/SM/12204SECRETARY-GENERAL, DELIVERING MESSAGE FOR WORLD MALARIA DAY, STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING INVESTMENTS IN GLOBAL HEALTH

SG/SM/12205-IK/603‘APPALLED’ SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS IRAQ SUICIDE BOMBINGS

SG/SM/12206‘FROM TRAGEDY CAN COME WISDOM’ -– LESSONS THAT OPEN MINDS, SAVE LIVES, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT TSUNAMI LESSONS LEARNED EVENT

23 April, 2009
SG/SM/12203-AFR/1836SECRETARY-GENERAL, ADDRESSING INTERNATIONAL DONORS’ CONFERENCE, SPELLS OUT PRIORITIES FOR INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO ENHANCE SECURITY IN SOMALIA

22 April, 2009
DC/3167DISARMAMENT COMMISSION ELECTS CHAIR OF NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT WORKING GROUP

ENV/DEV/1036PROPOSED MEETING TO DISCUSS ‘ALARMING’ RATE OF DEFORESTATION DRAWS INTEREST AS FORUM ON FORESTS CONCLUDES GENERAL DEBATE

GA/10822GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO CONSIDER DESIGNATING 22 APRIL AS INTERNATIONAL MOTHER EARTH DAY

GA/10823GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROCLAIMS 22 APRIL ‘INTERNATIONAL MOTHER EARTH DAY’ ADOPTING BY CONSENSUS BOLIVIA-LED RESOLUTION

SG/SM/12198SECRETARY-GENERAL COMMENDS MALTA FOR TAKING ‘LEADING ROLE FROM THE START’ IN FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE, AS HE ACCEPTS HONORARY DEGREE IN VALLETTA

SG/SM/12199MALTA - AS ISLAND NATION, AS CROSSROADS, AS DEMOCRACY - WELL POSITIONED TO PROMOTE SOLIDARITY ON PRESSING GLOBAL ISSUES, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN VALLETTA REMARKS

SG/SM/12200-AFR/1834SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES ACCREDITATION OF FORCES NATIONALES DE LIBÉRATION AS POLITICAL PARTY IN BURUNDI; FOLLOWING FORMAL DISARMAMENT OF ARMED WING

SG/SM/12201ON CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR DISASTER ANNIVERSARY, SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR GENEROUS SUPPORT FOR AFFECTED REGIONS AS THEY STRIVE FOR LONG-SOUGHT RETURN TO NORMALCY

SG/SM/12202-AFR/1835SECRETARY-GENERAL PLEASED BY RELEASE OF FOUR ABDUCTEES IN WEST AFRICA, INCLUDING HIS SPECIAL ENVOY FOR NIGER

21 April, 2009
ENV/DEV/1035FORUM FOCUSES ON POTENTIAL STRATEGIC ROLE OF SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT IN CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION, ADAPTATION MEASURES

SC/9640SECURITY COUNCIL, IN PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT, EXPRESSES WILLINGNESS TO EXPLORE WAYS TO FURTHER PROMOTE USE OF MEDIATION IN PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES

SG/SM/12196SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT UNVEILING OF CLIMATE CHANGE MONUMENT, HAILS MALTA’S ROLE IN KEEPING CLIMATE CHANGE HIGH ON GLOBAL POLITICAL AGENDA

SG/SM/12197-RD/1001SECRETARY-GENERAL HEARTENED BY CONSENSUS ON DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE OUTCOME; HOPES THOSE WHO DID NOT PARTICIPATE WILL SOON REJOIN FIGHT AGAINST RACISM

20 April, 2009
DC/3166DISARMAMENT COMMISSION ELECTS VICE-CHAIRMEN FOR CURRENT SESSION, CHAIR OF DISARMAMENT DECADE WORKING GROUP

DSG/SM/454‘21ST CENTURY MULTI-STAKEHOLDER PARTNERSHIP’ BEST WAY TO MITIGATE GROWING SCOURGE OF DISASTERS, BUILD SAFER WORLD, SAYS DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL IN BEIJING REMARKS

DSG/SM/455-L/3142STRATEGIC PLANNING, REAL PARTNERSHIP, NATIONAL OWNERSHIP NEEDED TO IMPROVE RULE OF LAW ASSISTANCE, SAYS DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL IN NEW YORK REMARKS

ECOSOC/6387ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL DECIDES ON THEME FOR 2010 HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT, APPOINTS PERU TO AD HOC ADVISORY GROUP IN HAITI

ENV/DEV/1034CHAIRMAN CALLS FOR ‘BREAKTHROUGH’ IN TRANSLATING CONCEPT INTO REALITY AS UNITED NATIONS FORUM ON FORESTS OPENS EIGHTH SESSION

SC/9638‘IMPORTANT JUNCTURE’ REACHED, AS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY PREPARES TO STEP UP DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT WITH MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD

SC/9639SECURITY COUNCIL AL-QAIDA AND TALIBAN SANCTIONS COMMITTEE APPROVES AMENDMENTS TO ENTRY OF ONE INDIVIDUAL ON CONSOLIDATED LIST

SG/SM/12191SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN REMARKS TO SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS, CALLS FOR NEW MULTILATERALISM ORGANIZED AROUND DELIVERING GLOBAL GOODS

SG/SM/12192-RD/1000SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE, SAYS FIGHT AGAINST RACISM ‘A TRULY GREAT AND NOBLE CAUSE THAT BINDS US AS HUMAN BEINGS’

SG/SM/12193SECRETARY-GENERAL DEPLORES IRANIAN PRESIDENT’S USE OF DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE PLATFORM TO ACCUSE, DIVIDE, INCITE

SG/SM/12194SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES ESCAPE OF CIVILIANS FROM SRI LANKA CONFLICT ZONE, DEEPLY CONCERNED AT POTENTIAL FOR LARGE-SCALE CASUALTIES AMONG THOSE REMAINING

SG/SM/12195SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS HOLOCAUST DENIAL, JOINS IN REMEMBERING MILLIONS OF VICTIMS OF NAZIS, ON EVE OF HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY

17 April, 2009
DSG/SM/452-DEV/2737FULFIL EXISTING GOALS RATHER THAN MAKING NEW PROMISES, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES IN ADDRESS, ‘2010: DELIVERING ON THE PROMISE OF THE MDGS’

DSG/SM/453-DEV/2738REAL POWER COMES FROM BUILDING SUPPORT, CONSENSUS, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES IN LECTURE ON FORGING RENEWED PARTNERSHIP FOR DEVELOPMENT

ENV/DEV/1033AS 2009 FORUM OPENS, MEMBER STATES TO GRAPPLE WITH FUNDING FOR FOREST MANAGEMENT IN TIMES OF CHANGING ENVIRONMENT

SG/A/1181-BIO/4077SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS ANTHONY BANBURY OF UNITED STATES AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR FIELD SUPPORT

SG/SM/12188BUILDING TRUST BETWEEN PEOPLE, NEIGHBOURLY RELATIONS AMONG STATES ESSENTIAL TO COLLECTIVELY ADDRESS GRAVE CHALLENGES, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS SYMPOSIUM

SG/SM/12189-WOM/1730WHEN WOMEN PARTICIPATE IN PEACE NEGOTIATIONS, CRAFTING PEACE AGREEMENTS, ‘SOCIETIES ARE THE WINNERS’, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN MESSAGE TO WOMEN FOR PEACE DINNER

SG/SM/12190INTENSITY, SCOPE OF CURRENT THREATS REQUIRES ‘NEW MULTILATERALISM’ FOCUSED ON MEETING COMMON HUMAN NEEDS, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS PRINCETON COLLOQUIUM

16 April, 2009
DC/3165AS DISARMAMENT COMMISSION CONCLUDES GENERAL DEBATE, SIGNS INDICATE EMERGING WILLINGNESS TO UNLOCK PARALYSIS, DISCARD OUTDATED IDEAS

SC/9636SECURITY COUNCIL AL-QAIDA AND TALIBAN SANCTIONS COMMITTEE ADDS NAME OF ONE INDIVIDUAL TO CONSOLIDATED LIST

SC/9637-IK/602SECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON IRAQ-KUWAIT

SG/SM/12187SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES CONFERENCE TO CONSIDER ADOPTING ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES THAT PROMOTE HEALTH BENEFITS TO HELP TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE, FOOD INSECURITY

15 April, 2009
DC/3164DELEGATES PRESENT VISIONS OF NUCLEAR-WEAPON-FREE WORLD AS DISARMAMENT COMMISSION REACHES AGREEMENT ON AGENDA, BEGINS GENERAL DEBATE

DSG/SM/451TACKLING CURRENT GLOBAL CHALLENGES REQUIRES BUILDING AN EFFECTIVE MULTILATERALISM, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS HIGH-LEVEL UNITED NATIONS-EUROPEAN UNION MEETING

ORG/1511UNITED NATIONS INDEPENDENT AUDIT ADVISORY COMMITTEE HOLDS SIXTH SESSION

SG/SM/12185WITH HAITI POISED TO MAKE GREAT PROGRESS, SECRETARY-GENERAL HAILS DONOR CONFERENCE AS ‘UNPRECEDENTED’ OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE BEYOND MERE AID TOWARDS GENUINE DEVELOPMENT

SG/SM/12186SECRETARY-GENERAL RECEIVES LETTER FROM UNITED STATES SENATORS ON SITUATION IN MYANMAR

14 April, 2009
DC/3163DISARMAMENT COMMISSION REMAINS DEADLOCKED AMID DIVERGENT OPINIONS AS DELEGATIONS SEEK AGREEMENT ON AGENDA

13 April, 2009
DC/3162AS UNITED NATIONS DISARMAMENT COMMISSION OPENS 2009 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION, CONSENSUS ON AGREED AGENDA REMAINS ELUSIVE

SC/9634SECURITY COUNCIL CONDEMNS LAUNCH BY DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA, AGREES TO ADJUST TRAVEL BAN, ASSETS FREEZE, ARMS EMBARGO IMPOSED IN 2006

SG/SM/12180DISMAYED BY ABROGATION OF CONSTITUTION, DECLARATION OF PUBLIC EMERGENCY IN FIJI, SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR ‘URGENT ACTION’ TO RESTORE LEGITIMATE GOVERNMENT

SG/SM/12181SECRETARY-GENERAL PRAISES UN HOUSE AS SYMBOL OF PARTNERSHIP WITH LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC, SAYS NEW FACILITY WILL BENEFIT THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST

SG/SM/12182SECRETARY-GENERAL HOPES FOR EARLY RESTORATION OF NORMALCY IN THAILAND, DEEPLY REGRETS POSTPONEMENT OF SUMMIT OF ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS

SG/SM/12183HAILING SRI LANKA GOVERNMENT’S TWO-DAY PAUSE IN MILITARY ACTION AGAINST REBELS, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS UN WILL DO ALL IT CAN TO HELP CIVILIANS IN CONFLICT ZONE

SG/SM/12184-SC/9635SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES SECURITY COUNCIL’S ADOPTION OF PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT ON DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA

SG/T/2668ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC, 10-11 APRIL

9 April, 2009
SC/9631BRIEFING SECURITY COUNCIL, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE DETAILS CONTINUING DIFFICULTIES IN ESTABLISHING STATE AUTHORITY IN EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

SC/9632SECURITY COUNCIL WELCOMES SWEARING-IN OF INTERIM PRESIDENT IN GUINEA-BISSAU, NOTES ‘COMMITMENT’ TO CONSTITUTION AFTER ASSASSINATIONS OF PRESIDENT, ARMED FORCES CHIEF

