Press Conference: H.E. Mr. Hervé Morin, Minister of Defense of France, to brief journalists following his meeting with the Secretary-General.
[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 20 minutes ]
[Webcast: Archived Video - French: 20 minutes ]

Press Conference: Dr. Ala Alwan, Assistant Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO) to launch the WHO report: "Mental Health and Development - Targeting people with mental health conditions as a vulnerable group." Ms. Akiko Ito, Chief of the Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with disabilities, will also participate.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 40 minutes ]

Press Conference: The Secretary-General will open the press conference to launch the Millennium Development Goals Gap Task Force Report. Participants include Olav Kjorven, Assistant Secretary-General, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA).
[Webcast: Archived Video - 40 minutes ]

• Statement by H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations.
  [Webcast: Archived Video - 6 minutes ]

Press Conference: The United Nations Office for Partnerships about the Blouin Creative Leadership Summit, which takes place in New York from 22-23 September. Participants include Mr. Amir Dossal, Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Partnerships, and Ms. Louise Blouin, Founder and Chairman, Louise Blouin Foundation.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 25 minutes ]

Press Conference: H.E. Mr. Joseph Deiss, President of the 65th Session of the General Assembly.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 47 minutes ]

Press Conference: H.E. Mr. Ali Treki, President of the 64th Session of the General Assembly, will hold his final press conference as President of the General Assembly.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 43 minutes ]

Press Conference: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the occasion of the opening of the 65th Session of the General Assembly.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 44 minutes ]

Press Conference: UNICEF on the launch of two publications: a new study entitled "Narrowing the Gaps to Meet the Goals", and UNICEF's flagship report entitled "Progress for Children". Participants include Anthony Lake, Executive Director of UNICEF, and Carolyn Miles, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Save the Children.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 49 minutes ]

Press Conference: Chairman of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (CTITF) on two CTITF Working Groups on Conflict Prevention and Resolution. Participants include Jean-Paul Laborde, Chair, Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force and Director of the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force Office; Miroslav Jenca , Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy in Central Asia (UNRCCA); and Geoffrey Shaw of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
[Webcast: Archived Video - 42 minutes ]

Press Conference: H.E. Mr. Abdullah Hussain Haroon, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations, and Professor Rajmohan Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, to update correspondents on the relief effort for the flood victims in Pakistan.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 55 minutes ]

Press Conference: H.E. Mr. Ertugrul Apakan, Permanent Representative of Turkey and President of the Security Council, on the programme of work for the month of September.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 52 minutes ]

Press Conference: H.E. Mr. Anatolio Ndong Mba, Permanent Representative of Equatorial Guinea, on recent developments, including human rights issues.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 41 minutes ]

Press Conference: Report "Climate Change Assessments: Review of the Processes and Procedures of the IPCC". Participants include: Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, IPCC Chairman; Professor Thomas Stocker, co-chair Working Group 1 (the physical science basis), based in Bern Switzerland; Professor Chris Field, co-chair Working Group 2 (Impacts, adaptation, vulnerability), based in Standford (California), USA; Professor Youba Sokona, co-chair Working Group 3 (Mitigation of climate change), based in Bamako, Mali. Moderators will be Dan Shepard, Department of Public Information in New York, and Corinne Momal-Vanian, United Nations Information Center Geneva.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 39 minutes ]

Press Conference: by the InterAcademy Council (IAC) about the independent review of the processes and procedures of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Participants include: Robbert Dijkgraaf, IAC Co-Chair and President, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Science; Harold Shapiro, Chair of IAC Committee to Review IPCC and economist/former president, Princeton University (USA); Roseanne Diab, Vice-Chair of IAC Committee to Review IPCC and executive officer, Academy of Science of South Africa; Peter Williams, Member of IAC Committee to Review IPCC and treasurer/vice-president of The Royal Society, London (UK). The Press Conference will be moderated by Dan Shepard, Department of Public Information.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 31 minutes ]

Press Conference: Ambassador Pablo Salon of Bolivia will hold a press conference about the recent negotiations on climate change that took place in Bonn, from 2-6 August.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 18 minutes ]

Press Conference: United Nations Secretary-General, H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon to launch High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability and address recent trip to Japan.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 46 minutes ]

