United Nations Meetings Coverage &Press Releases

Meetings Coverage

• Second Committee Approves Texts on Sustainable Mountain Development, Landlocked Developing Countries, Cyber Security (25 November 2009)
  The Second Committee (Economic and Financial) approved by consensus today three draft resolutions relating, respectively, to sustainable mountain development, cyber security and landlocked developing countries.
  GA/EF/3271
• Taking Up Annual Report of Peacebuilding Commission, Security Council Members Call for Enhanced Cooperation between the Two Bodies (25 November 2009)
  The Peacebuilding Commission was the central intergovernmental body mandated with ensuring that the United Nations led in coordinating international efforts to help alleviate the suffering of populations in post-conflict situations, the Commission’s Chairman, Heraldo Muñoz of Chile told the Security Council today.
  SC/9797
• Girl Child, Eliminating Racism, Protecting Human Rights while Countering Terrorism among Issues, as Third Committee Approves Five More Texts, Concludes Session (24 November 2009)
  Alarmed at the increase in racist violence and xenophobic ideas in many parts of the world, the General Assembly would express unequivocal condemnation of all forms of racism and racial discrimination by one of five draft resolutions approved today as the Third Committee concluded its work for the current session.
  GA/SHC/3970

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Press Releases

• New Permanent Representative of Nepal Presents Credentials (25 November 2009)
  The new Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations, Gyan Chandra Acharya, presented his credentials today to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
  BIO/4156
• Photo Exhibit in Observance of International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (25 November 2009)
  A photo exhibition entitled “The United Nations and the Palestine Refugees, 60 Years Later" will be launched at 6 p.m. on Monday, 30 November in the North East Gallery of the Visitors’ Lobby. This exhibit, presented by UNRWA, under the auspices of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, is organized in connection with the annual observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
  Note No. 6232
• Secretary-General Calls for New Spirit of Cooperation that Delivers ‘Real Results for Real People’, in Remarks at Global Leadership Awards Gala (24 November 2009)
  Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the fifty-first annual UNA-USA/BCUN Global Leadership Awards gala, in New York, 23 November:
  Sg/SM/12631

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Press Conferences

• Press Conference on Sudan by Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict (25 November 2009)
  According to an agreement with the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA), the United Nations would be able to conduct surprise visits to SPLA camps in Sudan to verify the presence of child soldiers, said Radhika Coomaraswamy, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, who added that such dialogue might begin for similar action plans with other participants in the Darfur peace process.
  
• Press Conference by Venezuela’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations on United States Expanded Military Presence in Colombia (25 November 2009)
  Expressing anger at the United States Government’s expanded presence at seven military bases in Colombia, the Venezuelan Government had asked the Security Council to place an examination of Colombia’s armed conflict on its work agenda, its Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Jorge Valero Briceño, told correspondents today at a Headquarters press conference.
  
• Press Conference on Secretary-General’s ‘Network of Men Leaders’, Part of ‘UNiTE to End Violence against Women’ Campaign (24 November 2009)
  Up to 70 per cent of women at some point in their lifetime experienced physical or sexual violence by men, most from someone they knew, which meant that men had a crucial role in ending such abuse -- as fathers, friends and decision-makers, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today at a Headquarters press briefing, following the launch of a major initiative to engage politicians, activists, religious and community figures in that charge.
  

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