SC/9633-AFR/1833SECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

SEA/1911COMMISSION ON LIMITS OF CONTINENTAL SHELF CONCLUDES TWENTY-THIRD SESSION

SG/SM/12178SRI LANKA’S PRESIDENT, SECRETARY-GENERAL AGREE TO ‘WORK TOGETHER URGENTLY’ IN DAYS AHEAD TO ADDRESS SHARED CONCERNS ABOUT CIVILIANS TRAPPED IN VANNI REGION

SG/SM/12179SECRETARY-GENERAL APPEALS FOR CALM, URGES FULL RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AFTER FIJI COURT RULES 2006 REMOVAL OF ELECTED GOVERNMENT ‘UNLAWFUL’

8 April, 2009
BIO/4074NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF MYANMAR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

BIO/4075NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF LESOTHO PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

BIO/4076NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF FINLAND PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

L/3141-UNITAR/711SIXTEEN FELLOWSHIPS AWARDED FOR 2009 UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL LAW FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME

SC/9630SECURITY COUNCIL URGED TO ‘SEND A SIGNAL’ TO GUINEA-BISSAU’S SECURITY FORCES, GOVERNMENT ON RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS AHEAD OF JUNE ELECTIONS

SG/SM/12177-PAL/2114REPORT ON GAZA MAY BE READY IN TWO WEEKS, BOARD OF INQUIRY TELLS SECRETARY-GENERAL

7 April, 2009
GA/10820GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECIDES TO CONVENE HIGH-LEVEL CONFERENCE ON WORLD FINANCIAL CRISIS, AT HEADQUARTERS 1-3 JUNE, ADOPTING RESOLUTION BY CONSENSUS

GA/10821GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES UNITED NATIONS WILL HOLD JUNE CONFERENCE TO ASSESS GLOBAL FINANCIAL, ECONOMIC CRISIS

SC/9629SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT SEEKS SMOOTH TRANSITION TO PROPOSED UN INTEGRATED PEACEBUILDING OFFICE IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

SG/SM/12175SECRETARY-GENERAL CONCERNED ABOUT POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE IN REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

SG/SM/12176-AFR/1832SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN REMARKS AT FIFTEENTH COMMEMORATION OF RWANDA GENOCIDE, SAYS SILENCE OF INNOCENT VICTIMS SHOULD SPUR ACTION TO SECURE JUSTICE

SG/T/2667ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN TURKEY, 5-6 APRIL

6 April, 2009
GA/10819GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT, OPENING INTERACTIVE THEMATIC DIALOGUE, CALLS FOR NEW TYPE OF BOTTOM-UP ‘FOOD DEMOCRACY’

GA/AB/3900BUDGET COMMITTEE DECISION INFORMS GENERAL ASSEMBLY HIGH-LEVEL CONFERENCE ON WORLD FINANCIAL CRISIS WILL REQUIRE APPROPRIATION OF $867,700

SC/9628SECURITY COUNCIL WELCOMES PROGRESS IN CONSOLIDATING STABILITY IN HAITI, STRESSES NEED FOR SECURITY GAINS TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY SOCIAL, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

SG/SM/12173ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS GIVES CHANCE TO RECOGNIZE COMMON HUMANITY ‘BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE’, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS ISTANBUL FORUM

SG/SM/12174-IK/601SECRETARY-GENERAL STRONGLY CONDEMNS DEADLY BAGHDAD BOMBINGS

5 April, 2009
SG/SM/12170SECRETARY-GENERAL GRATIFIED AT SAFE RELEASE OF HEAD OF UNITED NATIONS REFUGEE AGENCY OFFICE IN QUETTA, PAKISTAN

SG/SM/12171SECRETARY-GENERAL REGRETS LAUNCH BY DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA, URGES COUNTRY TO COMPLY WITH RELEVANT SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS

SG/SM/12172IN MESSAGE TO ADDIS ABABA ASSEMBLY, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS PARLIAMENTARIANS HAVE ‘CRUCIAL ROLE’ IN GRAPPLING WITH GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS, CLIMATE CHANGE

SG/T/2666ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN FRANCE, 3-5 APRIL

3 April, 2009
GA/COL/3185SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON DECOLONIZATION TO HOLD REGIONAL SEMINAR IN SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS, 12-14 MAY

HR/CT/712COMMITTEE MONITORING COMPLIANCE WITH CIVIL, POLITICAL RIGHTS COVENANT CONCLUDES THREE-WEEK NEW YORK SESSION

Note No. 6199PHOTO EXHIBITION TO MARK FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY OF RWANDA GENOCIDE OPENS AT HEADQUARTERS, 7 APRIL

POP/975COMMISSION ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT CONCLUDES SESSION BY ADOPTING GUIDELINE FOR INTERNATIONAL ACTION OVER NEXT FIVE YEARS

SG/SM/12166SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY DISTRESSED AT ONGOING CIVILIAN CASUALTIES, CONFINEMENT IN VANNI REGION OF SRI LANKA, REMINDS GOVERNMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT

SG/SM/12167-AFR/1830SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUDAN’S NATIONAL ELECTIONS IN FEBRUARY 2010, PLEDGES UNITED NATIONS READINESS TO ASSIST

SG/SM/12168-DC/3161SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES RUSSIAN FEDERATION-UNITED STATES COMMITMENT TO NEW DISARMAMENT TREATY, SAYS THEIR LEADERSHIP VITAL TO NUCLEAR-WEAPON-FREE WORLD

SG/SM/12169-AFR/1831VOICES OF SURVIVORS TOUCH US LIKE NO OTHER WORDS COULD, BUT SILENCE OF THOUSANDS STILL HAUNTS COLLECTIVE CONSCIENCE, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL OF RWANDA GENOCIDE

SG/T/2665ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN UNITED KINGDOM, 1-3 APRIL

2 April, 2009
HR/CT/711HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONTINUES DISCUSSION ON WORKING METHODS

POP/974FUNCTIONAL BODIES HAVE IMPORTANT INPUT FOR ANNUAL MINISTERIAL REVIEW, PRESIDENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL TELLS COMMISSION ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT

SG/A/1180-BIO/4073-PKO/209SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS MAJOR GENERAL FLORIANO PEIZOTO VIERA NETO (BRAZIL) AS FORCE COMMANDER OF UNITED NATIONS STABILIZATION MISSION IN HAITI

SG/SM/12164-ECO/147SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS LONDON MEETING CAN BE ‘NEW BEGINNING’, SET PATH FOR MORE ROBUST, EQUITABLE, SUSTAINABLE WORLD ECONOMY FOR DECADES TO COME

SG/SM/12165-ECO/148SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES PLEDGE OF G-20 LEADERS TO $1.1 TRILLION AID PACKAGE, DEEMS IT CRITICAL THAT PORTION SLATED FOR POORER COUNTRIES IS DELIVERED

1 April, 2009
HR/CT/710COMMITTEE MONITORING COMPLIANCE WITH CIVIL, POLITICAL RIGHTS COVENANT HEARS REPORTS FROM RAPPORTEURS ON CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS, INDIVIDUAL COMMUNICATIONS

Note No. 6198EXHIBIT OPENS 3 APRIL TO MARK MINE AWARENESS AND ASSISTANCE IN MINE ACTION DAY WITH FOCUS ON VICTIMS, SURVIVORS, CELEBRATION OF STEPS TO RID WORLD OF THREAT

POP/973DELEGATES IN COMMISSION ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT SHARE NATIONAL EXPERIENCES OF REDUCING MORTALITY, EMPOWERING WOMEN

SG/SM/12161-AFG/329SECRETARY-GENERAL APPALLED BY SUICIDE ATTACKS IN KANDAHAR, SAYS ‘MORALLY REPUGNANT’ ACT SETBACK TO PEACE EFFORTS

SG/SM/12162SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES FORMATION OF NEW GOVERNMENT IN ISRAEL

SG/SM/12163-ENV/DEV/1032SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS PRINCE OF WALES’ RAINFOREST PROJECT RECALLS NEED FOR LOFTY PRINCIPLES TO BE TETHERED TO PRACTICAL WORKS TO MEET CLIMATE CHANGE CHALLENGE

SG/T/2664ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN NETHERLANDS, 30 MARCH - 1 APRIL

31 March, 2009
GA/10818GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONFIRMS HELEN CLARK OF NEW ZEALAND AT HELM OF UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, APPOINTS THREE AD LITEM JUDGES TO DISPUTE TRIBUNAL

HR/CT/709HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONSIDERS POSSIBLE CHANGES TO RULES OF PROCEDURE GOVERNING SUBMISSIONS OF INDIVIDUAL COMMUNICATIONS UNDER OPTIONAL PROTOCOL

POP/972DELEGATES DEBATE EFFECTS OF REDUCED FERTILITY AS COMMISSION ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES FORTY-SECOND SESSION

SG/A/1179-BIO/4072-DEV/2736SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS HELEN CLARK OF NEW ZEALAND AS NEW ADMINISTRATOR OF UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

SG/SM/12159-AFG/328AVOID FOCUS ON PAST SETBACKS IN AFGHANISTAN, SEIZE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROGRESS, HELP AFGHANS SECURE NEW VISION FOR FUTURE, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL

SG/SM/12160-HRC/11SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES UNITED STATES INTENTION TO SEEK HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SEAT; SAYS CONCRETE EMBODIMENT OF COUNTRY’S COMMITMENT TO ‘NEW ERA OF ENGAGEMENT’

30 March, 2009
Note No. 6197UNITED NATIONS EVENT 7 APRIL TO MARK FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY OF RWANDA GENOCIDE

OBV/778-PI/1875STUDENTS CONNECTED VIA VIDEO CONFERENCE 25 MARCH AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS TO MARK DAY OF REMEMBRANCE OF VICTIMS OF SLAVERY AND TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE

POP/971SPEAKERS AT COMMISSION ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT UNDERSCORE NEED TO SCALE UP FUNDING FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES AS SESSION OPENS

SG/SM/12155-ENV/DEV/1031‘EARTH HOUR’ CLEAR MESSAGE FROM CITIZENS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD ‘THEY WANT ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE’, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN VIDEO MESSAGE

SG/SM/12156-WOM/1729MEN AND BOYS MUST PLAY THEIR PART IN FIGHT FOR WOMEN’S EQUALITY IN HOMES, SCHOOLS, WORKPLACES, HALLS OF POWER, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN VIDEO MESSAGE

SG/SM/12157-AIDS/150SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES FULL FUNDING TO FIGHT AIDS, TUBERCULOSES, MALARIA; SAYS SUCH SPENDING ‘TRUE RECOVERY PACKAGE’ IN TIME OF ECONOMIC CRISES

SG/SM/12158ARAB SUMMIT MEETS AT TIME OF ‘PALPABLE UNCERTAINTY’, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, NOTING ARAB WORLD FACES INSECURITY TODAY, POTENTIAL FOR MORE TOMORROW

SG/T/2662ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN RUSSIAN FEDERATION, 26-28 MARCH

UNITAR/710TRAINING SERIES FOR DIPLOMATS LAUNCHED AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS; COURSES OFFERED IN CLIMATE CHANGE, SECURITY, FACILITATION TO PREPARE DELEGATES

27 March, 2009
GA/10817DEEP REFORMS OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM INEVITABLE RESPONSE TO PROTRACTED CRISIS, BUT QUESTION IS WHETHER THEY WILL BE AD HOC OR ORDERLY, GENERAL ASSEMBLY HEARS

GA/AB/3899CAPITAL MASTER PLAN, SECONDARY DATA CENTRE, AMENDED STAFF RULES AMONG ISSUES ADDRESSED, AS BUDGET COMMITTEE CONCLUDES RESUMED SESSION