Press Conference: Mr. Martin Mongwanja, UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Pakistan, to brief correspondents by phone link on recent floods in Pakistan.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 23 minutes ]

Press Conference: H.E. Mr. Vitaly Churkin, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations, in his capacity as President of the Security Council, will provide a briefing to the press on the programme of work for the Security Council for the month of August.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 35 minutes ]

Press Conference: by Mr. Thomas Mayr-Harting, Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) concerning Al-Qaida and the Taliban and Associated Individuals and Entities, and Permanent Representative of Austria, and Mr. Richard Barrett, Coordinator of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team,  on the results of the review of all entries on the Al-Qaida/Taliban list.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 43 minutes ]

Press Conference: H.E. Ms. Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa, on the occasion of the inaugural celebration of Nelson Mandela International Day. The Minister will be accompanied by H.E. Mr. Baso Sangqu, Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations, Dr. E. Maloka, Advisor to the Minister, and Mr. S.K. Molobi, Chief Director, Public Diplomacy.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 17 minutes ]

Press Conference: Thomas Mayr-Harting, Chairman of the 1267 Committee and Permanent Representative of Austria, to present the new ombudsperson for the 1267 Committee.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 55 minutes ]

Press Conference: Nigel Fisher, the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Haiti, ad interim, will talk to the press by videoconference from Haiti, to discuss the six-month observance of the 12 January earthquake.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 39 minutes ]

Press Conference: Ambassador Roberto Garcia Moritan (Argentina), Chairman of the First Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), who will brief correspondents on the forthcoming ATT meeting; 12-23 July in New York. The four sessions of the Preparatory Committees in 2010 and 2011 are to make recommendations to the 2012 Conference on the elements that would be needed to attain an effective and balanced legally binding instrument on the highest possible common international standards for the transfer of conventional arms. Moderated by Ewen Buchanan of UNODA.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 26 minutes ]

Press Conference: Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, and Kiyotaka Akasaka, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, will announce the appointment of a new UN Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 32 minutes ]

Press Conference: Morten Wetland, Permanent Representative of Norway, Assane Diop, ILO Executive Director of Social Protection, and Carlos Acevedo Flores, President of the Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador, will brief on the Global Jobs Pact, created to help achieve the MDG’s amidst the financial and economic crisis. The briefing will be held following a Roundtable at the Substantive Session of ECOSOC.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 23 minutes ]

Press Conference: The President of ECOSOC, H.E. Mr. Hamidon Ali, in conjunction with the closing of the 2010 ECOSOC High-Level Segment.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 28 minutes ]

Press Conference: H.E. Mrs. U. Joy Ogwu, Permanent Representative of Nigeria and President of the Security Council, to brief correspondents on the program of work for the month of July.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 39 minutes ]

Press Conference: The Deputy-Secretary-General, Ambassador Tiina Intelmann of Estonia, and Ambassador Ghazi Jomaa of Tunisia, on the new UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 38 minutes ]

Press Conference: with Paavo Väyrynen, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development of Finland, in conjunction with the ECOSOC High-Level segment (28 June - 2 July).
[Webcast: Archived Video - 44 minutes ]

Press Conference: by the United Nations Office for Partnerships (UNOP) entitled “Women Empowerment through Sport: Civil Society serving Gender Equality and the MDG’s.” Participants include: Amir Dossal, Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Partnerships; Anita L. DeFrantz, Chairperson of the International Olympic Committee (IOC); and Charles Moore, former Olympian and Governor of the National Art Museum of Sport and Executive Director of the Centre for Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 35 minutes ]

Press Conference: Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, Jomo Kwame Sundaram, and the Director of the Development Policy and Analysis Division, Rob Vos, will hold a press conference on the launch of the annual World Economic and Social Survey 2010. The theme of this year's report is "Retooling Global Development." The report notes that recent global crises have exposed systemic weaknesses which the international community continues to explore ways to overcome.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 48 minutes ]

Press Conference: Academy Award-winning actress and founder of the non-profit organization the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, Mrs. Geena Davis, will speak to journalists following the opening of the 2010 ECOSOC High-Level Segment.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 39 minutes ]

