Meetings Coverage
- NGO Committee, by Historic Vote, Approves Openly Lesbian Medical Organization for Special Consultative Status (24 May 2013)
In a historic vote today, the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations recommended special consultative status to a Lesbian medical organization, as it continued to put under scrutiny the dozens of applications before it — approving special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council for 16 organizations and deferring action on 38 applications.
ECOSOC/6580-NGO/774 - World Bank Pledges to ‘Listen with Heart and Soul’ to Indigenous Peoples, But Intergovernmental Organizations, Permanent Forum Members Sceptical (24 May 2013)
The World Bank promised to “listen with heart and soul” to the voices of indigenous people, its newly appointed Senior Adviser for Indigenous Peoples and Ethnic Minorities told the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues today, as meeting participants scrutinized the expressed commitments and project portfolios launched and supervised by global and regional financial institutions.
HR/5136 - Extra Funds Urgently Needed to Implement Security-Related Measures for Golan Heights Peacekeeping Operation, Senior Official Tells Fifth Committee (24 May 2013)
Pointing to the further deterioration of Syria’s security situation, a senior Secretariat official asked the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today for an extra $8 million to maintain the United Nations peacekeeping operation stationed in the Golan Heights.
GA/AB/4067
Press Releases
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Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Deadly Attack in Afghanistan (24 May 2013)
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
SG/SM/15048-AFG/396 -
Overcome Political Obstacles to Next Elections, Secretary-General Urges Nepal (24 May 2013)
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
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International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers to Be Observed on 29 May (24 May 2013)
The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers will be observed on Wednesday, 29 May. This marks the fifth year in a row the United Nations will honour more than 100 blue helmets who lost their lives the previous year while serving the cause of peace. This sombre milestone is a stark reminder of the risks incurred by individuals who put their lives on the line when they deploy to United Nations missions around the world.
OBV/1224-PKO/348
Press Conferences
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Press Conference by Chair of Committee against Torture on Twenty-fifth Meeting of Human Rights Treaty Body Chairpersons (24 May 2013)
Representing only 3 per cent of United Nations budget, the world body’s human rights treaty bodies still lack the necessary resources to overcome backlogs and delays, several of their chairs said at a Headquarters press conference today.
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Press Conference to Update UN World Economic Situation and Prospects (23 May 2013)
Global economic activity was forecast to slowly gain momentum in 2013-2014, but growth would continue to be below potential and employment gains — especially in developed countries — would remain weak at best, top United Nations officials said today at a Headquarters press conference.
24 May 2013 