SG/SM/12153-AFG/327SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT SPECIAL CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN, UNDERSCORES IMPORTANCE OF UNIFIED ACTION AGAINST TERRORISM, DRUG TRAFFICKING, ORGANIZED CRIME

SG/SM/12154SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN REMARKS FOR FOREIGN MINISTRY JOURNAL, OUTLINES HOW RUSSIAN FEDERATION CAN HELP BOOST EFFORTS TO TACKLE MAJOR GLOBAL CHALLENGES

SG/T/2661ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL, WASHINGTON, D.C., 10-11 MARCH

26 March, 2009
ECOSOC/6386TAKING ACTION ON THREE DECISIONS, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL PICKS THEME FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS SEGMENT OF 2009 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION

GA/10815AS FINANCIAL CRISIS ENGULFS WORLD ECONOMY, EXPERT COMMISSION UNVEILS PLAN FOR PROFOUND REFORM OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL CONSTRUCT, IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

GA/10816-ECO/146EXPERTS PROPOSE NEW INTERNATIONAL RESERVE SYSTEM AS PART OF EFFORTS TO CREATE MORE EFFECTIVE, DEMOCRATIC GLOBAL STRUCTURES

IHA/1273‘LEFT IN THE DARK; THE UNMET NEED FOR COMMUNICATION IN HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE’ SUBJECT OF HIGH-LEVEL PANEL HELD AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS

POP/970COMMISSION ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT TO FOCUS ON POPULATION GROWTH IN LEAST DEVELOPED NATIONS, IMPACT ON DEVELOPMENT, 30 MARCH-3 APRIL

SC/9627SECURITY COUNCIL AL-QAIDA AND TALIBAN SANCTIONS COMMITTEE APPROVES AMENDMENTS TO 22 ENTRIES, MERGES TWO ENTRIES ON CONSOLIDATED LIST

25 March, 2009
GA/10814NEW SPIRIT OF UNIVERSAL SOLIDARITY NEEDED TO TACKLE CHALLENGE OF COMPLEX ECONOMIC BREAKDOWN, SAYS GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT, AS THREE-DAY EVENT OPENS

GA/AB/3898PROPOSED $80.9 MILLION LOGISTICAL SUPPORT PACKAGE FOR AFRICAN UNION MISSION IN SOMALIA TAKEN UP BY BUDGET COMMITTEE

HR/CT/708COMMITTEE MONITORING COMPLIANCE WITH CIVIL, POLITICAL RIGHTS COVENANT TAKES UP SIXTH PERIODIC REPORT OF SWEDEN

SC/9625SECURITY COUNCIL, ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1869 (2009), WELCOMES DESIGNATION OF NEW HIGH REPRESENTATIVE FOR BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

SC/9626UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN BRIEFING TO SECURITY COUNCIL, TELLS OF LITTLE PROGRESS TOWARDS REBUILDING GAZA AFTER ISRAELI INVASION

SG/A/1177-BIO/4071-PA/5SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS OSCAR FERNANDEZ-TARANCO OF ARGENTINA AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS

SG/A/1178-AFG/326-BIO/4070SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS PETER W. GALBRAITH OF UNITED STATES AS DEPUTY SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR AFGHANISTAN

SG/SM/12151-OBV/776-ORG/1510SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES MEMBER STATES TO BUTTRESS ARCHITECTURE OF PROTECTION, ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH DETAINED AND MISSING STAFF MEMBERS

SG/SM/12152-OBV/777SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS HE WILL ‘BREAK THE SILENCE, BEAT THE DRUM’ TO COMMEMORATE DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR VICTIMS OF SLAVERY, TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE

24 March, 2009
GA/AB/3897BUDGET COMMITTEE TAKES UP REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL FINANCING FOR UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN SUDAN

HR/CT/707EXPERTS PRAISE AUSTRALIA’S HUMAN RIGHTS CONSULTATION, RECENT CHANGES TO MIGRATION POLICIES, AS COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF COUNTRY’S FIFTH REPORT

Note No. 6196DRUM EXHIBITION TO COMMEMORATE VICTIMS OF SLAVERY, TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE OPENS AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS TODAY, 24 MARCH

SG/SM/12148-OBV/774PROMOTION OF POSITIVE PERSPECTIVES CAN LEAD TO FULL, MEANINGFUL LIVES, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE FOR WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY

SG/SM/12149-OBV/775SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MINE AWARENESS DAY MESSAGE, SAYS UPCOMING REVIEW OFFERS OPPORTUNITY FOR RENEWED COMMITMENT TO GLOBAL ACTION

SG/SM/12150FOR AFRICAN SLAVES, DRUMS ‘POWERFUL SYMBOL’ OF FREEDOM LOST, STRUGGLE TO REGAIN IT, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT HEADQUARTERS EXHIBIT

SG/T/2660ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN HAITI, 9-10 MARCH

23 March, 2009
GA/AB/3896BUDGET COMMITTEE TAKES UP REVISED PROPOSAL FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF SECONDARY DATA CENTRE AT HEADQUARTERS

HR/CT/706COMMITTEE MONITORING COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL CIVIL, POLITICAL RIGHTS COVENANT BEGINS CONSIDERATION OF FIFTH PERIODIC REPORT OF AUSTRALIA

Note No. 6195CEREMONY AT HEADQUARTERS TO HIGHLIGHT PLIGHT OF DETAINED, MISSING UNITED NATIONS STAFF MEMBERS ON 25 MARCH

SC/9623BRIEFING SECURITY COUNCIL, SPECIAL ENVOY SAYS RECENT DYNAMIC PERIOD FOR KOSOVO, UNITED NATIONS MISSION ‘RIFE WITH CHALLENGES AND MILESTONES’, MAINLY STABLE

SC/9624EXTENDING MANDATE OF UN ASSISTANCE MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN, SECURITY COUNCIL CONDEMNS ALL ATTACKS ON CIVILIANS, RECRUITMENT OF CHILD SOLDIERS

SG/SM/12144-AFR/1829SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES STAFFER’S RELEASE, CALLS FOR FREEING OF TWO OTHERS

SG/SM/12145-OBV/773SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE FOR WORLD HEALTH DAY, SPELLS OUT STEPS TO ENSURE SYSTEMS STAND UP WHEN EMERGENCIES STRIKE

SG/SM/12146-AFG/325SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES RENEWAL OF MANDATE FOR UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN

SG/SM/12147SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS KILLING OF TOP PALESTINIAN OFFICIAL

20 March, 2009
GA/PK/202SUSTAINED SURGE IN UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING CALLS FOR QUICK RESPONSES, IMPROVED CAPACITY TO ASSESS CONFLICTS, EFFECTIVE PLANNING, SAYS SPECIAL COMMITTEE

Note No. 6194UNITED NATIONS TO OBSERVE ‘EARTH HOUR’ IN SUPPORT OF ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, 28 MARCH

SC/9620WITH UNITY GOVERNMENT INSTALLED IN SOMALIA, ‘NEW PARADIGM’ NEEDED TO GUIDE EFFORT BASED ON LINKS AMONG GOVERNANCE, SECURITY, DEVELOPMENT, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD

SC/9621-AFR/1828SECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON SOMALIA

SC/9622TOP HUMANITARIAN OFFICIAL, BRIEFING SECURITY COUNCIL, URGES SUDANESE GOVERNMENT TO REVERSE EXPULSION OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

SG/SM/12143-DC/3160SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES ENTRY INTO FORCE OF HISTORIC TREATY ON NUCLEAR-WEAPON-FREE ZONE IN CENTRAL ASIA

19 March, 2009
GA/AB/3895BUDGET COMMITTEE TAKES UP FINANCING FOR UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC AND CHAD

HR/CT/705RWANDA’S HISTORY STAINED BY MASSIVE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, BUT RULE OF LAW SYSTEM PAINSTAKINGLY CONSTRUCTED TO TACKLE FORCES SEEKING TO SOW DIVISION, COMMITTEE TOLD

Note No. 6193TOP MUSICIANS TO DEBUT NEW SONG AT STAR-STUDDED UNITED NATIONS COMMEMORATION OF TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE ON 25 MARCH

SC/9618BRIEFED ON ITS FACT-FINDING MISSION TO HAITI, SECURITY COUNCIL LEARNS OF PROSPECTS TO ENSURE LONG-TERM POLITICAL STABILITY, ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THERE

SC/9619SECRETARY-GENERAL’S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE CALLS FOR GREATER INTERNATIONAL BACKING FOR AFGHAN POLICE IN STRUGGLE AGAINST CORRUPTION, INSURGENCY

SEA/1910COMMISSION ON LIMITS OF CONTINENTAL SHELF TO HOLD PLENARY OF TWENTY-THIRD SESSION FROM 23 MARCH TO 3 APRIL

18 March, 2009
DSG/SM/449-GA/10813‘BOOKS AND TEACHING ARE THE BRICKS AND MORTAR WE CAN USE TO REBUILD OUR ECONOMIES’, DEPUTY-SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

DSG/SM/450-DC/3159‘WE MUST CONSIGN CLUSTER MUNITIONS TO THE PAGES OF HISTORY,’ ENSURE RAPID OPERATION OF CLUSTER MUNITIONS CONVENTION, SAYS DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL

GA/10812WAYS MUST BE FOUND TO FEED YOUNG MINDS, CREATE SAFE HAVENS FOR LEARNERS, PRESIDENT OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY SAYS DURING DEBATE ON ACCESS TO EDUCATION IN TIMES OF CRISIS

GA/PK/201IF AFRICAN UNION EXPECTED TO ASSUME LARGER SHARE OF PEACEKEEPING, WORLD COMMUNITY MUST HELP REGIONAL PARTNER FINANCIALLY, MATERIALLY, SPECIAL COMMITTEE TOLD

HR/CT/704HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE EXPERTS COMMEND RWANDA FOR STRIDES TAKEN TOWARDS CIVIL, POLITICAL REFORM SINCE 1994 GENOCIDE, WHILE HIGHLIGHTING AREAS OF CONCERN

SC/9615SECURITY COUNCIL UNDERSCORES IMPORTANCE OF SUPPORTING AFRICAN UNION’S EFFORTS TO IMPROVE REGIONAL PEACEKEEPING CAPACITY

SC/9617SECURITY COUNCIL AL-QAIDA AND TALIBAN SANCTIONS COMMITTEE APPROVES AMENDMENTS TO ENTRY OF ONE ENTITY ON CONSOLIDATED LIST

SG/SM/12140-OBV/771RATE OF DECLINE OF TUBERCULOSIS WORLDWIDE ‘FAR TOO SLOW’, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE FOR WORLD TB DAY, URGING STEPPED UP ACTION TO CURB THOSE FALLING ILL

SG/SM/12141-OBV/772-ORG/1509ON DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH DETAINED AND MISSING STAFF MEMBERS, SECRETARY-GENERAL TO URGE REDOUBLED EFFORTS TO ENSURE VITAL PROTECTIONS FOR UNITED NATIONS STAFF

SG/SM/12142-SC/9616-AFR/1827SECRETARY-GENERAL COMMENDS UNITED NATIONS-AFRICAN UNION BOND, BUT TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL THAT HAS YET TO BE ABLE TO PREVENT CONFLICTS RATHER THAN RESPOND TO THEM

17 March, 2009
GA/AB/3894BUDGET COMMITTEE TAKES UP PROPOSAL FOR DONATION OF ASSETS OF UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA

SC/9614-AFR/1825SECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON CHAD, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

SG/SM/12138SECRETARY-GENERAL GRAVELY CONCERNED ABOUT UNFOLDING SITUATION IN MADAGASCAR

SG/SM/12139-AFR/1826-PKO/208SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS ATTACK AGAINST UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPERS IN DARFUR

16 March, 2009
BIO/4065NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF GEORGIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