Press Conference: Hamidon Ali,  President of ECOSOC, and Nikhil Seth, Director in the Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination (DESA), will give a curtain-raiser press briefing on the 2010 ECOSOC High-Level Segment (28 June -2 July). The week of high-level meetings will include the Annual Ministerial Review – focusing on implementing the international goals for gender equality and the empowerment of women – and the Development Cooperation Forum – focusing on “Development Cooperation in Times of Crises: New Commitments to Reach the MDGs”.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 36 minutes ]

Press Conference: The ministers from Denmark, India and the United Kingdom, in conjunction with the Global Compact Leaders Summit, to discuss the role of Governments in engaging the private sector for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. Participants include Mr. Robert Orr, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Strategic Planning; H.E. Mr. Arun Maira, Member of Planning Commission, India; H.E. Mr. Alan Duncan, Minister of State for International Development, United Kingdom; and H.E. Mr. Brian Mikkelsen, Minister for Economic and Business Affairs, Denmark.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 44 minutes ]

Press Conference: The Secretary-General launched the Millennium Development Goals Report 2010, and briefed the press on his vision for the G20 summit. Participants include: Jeffrey Sachs, Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on the Millennium Development Goals; Thomas Stelzer, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA); and Francesca Perucci, Lead author of the Millennium Development Goals Report, United Nations Statistics Division (DESA).
[Webcast: Archived Video - 56 minutes ]

Press Conference: by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) about bringing energy services to the world’s poor, highlighting a replicable solution from Nepal. Participants include Mr. Olav Kjorven, Assistant Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme and Director of the Bureau for Development Policy; H.E. Mr. Gyan Chandra Acharya, Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations; and Mr. Kiran Man Singh, Project Manager, Rural Energy Development Programme, Alternative Energy Promotion Centre, Ministry of Environment, Nepal.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 49 minutes ]

Press Conference: By H.E. Mr. Pablo Salon, Permanent Representative of Bolivia to the United Nations, on climate change negotiations.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 29 minutes ]

Press Conference: H.E. Mr. Sin Son Ho, Permanent Representative of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to the United Nations, on the current situation in the Korean Peninsula.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 58 minutes ]

Press Conference: On the "informal interactive hearings" of the General Assembly in the lead-up to the UN Summit on the Millennium Development Goals, to be held in September. Participants include Ms. Farah Kabir, ActionAid; Ms. Constance Okollet, Osukuru United Women's Network; Ms. Anne-Françoise Levèvre, World Savings Banks Institute.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 36 minutes ]

Press Conference: By the Swiss Mission on the launch of the Small Arms Survey Yearbook 2010: Gangs, Groups, and Guns. Participants include Ambassador Jurg Lauber, Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament, Switzerland; Mr. Eric Berman, Managing Director, Small Arms Survey (Moderator); and Dr. Jennifer Hazen, Senior Researcher, Small Arms Survey.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 37 minutes ]

Press Conference: By the NGO "Watchlist" on Children and Armed Conflict. Participants include Ms. Eva Smets, Director, Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict, and Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 28 minutes ]

Press Conference: The Permanent Representative of Sudan, H.E. Mr. Abdalmahmood Abdalhaleem Mohamad.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 35 minutes ]

Press Conference: By the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to introduce the Swiss candidate for the presidency of the 65th session of the General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Joseph Deiss. Participants include:  H.E. Ms. Micheline Calmy-Rey, and H.E. Mr. Paul Seger.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 30 minutes ]

Press Conference: To launch the "Second Generation Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) Practices in Peace Operations" report. Ayaka Suzuki, Chief of the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reinsertion Section of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, will describe the origins of this new approach to DDR, and will give an overview of DDR work in peace missions highlighting work in Haiti, Cote d'Ivoire, Sudan and other operations.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 21 minutes ]

Press Conference: Ambassador Pablo Macedo of Mexico, Chairperson-designate of the Fourth Biennial Meeting of States on Small Arms and Light Weapons (BMS4), will brief correspondents on the upcoming meeting, to be held from 14-18 June in New York, and on various aspects of the small arms issue. The press conference will be moderated by Ewen Buchanan of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 19 minutes ]