BIO/4066NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SOUTH AFRICA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

BIO/4067NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF PANAMA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

BIO/4068NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF LIBYA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

BIO/4069NEW PERMANENT OBSERVER OF UNIVERSITY FOR PEACE PRESENTS APPOINTMENT LETTER

HR/CT/702HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE AT HEADQUARTERS 16 MARCH -- 3 APRIL

HR/CT/703HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE OPENS THREE-WEEK HEADQUARTERS SESSION

Note No. 6192UNITED NATIONS PUBLIC INFORMATION DEPARTMENT, SCI FI CHANNEL TO CO-HOST PANEL WITH BATTLESTAR GALACTICA CREATORS TO RAISE PROFILE OF HUMANITARIAN CONCERNS

SG/SM/12137-AFR/1824-PKO/207SECRETARY-GENERAL CONFIDENT ABOUT TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY TO UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC AND CHAD FROM EUROPEAN UNION FORCE

13 March, 2009
GA/AB/3893BUDGET COMMITTEE TAKES UP PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO STAFF REGULATIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT NEW SYSTEMS FOR STREAMLINED CONTRACTS, INTERNAL JUSTICE

SC/9613SECURITY COUNCIL AL-QAIDA AND TALIBAN SANCTIONS COMMITTEE APPROVES AMENDMENT TO ENTRY OF ONE INDIVIDUAL ON CONSOLIDATED LIST

SG/SM/12135SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN REMARKS TO ANNUAL LIONS DAY EVENT, STRESSES NEED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO SHARED GOAL OF PEACE

SG/SM/12136-OBV/770BEAT DRUM OF HARMONY, URGES SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE FOR DAY TO REMEMBER VICTIMS OF SLAVERY, TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE

WOM/1728WOMEN’S COMMISSION ENDS SESSION, CALLS FOR SHARED RESPONSIBILITY FOR CAREGIVING BETWEEN MEN, WOMEN IN CONTEXT OF HIV/AIDS, REDUCING CARE BURDEN ON HOUSEHOLDS

12 March, 2009
DSG/SM/448-AFR/1823INCREASED, BETTER AID NEEDED TO MATCH AFRICAN EFFORTS, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN KEYNOTE SPEECH ON ‘NAVIGATING SHIFTING TIDES OF GLOBALIZATION’

GA/AB/3892FIFTH COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPENSATION FOR CHAIR OF BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE; CHAIR, VICE-CHAIR OF INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION

HQ/668HOST COUNTRY DELEGATE DENIES INCREASE IN NUMBER OF TRAFFIC TICKETS ISSUED TO DIPLOMATIC VEHICLES IS DRIVEN BY FINANCIAL CRISIS

SC/9612SECURITY COUNCIL AL-QAIDA AND TALIBAN SANCTIONS COMMITTEE CONDUCTS REVIEW OF ENTRIES, POSTS NARRATIVE SUMMARIES OF REASONS FOR LISTING ON WEBSITE

SG/SM/12133TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, 12 MARCH 2009

SG/SM/12134CONCERNED BY ESCALATING TENSIONS IN MADAGASCAR, SECRETARY-GENERAL REITERATES RESUMPTION OF DIALOGUE ONLY SOLUTION TO CURRENT CRISIS

WOM/1727GROWING SCALE, SCOPE OF THREATS TO WOMEN’S HEALTH, ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE, DELIVERING ON PROMISES TO IMPROVE WOMEN’S LIVES, EXPLORED IN WOMEN’S COMMISSION

11 March, 2009
GA/PAL/1117CAIRO SEMINAR ON PALESTINIAN ASSISTANCE ASSESSES URGENT NEEDS IN GAZA STRIP; BASIC SERVICES, ENDING ISOLATION, RESTARTING ECONOMY AMONG ISSUES DISCUSSED

GA/PAL/1118INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON ASSISTANCE TO PALESTINIAN PEOPLE CONCLUDES IN CAIRO

SG/A/1176-AFR/1822-PKO/206SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS MAJOR GENERAL ELHADJI MOUHAMEDOU KANDJI OF SENEGAL FORCE COMMANDER OF UN MISSION IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC AND CHAD

SG/SM/12132-OBV/769SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE FOR WORLD OBSERVANCE, UNDERSCORES POTENTIAL OF WATER AS UNIFYING FORCE RATHER THAN CATALYST FOR CONFLICT

WOM/1726WOMEN’S COMMISSION CONSIDERS EFFECTIVENESS OF WORKING GROUP ON COMMUNICATIONS, AS DELEGATIONS WEIGH IN ABOUT HOW TO IMPROVE COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE

10 March, 2009
DSG/SM/447-WOM/1725WOMEN HOLD KEYS TO UNLOCKING BARRIERS AGAINST PROGRESS ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP COLLOQUIUM

GA/PAL/1115UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON ASSISTANCE TO PALESTINIAN PEOPLE OPENS IN CAIRO

GA/PAL/1116DIRECT DAMAGE FROM ISRAELI INVASION ESTIMATED AT $1.9 BILLION, CAIRO MEETING TOLD AS SECOND PLENARY CONSIDERS SITUATION IN GAZA STRIP

SC/9610SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFED BY CHAIRMAN OF 1737 (2006) COMMITTEE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN

SC/9611FRAMEWORK FOR LASTING PEACE IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC STILL ON TRACK DESPITE REBEL ATTACKS, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL

SG/SM/12129-OBV/768-RD/999WORLD HAS WITNESSED DISTURBING RISE IN HATRED, BIGOTRY, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, URGING ON DAY TO ELIMINATE RACISM FOR ALL STATES TO WORK TOGETHER TO DEFEAT IT

SG/SM/12130-GA/PAL/1114SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO PALESTINIAN ASSISTANCE SEMINAR, SAYS RECENT EVENTS MUST NOT BE ALLOWED TO WIPE OUT PROGRESS MADE TOWARDS PEACE

SG/SM/12131SECRETARY-GENERAL, NEW UNITED STATES PRESIDENT AGREE ON WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES IN FIRST OFFICIAL MEETING

SG/T/2656ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN SOUTH AFRICA, 24-26 FEBRUARY

SG/T/2657ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, 26-28 FEBRUARY

SG/T/2658ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, RWANDA, 28 FEBRUARY – 1 MARCH

SG/T/2659ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN EGYPT, 1-2 MARCH

9 March, 2009
GA/AB/3891BUDGET COMMITTEE SPEAKERS URGE QUICK ACTION TO FILL VACANT POSTS IN OFFICE OF INTERNAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES

PI/1874YOUNG SOUTH AFRICAN WOMAN CHOSEN TO BE SECRETARY-GENERAL IN SELECTION OF SECRETARIAT OFFICIALS FOR GLOBAL MODEL UN CONFERENCE

SG/2149JOINT COMMUNIQUÉ BY SECRETARY-GENERAL, PRESIDENT OF HAITI

WOM/1724SPECIALIZED AGENCIES, INTERGOVERNMENTAL, NON-GOVERNMENTAL GROUPS SUBMIT PROPOSALS FOR IMPROVING WOMEN’S WELFARE, AS WOMEN’S COMMISSION CONCLUDES GENERAL DISCUSSION

6 March, 2009
DC/3158QATAR TO HOST WORKSHOP ON IMPLEMENTING SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1540 (2004), 8-11 MARCH

SEA/1909SPECIAL MEETING OF STATES PARTIES ELECTS JUDGE TO FILL VACANCY ON INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE LAW OF THE SEA

SG/SM/12128SECRETARY-GENERAL SET FOR WIDE-RANGING TALKS WITH TOP UNITED STATES OFFICIALS

WOM/1723DESPITE ‘RECORD YEAR’ GLOBALLY FOR WOMEN DECISION MAKERS IN PUBLIC SECTOR, ROAD WAS LONG TO ACHIEVE PARITY WITH MEN, WOMEN’S COMMISSION TOLD

5 March, 2009
DSG/SM/446-WOM/1722DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL LAUNCHES DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, HAILING IT AS FIRST GLOBAL ‘ONE-STOP SHOP’ FOR INFORMATION ON MEASURES BY MEMBER STATES

OBV/766-WOM/1719VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ‘AN ATTACK ON ALL OF US’, DECLARES SECRETARY-GENERAL AS UNITED NATIONS HOLDS EVENT TO COMMEMORATE INTERNATIONAL DAY

SC/9609SECURITY COUNCIL AL-QAIDA AND TALIBAN SANCTIONS COMMITTEE APPROVES AMENDMENTS TO ENTRIES OF 10 ENTITIES ON CONSOLIDATED LIST

SG/SM/12124SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN REMARKS TO UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL CONFERENCE, SAYS REALIZING EVERY PERSON’S RIGHT TO FOOD MORAL, HUMANITARIAN IMPERATIVE

SG/SM/12125-AFR/1821-NGO/667SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS SUDAN’S DECISION TO EXPEL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, IF IMPLEMENTED, WILL CAUSE IRREVOCABLE DAMAGE TO HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS

SG/SM/12126SECRETARY-GENERAL STRONGLY DEPLORES MOUNTING CIVILIAN DEATH TOLL IN SRI LANKA

SG/SM/12127-OBV/767-WOM/1720VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ‘CANNOT BE TOLERATED’ IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE, BY ANY POLITICAL LEADER OR GOVERNMENT, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT NEW YORK OBSERVANCE

WOM/1721GOVERNMENTS MUST FOCUS ON WOMEN AS ECONOMIC AGENTS DURING GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS IF THEIR DISPROPORTIONATE SUFFERING IS TO BE AVERTED, WOMEN’S COMMISSION HEARS

4 March, 2009
DSG/SM/443-WOM/1717DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN REMARKS TO WOMEN’S AFFAIRS MINISTERS, SPELLS OUT STEPS TAKEN TOWARDS STRENGTHENING UNITED NATIONS GENDER ARCHITECTURE

DSG/SM/444DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, ADDRESSING AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION, STRESSES NEED TO SUPPORT EFFORTS BY MEMBER STATES IN STRENGTHENING RULE OF LAW

DSG/SM/445-WOM/1718‘POWER OF THE LAW’ MUST BE USED TO STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ONCE AND FOR ALL, SAYS DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL AT HEADQUARTERS EVENT

GA/AB/3890BUDGET COMMITTEE TAKES UP SIXTH PROGRESS REPORT ON CAPITAL MASTER PLAN; EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SAYS PROJECT ‘ON SCHEDULE AND ON TRACK’

Note No. 6191HEADQUARTERS TO HOST THIRTY-THIRD ANNUAL UNIS-UN CONFERENCE ON 5-6 MARCH UNDER THEME ‘THE FOOD CRISIS: A GLOBAL CHALLENGE’

SG/SM/12123-AFR/1820-L/3140AS ICC ARREST WARRANT ISSUED FOR SUDAN’S PRESIDENT, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS UNITED NATIONS VITAL PEACEKEEPING, HUMANITARIAN WORK IN COUNTRY WILL CONTINUE

WOM/1716HEADWAY MADE TO DEFEAT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, BUT ENTRENCHED STEREOTYPES, CUSTOMS RISK ACHIEVEMENT OF MORE BALANCED GENDER RELATIONS, WOMEN’S COMMISSION TOLD

3 March, 2009
GA/PAL/1113UNITED NATIONS SEMINAR ON ASSISTANCE TO PALESTINIAN PEOPLE TO BE HELD IN CAIRO, 10-11 MARCH

SC/9605SECURITY COUNCIL CONDEMNS ASSASSINATIONS OF GUINEA-BISSAU’S PRESIDENT, ARMY CHIEF; CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO BRING THOSE RESPONSIBLE TO JUSTICE

SC/9606-L/3139SECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON

SC/9607SECURITY COUNCIL AL-QAIDA AND TALIBAN SANCTIONS COMMITTEE SUBSTANTIALLY REVIEWS, UPDATES ITS GUIDELINES

SC/9608SANCTIONS COMMITTEE CONCERNING DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO ADDS FOUR INDIVIDUALS TO ASSETS FREEZE, TRAVEL BAN LIST

SG/SM/12122SECRETARY-GENERAL’S INVITATION TO FORMER UNITED STATES PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON TO VISIT HAITI WILL DELIVER STRONG MESSAGE THAT COUNTRY STILL ‘WINNABLE’

WOM/1715CAREGIVING BURDEN MUST BE VALUED, SHARED, SUPPORTED BY GOVERNMENTS AS CRUCIAL TO SUSTAINING SOCIETY, BUILDING HUMAN CAPITAL, WOMEN’S COMMISSION TOLD

2 March, 2009
DSG/SM/442-WOM/1714DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN REMARKS TO COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN, SPELLS OUT STEPS TO PROMOTE SHARING OF RESPONSIBILITIES BETWEEN GENDERS

GA/10811GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPOINTS 12 JUDGES TO UNITED NATIONS DISPUTE TRIBUNALS IN KEY STEP TO IMPROVE ORGANIZATION’S INTERNAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

GA/AB/3889BUDGET COMMITTEE TAKES UP FINANCING FOR UNITED NATIONS BUSINESS CONTINUITY MANAGEMENT, AS FOUR-WEEK RESUMED SESSION OPENS

SG/SM/12119-L/3138SECRETARY-GENERAL, ANNOUNCING START OF SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON, SAYS ITS WORK MARKS DECISIVE MILESTONE IN TIRELESS EFFORTS BY ALL LEBANESE TO UNCOVER TRUTH

SG/SM/12120-PAL/2113WHEN REBUILDING GAZA, FOUNDATION MUST BE DURABLE CEASEFIRE, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PALESTINIAN ECONOMY, GAZA RECONSTRUCTION

SG/SM/12121-AFR/1819SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES SADNESS, DISMAY AT ASSASSINATIONS OF GUINEA-BISSAU PRESIDENT, CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF

WOM/1713COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN OPENS SESSION ON SHARING RESPONSIBILITIES EQUALLY BETWEEN WOMEN, MEN, INCLUDING CARING FOR HIV/AIDS SUFFERERS

27 February, 2009
AFR/1817-DEV/2734UNITED NATIONS REPORT SAYS AFRICAN COUNTRIES ALMOST HALFWAY TO MALARIA MILESTONE

AFR/1817-DEV/2734UNITED NATIONS REPORT SAYS AFRICAN COUNTRIES ALMOST HALFWAY TO MALARIA MILESTONE

AFR/1818-DEV/2735EAST AFRICA COMMUNITY MINISTERS TO MEET IN KAMPALA, UGANDA, NEXT WEEK TO EXPLORE WAYS TO ACHIEVE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS, IMPROVE LOCAL SERVICE DELIVERY

AFR/1818-DEV/2735EAST AFRICA COMMUNITY MINISTERS TO MEET IN KAMPALA, UGANDA, NEXT WEEK TO EXPLORE WAYS TO ACHIEVE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS, IMPROVE LOCAL SERVICE DELIVERY

DSG/SM/441/Rev.1FRANCOPHONE VOICES SHOULD BE HEARD IN PROCESS OF ORGANIZATIONAL RENEWAL AT UNITED NATIONS, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL ASHA-ROSE MIGIRO SAYS

DSG/SM/441/Rev.1FRANCOPHONE VOICES SHOULD BE HEARD IN PROCESS OF ORGANIZATIONAL RENEWAL AT UNITED NATIONS, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL ASHA-ROSE MIGIRO SAYS

ENV/DEV/1030SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PREPARATORY MEETING PREPARES DRAFT POLICY OPTIONS ON AFRICA, AGRICULTURE, DROUGHT, LAND, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, DESERTIFICATION

ENV/DEV/1030SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PREPARATORY MEETING PREPARES DRAFT POLICY OPTIONS ON AFRICA, AGRICULTURE, DROUGHT, LAND, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, DESERTIFICATION

GA/COL/3183SECRETARY-GENERAL, CITING ‘UNFINISHED BUSINESS’, CALLS FOR RENEWED COMMITMENT TO ERADICATE COLONIALISM, AS SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON DECOLONIZATION OPENS SESSION

GA/COL/3183SECRETARY-GENERAL, CITING ‘UNFINISHED BUSINESS’, CALLS FOR RENEWED COMMITMENT TO ERADICATE COLONIALISM, AS SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON DECOLONIZATION OPENS SESSION

Note No. 6190PARALLEL EVENTS OF UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND DURING WOMEN’S COMMISSION WILL HIGHLIGHT NEED TO SHARE RESPONSIBILITY FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS, HEALTH

Note No. 6190PARALLEL EVENTS OF UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND DURING WOMEN’S COMMISSION WILL HIGHLIGHT NEED TO SHARE RESPONSIBILITY FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS, HEALTH

SC/9604SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFED BY ORGANIZATION FOR SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE; MISSIONS IN GEORGIA, KOSOVO, ENGAGEMENT IN AFGHANISTAN TAKE CENTRE STAGE

SC/9604SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFED BY ORGANIZATION FOR SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE; MISSIONS IN GEORGIA, KOSOVO, ENGAGEMENT IN AFGHANISTAN TAKE CENTRE STAGE

SG/SM/12114-AFR/1816AFRICA FACES CHALLENGES, BUT ‘SEEDS OF HOPE’-- EDUCATION, WOMEN’S RIGHTS, AGRICULTURE GAINS –- EXIST, MUST BE NOURISHED, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN DAR ES SALAAM ADDRESS

SG/SM/12114-AFR/1816AFRICA FACES CHALLENGES, BUT ‘SEEDS OF HOPE’-- EDUCATION, WOMEN’S RIGHTS, AGRICULTURE GAINS –- EXIST, MUST BE NOURISHED, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN DAR ES SALAAM ADDRESS

SG/SM/12115-OBV/765-WOM/1712SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE, SAYS WORLD MUST WORK TOGETHER, STATE AT HIGHEST LEVEL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ‘WILL NOT BE TOLERATED IN ANY FORM’

SG/SM/12115-OBV/765-WOM/1712SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE, SAYS WORLD MUST WORK TOGETHER, STATE AT HIGHEST LEVEL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ‘WILL NOT BE TOLERATED IN ANY FORM’

SG/SM/12116-DC/3157SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR RECOMMITMENT TO RIDDING WORLD OF ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES, ASSISTING SURVIVORS, 10 YEARS AFTER MINE-BAN CONVENTION’S ENTRY INTO FORCE

SG/SM/12116-DC/3157SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR RECOMMITMENT TO RIDDING WORLD OF ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES, ASSISTING SURVIVORS, 10 YEARS AFTER MINE-BAN CONVENTION’S ENTRY INTO FORCE

SG/SM/12117SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS BRUTAL ACTS OF VIOLENCE IN BANGLADESH

SG/SM/12117SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS BRUTAL ACTS OF VIOLENCE IN BANGLADESH

SG/SM/12118-GA/COL/3184SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO SPECIAL DECOLONIZATION COMMITTEE, URGES CLOSE COOPERATION BETWEEN ADMINISTERING POWERS, NON-SELF-GOVERNING TERRITORIES

SG/SM/12118-GA/COL/3184SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO SPECIAL DECOLONIZATION COMMITTEE, URGES CLOSE COOPERATION BETWEEN ADMINISTERING POWERS, NON-SELF-GOVERNING TERRITORIES

26 February, 2009
ENV/DEV/1029INTERGOVERNMENTAL PREPARATORY MEETING ON COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WRAPS UP THEMATIC CONSIDERATION WITH DEBATES ON DESERTIFICATION, AFRICA

SC/9601SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS TIMOR-LESTE MISSION UNTIL 26 FEBRUARY 2010 AT CURRENT STRENGTH, NOTING CALM BUT FRAGILE SECURITY SITUATION

SC/9602IRAQ SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL ‘WE HAVE GROUNDS FOR OPTIMISM’ FOLLOWING RECENT SUCCESSFUL PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS

SC/9603SECURITY COUNCIL AL-QAIDA AND TALIBAN SANCTIONS COMMITTEE APPROVES AMENDMENTS TO EIGHT ENTRIES ON CONSOLIDATED LIST, MAKES TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO ONE

25 February, 2009
ENV/DEV/1028LAND, DROUGHT ARE FOCUS OF DISCUSSIONS AS INTERGOVERNMENTAL MEETING HOLDS TWO PANELS IN PREPARATION FOR COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

L/3137SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON UNITED NATIONS CHARTER CONCLUDES SESSION, SUBMITS WIDE-RANGING RECOMMENDATIONS ON PEACE, SECURITY TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY

PBC/48JOHN MCNEE OF CANADA ELECTED CHAIR OF PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION’S COUNTRY-SPECIFIC CONFIGURATION ON SIERRA LEONE

SC/9600-AFR/1815SECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON SOMALIA

24 February, 2009
ENV/DEV/1027INTERGOVERNMENTAL PREPARATORY MEETING HOLDS TWO PANEL DISCUSSIONS IN CONSIDERATION OF AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT

GA/PK/200WITH PEACEKEEPING ARCHITECTURE STRETCHED TO LIMIT, SPEAKERS IN SPECIAL COMMITTEE CALL FOR REASSESSMENT OF OPERATIONAL, STRATEGIC, MANAGEMENT ISSUES

SG/SM/12113-AFR/1814SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES RELEASE OF PRISONERS BY GOVERNMENT OF SUDAN AS CONCRETE STEP IN ONGOING EFFORTS TO NEGOTIATE PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT IN DARFUR

23 February, 2009
DSG/SM/440-WOM/1711‘THE WHISPERING MUST END; THERE MUST BE AN OUTCRY. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. THE TIME TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS IS NOW,’ SAYS DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL

ENV/DEV/1025COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SEEKS INTEGRATED APPROACH TO MULTIPLE GLOBAL CRISES, IN PREPARATORY SESSION, 23-27 FEBRUARY

ENV/DEV/1026INTERGOVERNMENTAL PREPARATORY MEETING OF COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BEGINS WEEK-LONG SESSION BY DISCUSSING CLIMATE CHANGE, SMALL ISLAND STATES

GA/PK/1992009 WILL BE ‘CRITICAL YEAR’ FOR PEACEKEEPING, WITH CAPACITY OVERSTRETCHED MORE THAN EVER BEFORE, SPECIAL COMMITTEE TOLD, AS THREE-WEEK SESSION OPENS

SG/SM/12110-PAL/2112SECRETARY-GENERAL HONOURED TO ACCEPT QATAR’S CONTRIBUTION TO MEET EMERGENCY NEEDS OF CIVILIANS IN GAZA, INCLUDING ITS PLEDGE TO CENTRAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND

SG/SM/12111-AFR/1813SECRETARY-GENERAL STRONGLY CONDEMNS 22 FEBRUARY SUICIDE BOMBING IN SOMALIA

SG/SM/12112SECRETARY-GENERAL ASKS ECOSOC SPECIAL EVENT ON PUBLIC HEALTH TO ‘THINK RADICALLY’ ABOUT HOW TO TAKE EFFORTS TO NEXT LEVEL, FORGE POWERFUL GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP

WOM/1710COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN TO FOCUS ON SHARING DUTIES BETWEEN MEN, WOMEN, INCLUDING CAREGIVING FOR HIV/AIDS VICTIMS, DURING 2 TO 13 MARCH SESSION