Press Conference: By Ambassador Franciscos Verros of Greece, Chairman of the 6th Plenary of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia, to brief correspondents on the work of the contact group. Participants include H.E. Mr. Anastassis Mitsialis, Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations, and  Ms. Polyxeni Mastroperrou (moderator).
[Webcast: Archived Video - 20 minutes ]

Press Conference: The 2010 Global Peace Index. The press wil be briefed on linkages between security and development by panelists Clyde McConaghy, Board Member, Institute for Economics and Peace; Andrew Williamson, Global Driector Economic Research, Economic Intelligence Unit; and Kerry Kennedy, human rights activist and writer.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 33 minutes ]

Press Conference: H.E. Mr. Zahir Tanin, Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, will brief on Security Council reform.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 40 minutes ]

Press Conference: World Ocean's Day (Organized by the Department of Public Information). Participants include: Professor David Freestone, Lobingier Visiting Professor of Comparative Law and Jurisprudence, George Washington University; Dr. Sylvia Earle, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence and Adviser to Disneynature on the film "Oceans"; and H.E. Mrs. Isabelle Picco, Permanent Representative of the Principality of Monaco to the United Nations.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 38 minutes ]

Press Conference: Briefing by the President of the Security Council and the Representative of Mexico, H.E. Mr. Claude Heller, about the programme of work for the month of June.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 49 minutes ]

Press Conference: Amb. David Balton, Chair of the Review Conference on the Fish Stocks Agreement, about efforts to strengthen international action to manage and conserve fish stocks on the High Seas. The Press conference will be moderated by Dan Shepard, Department of Public Information.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 23 minutes ]

Press Conference: Mr. Wilfried Lemke, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace, about the upcoming 2010 FIFA Football World Cup in South Africa, to take place 11 June until 11 July, and the activities of the UN system around this event. Participants include Mr. Eric Falt, Director of the Outreach Division of the Department of Public Information; Mr. St¨¦phane Dujarric, Director of Communications of the United Nations Development Programme; and Ms. Liza Barrie, Deputy Director of the Office of Public Partnerships of UNICEF.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 36 minutes ]

Press Conference: Mr. Rob Vos, Director of Development Policy Analysis of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), to launch the updated 2010 United Nations' World Economic Situation and Prospects report. The press conference will be moderated by Mr. Newton Kanhema, Department of Public Information.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 45 minutes ]

Press Conference: Launch of several media campaigns to combat violations of children's rights. Participants include Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict; Ms. Marta Santos Pais, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Violence against Children; and Hilde Johnson, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 31 minutes ]

Press Conference: The Pew Environment Group on the state of high seas fisheries management on the first day of the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement (UNFSA) Review Conference. Participants include: Dr. Susan Lieberman, International Policy Director for the Pew Environment Group; Kristín Von Kistowski, senior advisor to the Pew Environment Group; and Sarika Cullis-Suzuki, researcher at the University of British Columbia.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 41 minutes ]

Press Conference : Monthly encounter of the Secretary-General with UN correspondents.
[Webcast: English | French - 52 minutes ]

• Statement by H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations
  [Webcast: English | French - 10 minutes ]

Press Conference: Briefing on the outcome of the First Preparatory Committee for the 2010 UN Conference on Sustainable Development, and negotiations for the 2012 international conference on sustainable development (Rio +20). Participants include H.E. Mr. John Ashe, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda; H.E. Mr. Park In-kook, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea; and Mr. Tariq Banuri, Director of the Sustainable Development Division of UN-DESA.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 25 minutes ]

Press Conference: Discussion on the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio +20). Participants include Dr. Rubens Harry Born, Executive Director of Vitae Civilis (Brazil); Ms. Leida Rijnhout, Director of Northern Alliance for Sustainability (Belgium); Mr. Shrashtant Patara, Vice President of TARA (India); and Ms. Ivana Savic, Child Rights Centre (Belgrade).
[Webcast: Archived Video - 18 minutes ]

Press Conference: NGO "Women Together" to present their annual awards, and to speak about their new "Center of Fashion Development" in Cartagena. Participants include Joana Caparros, President of Women Together; Pablo Gabriel Obregon, President of the Fundation Mario Santo Domingo; Isak Andic, President of Mango; Lorenza Dipp, Vice President of the National Council's "Adopt a work of Art".
[Webcast: Archived Video - 30 minutes ]