20 February, 2009
AFR/1812-DEV/2733TRAINING WORKSHOP ORGANIZED BY UNITED NATIONS, AFRICA HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGERS PLANS LAUNCH OF NETWORK TO STRENGTHEN CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT

GA/10810GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES DATES FOR 2009 GENERAL DEBATE, INCLUDES SATURDAY MEETING, ALSO MAKES APPOINTMENTS TO SUBSIDIARY BODIES

ORG/1508UNITED NATIONS INDEPENDENT AUDIT ADVISORY COMMITTEE HOLDS FIFTH SESSION

SG/A/1175-BIO/4064-TAD/2047SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS PETKO DRAGANOV OF BULGARIA AS DEPUTY HEAD OF UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT

19 February, 2009
SC/9598TIMOR-LESTE AT PEACE, PRESIDENT TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL A YEAR AFTER SURVIVING ATTEMPTS ON HIS, PRIME MINISTER’S LIVES

SG/SM/12109-SC/9599OPENING SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATE, SECRETARY-GENERAL PLEDGES UNITED NATIONS’ FULL SUPPORT IN HELPING PEOPLE OF TIMOR-LESTE REALIZE HOPES FOR SECURITY, STABILITY

18 February, 2009
SC/9597SECRETARY-GENERAL’S REPRESENTATIVE, IN SECURITY COUNCIL, STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF ADDRESSING CHALLENGES SQUARELY IN ORDER TO ADVANCE MIDDLE EAST PEACE

SG/SM/12107-AFR/1811-DEV/2732SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS COUNCIL OF INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGING TIMES DEMAND CONTRIBUTION TO LONG-TERM GLOBAL FOOD, NUTRITION SECURITY

SG/SM/12108-DC/3156PAY MORE ATTENTION TO CYBERWARFARE, VERIFICATION, SECRETARY-GENERAL ADVISES IN REMARKS TO ADVISORY BOARD ON DISARMAMENT AFFAIRS

17 February, 2009
BIO/4061NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF GRENADA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

BIO/4062NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF UGANDA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

BIO/4063NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF UZBEKISTAN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

L/3136SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON UNITED NATIONS CHARTER OPENS 2009 SESSION AT HEADQUARTERS

SC/9596EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR, IN BRIEFING TO SECURITY COUNCIL, STRESSES ESSENTIAL NEED FOR IMPROVED HUMANITARIAN AID IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

SG/SM/12102SECRETARY-GENERAL REITERATES CALL FOR RELEASE OF UNHCR STAFFER ABDUCTED IN PAKISTAN

SG/SM/12103-UNEP/321ENVIRONMENT’S EMERGENCE AT POLITICAL CENTRE STAGE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BOOST MOMENTUM FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS UNEP MINISTERIAL FORUM

SG/SM/12104-RD/998SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES UNITED STATES DECISION TO ENGAGE IN DURBAN REVIEW TALKS

SG/SM/12105-AFR/1810SUDANESE GOVERNMENT, JUSTICE AND EQUALITY MOVEMENT MUST NOW WORK TOWARDS PROMPT CEASEFIRE, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS, WELCOMING ‘GOODWILL AGREEMENT’ ON DARFUR

SG/SM/12106-OBV/764-SOC/4755POVERTY, HUNGER, DISCRIMINATION, RIGHTS DENIAL CONTINUE TO SCAR MORAL LANDSCAPE, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE FOR INAUGURAL WORLD DAY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE

SG/T/2650ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN ETHIOPIA, 31 JANUARY – 3 FEBRUARY

13 February, 2009
DC/3155EXPERT REVIEW OF REGISTER OF CONVENTIONAL ARMS IN GENEVA, 16 TO 20 FEBRUARY

SC/9594SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF CURRENT UNITED NATIONS OBSERVER MISSION IN GEORGIA FOR FOUR MONTHS, UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1866 (2009)

SC/9595SECURITY COUNCIL AL-QAIDA AND TALIBAN SANCTIONS COMMITTEE APPROVES CHANGES TO ENTRIES OF FOUR INDIVIDUALS ON CONSOLIDATED LIST

SG/SM/12100ON FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF RAFIQ HARIRI’S ASSASSINATION, SECRETARY-GENERAL REAFFIRMS UN COMMITMENT TO BRING THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR ‘HORRIFIC CRIME’ TO JUSTICE

SG/SM/12101-IK/600SECRETARY-GENERAL APPALLED BY SUICIDE BOMB ATTACK AGAINST SHIA PILGRIMS NEAR BAGHDAD

SOC/4754CONCLUDING FORTY-SEVENTH SESSION, COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT APPROVES TEXTS ON AFRICA, AGEING, DECENT WORK, YOUTH PROGRAMMES

12 February, 2009
ECOSOC/6385POTENTIAL OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINE SHOULD BE FOSTERED, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL PRESIDENT TELLS PANEL ON ATTAINING MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN PUBLIC HEALTH

SG/SM/12098UN DETERMINED TO STAMP OUT USE OF CHILD SOLDIERS, ONE OF WORLD’S ‘MOST APPALLING HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES’, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL AT NEW YORK ‘RED HAND DAY’ EVENT

SG/SM/12099SECRETARY-GENERAL ANNOUNCES GAZA BOARD OF INQUIRY COMMENCED WORK IN NEW YORK TODAY, EXPECTED TO TRAVEL SOON TO REGION

SOC/4753DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR AFRICA’S DEVELOPMENT, YOUTH-RELATED POLICIES SUBMITTED IN COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

11 February, 2009
GA/PAL/1111‘SHOCKED’ BY DEVASTATION IN GAZA, SECRETARY-GENERAL ‘MORE DETERMINED THAN EVER’ TO ACHIEVE ESTABLISHMENT OF PALESTINIAN STATE, COEXISTING WITH ISRAEL IN PEACE

SC/9593-AFG/324SECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON TERRORIST ATTACKS IN KABUL

SG/SM/12094-L/3135SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS PHILIPPE KIRSCH ‘FATHER’ OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT; PRAISES COURAGE, CONTRIBUTION OF COURT’S FIRST PRESIDENT AT NEW YORK RECEPTION

SG/SM/12095-AFG/323SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS IN STRONGEST POSSIBLE TERMS TERRORIST ATTACKS IN KABUL, SAYS ‘HORRENDOUS CRIME’ TARGETED PEOPLE COMMITTED TO BUILDING BETTER FUTURE

SG/SM/12096-AFR/1809SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES SWEARING IN OF MORGAN TSVANGIRAI AS ZIMBABWE’S PRIME MINISTER, REITERATES UN OFFER OF SUPPORT IN RECOVERY EFFORTS

SG/SM/12097-GA/PAL/1112SECRETARY-GENERAL, TELLS OPENING PALESTINIAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE OF PLANS TO INVESTIGATE CONDUCT OF BELLIGERENTS IN GAZA CONFLICT

SOC/4752CALL FOR ‘NEW WORLD ECONOMIC ORDER’ AS COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT CONCLUDES GENERAL DISCUSSION BY TAKING UP IMPACT OF MULTIPLE GLOBAL CRISES

10 February, 2009
ECOSOC/6384ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL HOLDS SECOND ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING FOR 2009 SESSION; DECIDES HIGH-LEVEL MEETING WITH BRETTON WOODS INSTITUTIONS WILL BE HELD 27 APRIL

SG/SM/12092TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, 10 FEBRUARY 2009

SG/SM/12093SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY SADDENED BY DEATHS, INJURIES CAUSED BY BUSHFIRES IN AUSTRALIA

SG/T/2648ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN SPAIN, 27-28 JANUARY

SG/T/2649ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN SWITZERLAND, 28-31 JANUARY

9 February, 2009
SC/9592SIERRA LEONE HAS MADE GREAT STRIDES IN SEVEN YEARS SINCE WAR DECLARED ENDED, BUT GOVERNMENT STILL FACES DAUNTING CHALLENGES, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD

SG/SM/12090-AFR/1808DEPLORING MADAGASCAR VIOLENCE, SECRETARY-GENERAL VOICES CONDOLENCES OVER 25 DEATHS

SG/SM/12091SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES, INSTITUTIONS TO ‘PRESS AHEAD’ WITH CAMPAIGN TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC PROSPERITY, PRESERVE NATURAL RESOURCES

SOC/4751DELEGATES OUTLINE NATIONAL SERVICES FOR ELDERLY, YOUNG PEOPLE AS COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT CONSIDERS PROTECTION OF MOST VULNERABLE GROUPS

6 February, 2009
SC/9591SECURITY COUNCIL AL-QAIDA AND TALIBAN SANCTIONS COMMITTEE ADDS NAME OF ONE INDIVIDUAL TO CONSOLIDATED LIST

SG/SM/12088SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES RELEASE OF SIX HOSTAGES BY COLOMBIAN REBEL GROUP, STRESSES KIDNAPPING ‘UNJUSTIFIABLE CRIME’, GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION

SG/SM/12089-PAL/2111SECRETARY-GENERAL DEMANDS IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF HUMANITARIAN GOODS SEIZED BY HAMAS IN GAZA, REITERATES SECURITY COUNCIL CALL FOR UNIMPEDED PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE

SOC/4750COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT HEARS BRIEFING BY RAPPORTEUR AS IT FOCUSES ON PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, SITUATION OF YOUTH, OLDER PEOPLE

5 February, 2009
DSG/SM/439DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT HIGH-LEVEL SYMPOSIUM, SAYS CONCERTED GLOBAL ACTION NEEDED TO ADDRESS URGENT, MULTIDIMENSIONAL ISSUE OF WATER SECURITY

ORG/1507MEMBERSHIP OF PRINCIPAL UNITED NATIONS ORGANS IN 2009

SC/9590‘WITHOUT ANY EXAGGERATION, 2009 COULD BE A MAKE OR BREAK YEAR’ FOR COMPREHENSIVE PEACE AGREEMENT, PROSPECT OF PEACE IN SUDAN, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD

SG/SM/12085-ENV/DEV/1023WORLD CANNOT AFFORD TO IGNORE, UNDERESTIMATE THREAT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, ACCEPTING LEADERSHIP AWARD IN NEW DELHI

SG/SM/12086-ENV/DEV/1024MEETING WITH BUSINESS LEADERS, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS, ‘INDIA CAN SHOW THE WAY,’ PROVIDE LEADERSHIP IN DEVELOPING NEW, GREEN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES

SG/SM/12087ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS TO ASSESS SITUATION IN MADAGASCAR

SOC/4749DECENT WORK AGENDA EXTOLLED AS KEY COMPONENT OF INTEGRATION AS COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES GENERAL DISCUSSION

4 February, 2009
SOC/4748SOCIAL INTEGRATION LACKS ATTENTION IT DESERVES, UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS AS COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT BEGINS FORTY-SEVENTH SESSION

3 February, 2009
SC/9587-IK/599SECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON IRAQ ELECTIONS

SC/9588-AFR/1806SECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON SOMALIA ELECTIONS

SC/9589SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON LIBERIA UPDATES INFORMATION ON TRAVEL BAN, ASSETS FREEZE LISTS

SG/A/1173-BIO/4059SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS KARIN LANDGREN (SWEDEN) AS HIS REPRESENTATIVE IN NEPAL

SG/A/1174-AFR/1807-BIO/4060SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS JOSEPH MUTABOBA (RWANDA) AS HIS REPRESENTATIVE IN GUINEA-BISSAU

2 February, 2009
ECOSOC/6383-NGO/666NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE APPROVES 10 MORE CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS FOR SPECIAL CONSULTATIVE STATUS WITH ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

SG/SM/12080-AFR/1803SECRETARY-GENERAL HAILS SOMALI PARLIAMENT ON ELECTION OF NEW PRESIDENT

SG/SM/12081-AFR/1804SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES GRAVE CONCERN OVER MILITARY BUILD-UP IN SOUTH DARFUR

SG/SM/12082-IK/598SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES PEOPLE OF IRAQ ON GOVERNORATE ELECTIONS, REAFFIRMS UNITED NATIONS SUPPORT DURING NEXT STAGE OF PROCESS

SG/SM/12083-REF/1190SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS IN STRONGEST TERMS ATTACK ON UNITED NATIONS STAFF AFTER ONE REFUGEE WORKER KILLED, ANOTHER ABDUCTED IN PAKISTAN

SG/SM/12084-AFR/1805DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICA’S INFRASTRUCTURE KEY TO ECONOMIC GROWTH, SOCIAL PROGRESS, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN ADDIS ABABA ADDRESS

SOC/4747COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, MEETING AT HEADQUARTERS 4-13 FEBRUARY, TO ADDRESS INTEGRATION, BUILDING OF EQUITABLE SOCIETY

30 January, 2009
SC/9586SECURITY COUNCIL AL-QAIDA AND TALIBAN SANCTIONS COMMITTEE APPROVES CHANGES TO ENTRIES OF THIRTEEN INDIVIDUALS, ONE ENTITY ON CONSOLIDATED LIST

SG/SM/12075-WOM/1709STATEMENT BY SECRETARY-GENERAL ON PASSING OF LUCILLE MAIR, WOMEN’S RIGHTS CHAMPION

SG/SM/12076-PI/1873SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE, SAYS WITH HALF THE WORLD’S POPULATION UNDER AGE 25, YOUNG PEOPLE ‘CAN AND MUST’ PLAY CENTRAL ROLE IN OVERCOMING GLOBAL CHALLENGES

SG/SM/12077SECRETARY-GENERAL’S SPECIAL ADVISER, IBRAHIM GAMBARI, TO VISIT MYANMAR

SG/SM/12078SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES SRI LANKAN PRESIDENT’S ANNOUNCEMENT OF SAFE PASSAGE TO SECURE ENVIRONMENT FOR CIVILIANS TRAPPED IN FIGHTING IN NORTH

SG/SM/12079-AFR/1802SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES DECISION OF MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE TO JOIN ZIMBABWE’S NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT, CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO ADDRESS CRISES

29 January, 2009
SG/SM/12071-ENV/DEV/1021SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEMS EFFORT BY WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM TO CREATE WATER SECURITY GLOBAL AGENDA COUNCIL, DEVELOP ECONOMIC, GEOPOLITICAL FORECAST ‘ESSENTIAL’

SG/SM/12072-ENV/DEV/1022SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN DAVOS, ENCOURAGES GLOBAL ADVERTISING GIANTS TO HELP SHAPE CLIMATE CHANGE MESSAGE, GET WORD OUT, BUILD GRASS-ROOTS MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE NOW

SG/SM/12073-ECO/145INVESTMENT IN SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES WILL TURN TODAY’S CRISIS INTO TOMORROW’S SUSTAINABLE GROWTH, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL AT WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM

SG/SM/12074SECRETARY-GENERAL DEPLORES RECENT LOSS OF LIFE IN MADAGASCAR, CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT POPULATION

28 January, 2009
ECOSOC/6382-NGO/665NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE VOTES TO SUSPEND FOR ONE YEAR CONSULTATIVE STATUS OF ARAB COMMISSION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

SG/SM/12070-PKO/205SECRETARY-GENERAL PRAISES SPAIN’S ‘GENEROSITY AND GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP’ AT CEREMONY FOR NEW VALENCIA TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITY

SG/T/2639ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN EGYPT, 14 JANUARY

SG/T/2640ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN JORDAN, 14-15 JANUARY

SG/T/2641ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN ISRAEL, OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, 15-16 JANUARY

SG/T/2642ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN TURKEY, 16 JANUARY

SG/T/2643ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN LEBANON, 16-18 JANUARY

SG/T/2644ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC, 18 JANUARY

SG/T/2645ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN EGYPT, 18 JANUARY

SG/T/2646ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN KUWAIT, 18-20 JANUARY

SG/T/2647ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN ISRAEL, OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, 20 JANUARY

27 January, 2009
DEV/2731GOVERNMENTS LINK WITH CIVIL SOCIETY PARTNERS ON FOOD SECURITY AT MADRID MEETING

ECOSOC/6381-NGO/664NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTEE APPROVES SIX CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS FOR SPECIAL CONSULTATIVE STATUS WITH ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

SC/9584SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATES OF UN CÔTE D’IVOIRE OPERATION, FRENCH SUPPORTING FORCES UNTIL 31 JULY, UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1865 (2009)

SC/9585‘EVERY GAZAN HAS A TALE OF PROFOUND GRIEF TO TELL’, YET PEOPLE ALSO DETERMINED TO OVERCOME PAIN, REBUILD LIVES, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD

SG/2148-DEV/2730SECRETARY-GENERAL, SPAIN’S PRIME MINISTER ISSUE JOINT STATEMENT FOLLOWING FOOD SECURITY MEETING IN MADRID

SG/SM/12067-DEV/2729CONTINUING HUNGER ‘DEEP STAIN ON OUR WORLD’, BUT WEALTH, KNOW-HOW EXIST ‘TO REMOVE IT –- FOREVER’, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO HIGH-LEVEL MADRID MEETING

SG/SM/12068-PKO/204SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT MADRID CEREMONY, SALUTES COURAGE OF SPANISH PEACEKEEPERS, SAYS SACRIFICES IN 20 YEARS OF SERVICE MUST NEVER BE FORGOTTEN

SG/SM/12069SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES PEOPLE OF BOLIVIA ON CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM, EXHORTS POLITICAL LEADERS TO WORK TOGETHER FOR PROSPEROUS, INCLUSIVE FUTURE

26 January, 2009
ECOSOC/6380-NGO/663NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE APPROVES NINE CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS FOR SPECIAL CONSULTATIVE STATUS WITH ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

OBV/763UNITED NATIONS TO OBSERVE HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY 27 JANUARY; EVENTS INCLUDE MEMORIAL CEREMONY, EXHIBITS, FILM SCREENING

PI/1872UNITED NATIONS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION LAUNCHES ‘FOOTPRINTS FOR HOPE’ PROJECT TO ENCOURAGE EDUCATION ABOUT HOLOCAUST WORLDWIDE

SG/SM/12064-OBV/762AT HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS WORLD MUST REAFFIRM FAITH IN HUMAN DIGNITY, ‘OUR MORAL STRENGTH –- EVEN AMID HISTORY’S DARKEST CHAPTERS’

SG/SM/12065-AFR/1801SECRETARY-GENERAL STRONGLY CONDEMNS HOSTILITIES IN NORTH DARFUR, SAYS CONTINUED MILITARY ACTIONS JEOPARDIZING POLITICAL PROCESS

SG/SM/12066SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IMMEDIATE, ABSOLUTE PRIORITY MUST BE GIVEN TO PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS CAUGHT IN INTENSIFIED FIGHTING IN VANNI REGION OF SRI LANKA

23 January, 2009
DEV/2728MADRID MEETING TO BUILD TOWARDS GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP ON FOOD AND AGRICULTURE, 26-27 JANUARY

DSG/SM/438DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, INTRODUCING FILM ‘PLANET UN’, SAYS IT SHEDS LIGHT ON GREAT HISTORY OF UNITED NATIONS, PUTTING ITS LIFE-SAVING WORK ‘ON MAP’

ECOSOC/6379-NGO/662NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTEE APPROVES ONE CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION FOR SPECIAL CONSULTATIVE STATUS WITH ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

SC/9582SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN NEPAL UNTIL 23 JULY 2009, UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1864 (2009)

SC/9583WITH OPERATIONS OVERSTRETCHED, UNITED NATIONS MUST FIND INNOVATIVE WAYS TO TACKLE MODERN PEACEKEEPING CHALLENGES, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD DURING THEMATIC DEBATE

SG/SM/12061-DEV/2727SECRETARY-GENERAL RELYING ON GROUP OF 77 TO PLAY STRONG ROLE, AS GLOBAL CHALLENGES THREATEN TO UNDO PROGRESS TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT GOALS

SG/SM/12062SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES UNITED STATES DECISION TO START PROCESS FOR CLOSING GUANTÁNAMO BAY DETENTION FACILITY

SG/SM/12063SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS, AFTER GAZA TRIP, ‘MORE DETERMINED THAN EVER TO SEE JUST MIDDLE EAST PEACE ACHIEVED’, IN STATEMENT TO NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT

22 January, 2009
ECOSOC/6378-NGO/661TEN CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS APPROVED BY NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTEE FOR CONSULTATIVE STATUS WITH ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

Note No. 6189EXHIBIT ‘DEADLY MEDICINE: CREATING THE MASTER RACE’ TO OPEN AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS

SG/SM/12059-SOC/CP/344SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO CONFERENCE EXAMINING COUNTER-TERRORISM POLICIES, URGES ‘FOCUS ON PEOPLE’, AS ISSUE IS ABOUT HUMAN SUFFERING, NOT STATISTICS

SG/SM/12060U THANT’S LIFE OF PUBLIC SERVICE INFORMED BY VISION OF TRULY GLOBAL SOCIETY, SPIRIT OF ‘ONE WORLD’, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO 100TH BIRTHDAY EVENT

21 January, 2009
DSG/SM/437/Rev. 1DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN NEW YORK REMARKS, PRAISES STRENGTHENED PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN UNITED NATIONS, FRANCOPHONIE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY

ECOSOC/6377-NGO/660NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTEE APPROVES TWO CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS FOR SPECIAL CONSULTATIVE STATUS WITH ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

SC/9577POPULATION IDENTIFICATION, DISARMAMENT, ELECTIONS WILL HAVE DECISIVE IMPACT ON CÔTE D’IVOIRE, UNITED NATIONS EXIT STRATEGY, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD

SC/9578PAST WEEKS OF VIOLENCE IN GAZA MUST BE FOLLOWED QUICKLY BY BROAD POLITICAL ACTION, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, BRIEFING SECURITY COUNCIL ON MIDDLE EAST TRIP

SC/9580SECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON MIDDLE EAST

SC/9581SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ACHIEVED CONSOLIDATING PEACE, STABILITY IN WEST AFRICA, BUT MANY ROOT CAUSES OF CONFLICT NOT YET ADDRESSED, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD

SG/SM/12056-WOM/1708HEALTHY, POLITICALLY ENGAGED WOMEN CAN DRIVE EFFORTS TO ERADICATE HUNGER, DISEASE, POVERTY, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE TO GUATEMALA MEETING

SG/SM/12057SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES BARACK OBAMA ON INAUGURATION AS UNITED STATES PRESIDENT; SAYS ‘OUR GOALS ARE SHARED’, NEW ERA OF STRONG PARTNERSHIP AHEAD

SG/SM/12058-SC/9579SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL GAZA VIOLENCE MARK OF ‘COLLECTIVE POLITICAL FAILURE’, MASSIVE EFFORT NEEDED NOW TO RESOLVE MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT

20 January, 2009
ECOSOC/6376-NGO/659NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE APPROVES 12 CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS FOR SPECIAL CONSULTATIVE STATUS WITH ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

SG/A/1172-BIO/4058-PKO/203MAJOR GENERAL ROBERT MOOD APPOINTED HEAD OF MISSION, CHIEF OF STAFF OF UNITED NATIONS TRUCE SUPERVISION ORGANIZATION (UNTSO)

SG/SM/12054SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF FULL ISRAELI WITHDRAWAL FROM GAZA, FRAMEWORK FOR DURABLE END TO VIOLENCE, AS HE MEETS WITH ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER

SG/SM/12055-DC/3154SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO GENEVA MEETING, URGES DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE TO START ‘PRACTICAL NEGOTIATIONS THAT WILL LEAD TO REAL DISARMAMENT’

19 January, 2009
DEV/2726MADRID MEETING 26-27 JANUARY TO CHART ACTION ON CONTINUING GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS

ECOSOC/6375-NGO/658OPENING 2009 SESSION, COMMITTEE ON NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS APPROVES APPLICATIONS OF SEVEN ORGANIZATIONS FOR SPECIAL CONSULTATIVE STATUS

Note No. 6188UNITED NATIONS ANTI-CRIME INSTITUTE TO LAUNCH CIVIL SOCIETY PARTNERSHIPS TO SUPPORT POLICYMAKERS IN SECURITY GOVERNANCE

SG/SM/12049AS THIRD UNITED NATIONS SCHOOL HIT BY ISRAELI FORCES, SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS ‘OUTRAGEOUS ATTACK’, DEMANDS INVESTIGATION, PUNISHMENT OF THOSE RESPONSIBLE

SG/SM/12050SECRETARY-GENERAL RELIEVED BY ISRAEL’S DECISION TO CEASE HOSTILITIES; SAYS SHOULD BE FIRST STEP TOWARDS DURABLE CEASEFIRE

SG/SM/12051IN SOMBRE CONTEXT OF GAZA CRISIS, LEBANON PROVIDES FRAGILE ‘RAY OF HOPE’ FOR PEACEFUL MIDDLE EAST, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO LEBANESE PARLIAMENT

SG/SM/12052-PAL/2110SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS GAZA HUMANITARIAN ASSESSMENT MISSION TO BE DISPATCHED, UNITED NATIONS DETERMINED TO EMBARK WITHOUT DELAY ON RECOVERY PROCESS

SG/SM/12053SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT ARAB ECONOMIC SUMMIT, SAYS KEY CHALLENGE FOR LEADERS TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO ENSURE GAZA TRAGEDY DOES NOT OCCUR AGAIN

16 January, 2009
GA/10809/Rev. 1GENERAL ASSEMBLY DEMANDS FULL RESPECT FOR SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1860 CALLING FOR IMMEDIATE GAZA CEASEFIRE, AS EMERGENCY SESSION CONCLUDES

SC/9574SECURITY COUNCIL EXPRESSES INTENTION TO ESTABLISH PEACEKEEPING MISSION IN SOMALIA, SUBJECT TO FURTHER DECISION BY 1 JUNE, UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1863

SC/9575NEPAL SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE DESCRIBES ‘IMPORTANT ACHIEVEMENTS’ IN PEACE PROCESS, HOPES WORLD COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDS LONG-TERM STABILITY FAR FROM BEING ACHIEVED

SC/9576SECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON LORD’S RESISTANCE ARMY

15 January, 2009
DC/3153DISARMAMENT COMMISSION HOLDS ORGANIZATIONAL SESSION

DSG/SM/435-GA/10808DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS CIVILIAN SUFFERING IN GAZA ‘MUST END NOW’, AS GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONVENES EMERGENCY SPECIAL SESSION

DSG/SM/436-ECOSOC/6374PRAISING MANY ‘IMPORTANT STEPS FORWARD’ BY ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL IN 2008, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS CURRENT GLOBAL CRISES MEAN CHALLENGING YEAR AHEAD

ECOSOC/6373ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL UNIQUELY PLACED TO FORGE GLOBAL TIES TO TACKLE PRESSING CRISES, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

GA/10807GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT SAYS ‘GAZA IS ABLAZE,’ RELENTLESS ASSAULT CONTINUES, DESPITE SECURITY COUNCIL ACTION, AS EMERGENCY SESSION ON CRISIS OPENS

Note No. 6187SCULPTURAL INSTALLATIONS ON DISPLAY AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS

SC/9573SPECIAL ENVOY TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL NAIROBI PEACE TALKS AIMED AT DURABLE SOLUTION TO UNREST IN EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO BRIEFLY SUSPENDED

SG/SM/12047SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS FIRING OF ROCKETS FROM SOUTHERN LEBANON TOWARDS ISRAEL, URGES PARTIES TO EXERCISE MAXIMUM RESTRAINT

SG/SM/12048-AFR/1800SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS RECENT BOMBINGS, ATTACKS IN DARFUR, CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE, UNCONDITIONAL CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES

14 January, 2009
SC/9569SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC AND CHAD UNTIL 15 MARCH 2010, UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1861

SC/9570SECURITY COUNCIL URGES DJIBOUTI, ERITREA TO RESOLVE BORDER DISPUTE PEACEFULLY UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1862 (2009)

SC/9571SECURITY COUNCIL, IN PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT, REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS IN ARMED CONFLICT, ADOPTS UPDATED AIDE-MEMOIRE ON ISSUE

SC/9572WORKING GLOBALLY TO BLUNT CONFLICT, EASE TRANSITIONS TO PEACE, SECURITY COUNCIL IN 2008 GUIDED PROGRESS IN LONG-TERM PEACEKEEPING EFFORTS, FACED GAZA CRISIS AT YEAR’S END

SG/A/1170-BIO/4056SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS NEW PERSONAL ENVOY FOR WESTERN SAHARA

SG/A/1171-BIO/4057SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS EXECUTIVE REPRESENTATIVE FOR UNITED NATIONS INTEGRATED PEACEBUILDING OFFICE IN SIERRA LEONE

SG/SM/12046-OBV/761SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE ON DAY, SAYS ‘LET US REMEMBER’ HOLOCAUST VICTIMS BY REAFFIRMING FAITH IN DIGNITY, EQUAL RIGHTS OF ALL MEMBERS OF HUMAN FAMILY

13 January, 2009
SG/SM/12045-DC/3152SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES IRAQ ON ACCESSION TO CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION, SAYS DEMONSTRATES COMMITMENT TO DISARMAMENT, NON-PROLIFERATION

12 January, 2009
ORG/1506ATTACKS AGAINST UNITED NATIONS PERSONNEL CONTINUED UNABATED IN 2008, UNITED NATIONS STAFF UNION REPORTS

SG/SM/12044TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, 12 JANUARY 2009

8 January, 2009
BIO/4051NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SIERRA LEONE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

BIO/4051NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SIERRA LEONE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

BIO/4052NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

BIO/4052NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

BIO/4053NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF CUBA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

BIO/4053NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF CUBA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

BIO/4054NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BHUTAN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

BIO/4054NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BHUTAN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

BIO/4055NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ICELAND PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

BIO/4055NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ICELAND PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

GA/PAL/1110TROUBLED BY ESCALATING GAZA VIOLENCE, PALESTINIAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CALLS SITUATION ‘UNACCEPTABLE AND UNTENABLE’; URGES SECURITY COUNCIL TO FULFIL CHARTER MANDATE

GA/PAL/1110TROUBLED BY ESCALATING GAZA VIOLENCE, PALESTINIAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CALLS SITUATION ‘UNACCEPTABLE AND UNTENABLE’; URGES SECURITY COUNCIL TO FULFIL CHARTER MANDATE

SC/9566BRIEFING SECURITY COUNCIL, HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES SAYS SITUATIONS IN IRAQ, SOMALIA KEY TO RISING NUMBERS OF DISPLACED PERSONS WORLDWIDE

SC/9566BRIEFING SECURITY COUNCIL, HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES SAYS SITUATIONS IN IRAQ, SOMALIA KEY TO RISING NUMBERS OF DISPLACED PERSONS WORLDWIDE

SC/9567SECURITY COUNCIL CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE, DURABLE, FULLY RESPECTED CEASEFIRE IN GAZA LEADING TO FULL WITHDRAWAL OF ISRAELI FORCES

SC/9567SECURITY COUNCIL CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE, DURABLE, FULLY RESPECTED CEASEFIRE IN GAZA LEADING TO FULL WITHDRAWAL OF ISRAELI FORCES

SG/SM/12040/Rev.1SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS ISRAELI FIRING ON UNITED NATIONS AID CONVOY IN GAZA, AGAIN CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE TO ALLOW FULL HUMANITARIAN ACCESS

SG/SM/12040/Rev.1SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS ISRAELI FIRING ON UNITED NATIONS AID CONVOY IN GAZA, AGAIN CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE TO ALLOW FULL HUMANITARIAN ACCESS

SG/SM/12041SECRETARY-GENERAL STRONGLY CONDEMNS ROCKET FIRE AGAINST ISRAEL FROM SOUTHERN LEBANON; URGES BOTH PARTIES TO EXERCISE MAXIMUM RESTRAINT

SG/SM/12041SECRETARY-GENERAL STRONGLY CONDEMNS ROCKET FIRE AGAINST ISRAEL FROM SOUTHERN LEBANON; URGES BOTH PARTIES TO EXERCISE MAXIMUM RESTRAINT

SG/SM/12042-DEV/2725SECRETARY-GENERAL PRAISES ‘GREAT LEADERSHIP’ OF UNDP ADMINISTRATOR KEMAL DERVIS, ACCEPTS HIS DECISION TO LEAVE POSITION ‘WITH REGRET’

SG/SM/12042-DEV/2725SECRETARY-GENERAL PRAISES ‘GREAT LEADERSHIP’ OF UNDP ADMINISTRATOR KEMAL DERVIS, ACCEPTS HIS DECISION TO LEAVE POSITION ‘WITH REGRET’

SG/SM/12043-SC/9568SECRETARY-GENERAL ‘HEARTENED AND RELIEVED’ BY SECURITY COUNCIL’S ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION AIMED AT ENDING TRAGIC GAZA CRISIS

SG/SM/12043-SC/9568SECRETARY-GENERAL ‘HEARTENED AND RELIEVED’ BY SECURITY COUNCIL’S ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION AIMED AT ENDING TRAGIC GAZA CRISIS

SG/T/2638ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN WASHINGTON, D.C., 6 JANUARY

SG/T/2638ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN WASHINGTON, D.C., 6 JANUARY

7 January, 2009
PBC/47HERALDO MUÑOZ OF CHILE ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE

SC/9565CALLING FOR GREATER DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS AS SECURITY COUNCIL CONCLUDES GAZA DEBATE, DELEGATES WARN THAT SURGING VIOLENCE THREATENS HOPES FOR FUTURE PEACE

SG/A/1169-BIO/4050SECRETARY-GENERAL TO APPOINT NEW PERSONAL ENVOY FOR WESTERN SAHARA, EXECUTIVE REPRESENTATIVE FOR UN INTEGRATED PEACEBUILDING OFFICE IN SIERRA LEONE

SG/SM/12039-AFR/1799SECRETARY-GENERAL WARMLY WELCOMES COMMITMENT BY UNITED STATES TO AIRLIFT CRITICAL EQUIPMENT TO DARFUR

6 January, 2009
SC/9562PRESIDENTS OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND CHAIRMEN OF MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE IN 2009

SC/9563AS SECURITY COUNCIL MEETS ON GAZA, SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR SWIFT CEASEFIRE, SAYS ‘WE MUST MOVE FROM DEBATE TO ACTION, AND MUST DO SO IMMEDIATELY’

SG/SM/12037DEADLY ISRAELI STRIKES ON SANCTUARIES ‘TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE’, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS, EXPRESSING DISMAY AT DAMAGE TO UNITED NATIONS FACILITIES

SG/SM/12038-SC/9564HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE A REMINDER OF NECESSITY FOR IMMEDIATE SECURITY COUNCIL MOVE FROM DEBATE TO ACTION, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, STRESSING NEED TO END GAZA CRISIS