Press Conference: Rob Vos, Director of Development Policy of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, to launch the Economic Report on Africa 2010 (ERA). The theme of this year's report is: Promoting High-level Sustainable Growth to Reduce Unemployment in Africa.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 47 minutes ]

Press Conference: Officials from the DPKO Security Sector Reform Unit and the African Union will hold a press conference on security sector reform. Participants include: Dr. Adedeji Ebo, Chief of the Security Sector Reform Team, United Nations Department of Peace Keeping Operations; and Dr. Norman Mlambo, African Union Security Sector Reform Expert. The press conference will be moderated by Professor Eboe Hutchful, a Ghanaian political scientist.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 24 minutes ]

Press Conference: Rear Admiral Peter Hudson of EUNAVFOR Operation Atalanta, to update on the operation to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 28 minutes ]

Press Conference: Ambassador Marina Valère, Permanent Representative of Trinidad and Tobago, about prevention and control of non-communicable diseases.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 49 minutes ]

Press Conference: Achim Steiner, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, to launch a new report on “Metals Recycling Rates”. Participants include Thomas Graedel, Professor of Industrial Ecology at Yale University, and author of the report; Ashok Khosla, co-chair of the International Panel on Sustainable Resource Management; Janez Potocnik, European Commissioner for the Environment; and Daniel A. Reifsnyder, United States Deputy Assistant Secretary of State.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 48 minutes ]

Press Conference: Mr. B. Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs; Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, and H.E. Mr. Ertugrul Apakan, Permanent Representative of Turkey to the United Nations.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 57 minutes ]

Press Conference: The challenges facing Small Island Developing States - 18th session of the Commission on Sustainable Development. Participants include H.E. Mr. Amjad Abdullah, Director-General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Maldives; and H.E. Mr. Dessima Williams, Permanent Representative of Grenada to the United Nations.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 40 minutes ]

Press Conference: Launch of the Global Biodiversity Outlook 3 Report (GBO-3). Participants include Delfin Ganapin, Global Manager of the GEF Small Grants Program.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 29 minutes ]

Press Conference: H.E. Mr. Evo Morales Ayma, President of Bolivia, speaks with correspondents.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 56 minutes ]

Press Conference: The Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations, about a concert that will take place today 7 May with the Youth Symphony Orchestra of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
[Webcast: Archived Video - 30 minutes ]

Press Conference: Mr. Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, and Mr. Amr Nour, Director of UN Regional Commissions New York Office, to launch the 2010 ESCAP Survey.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 1 hour and 4 minutes ]

Press Conference: The Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) on its 18th Session. Participants include H.E. Mr. Luis Alberto Ferraté Felice, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources of Guatemala and Chairman of the Commission on Sustainable Development, and Mr. Tariq Banuri, Director of the Sustainable Development Division of UN-DESA.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 23 minutes ]

Press Conference: Briefing by the President of the Security Council and the Representative of Lebanon, H.E. Mr. Nawaf Salam, about the programme of work for the month of May.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 34 minutes ]

Press Conference: H.E. Ambassador Ambassador Christian Wenaweser, President of the Assembly of States Parties to the International Criminal Court (ICC), and Mr. William Pace, Convenor of the Coalition for the International Criminal Court, brief journalists on the Review Conference of the ICC.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 39 minutes ]

Press Conference: Mr. Carlos Mamani, Chairperson of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, and Ms. Vicky Tauli-Corpuz, Member of the Forum, briefs correspondents on the outcomes of the ninth session of the Forum which ends Friday.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 28 minutes ]

Press Conference: The Secretary-General presents the report of his Advisory Group on Energy and Climate Change. Participants include Kandeh K. Yumkella, Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO); Helge Lund, CEO of Statoil; and Achim Steiner, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
[Webcast: Archived Video - 39 minutes ]

Press Conference: Truce and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC), sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations. Participants include H.E. Mr. Justice Murray Sinclair, Chairperson of the TRC; Ms. Marie Wilson, Commissioner of the TRC; and Chief Wilton Littlechild, Commissioner of the TRC and moderator of the press conference.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 50 minutes ]

Press Conference: By the World Bank about their new study "Indigenous Peoples, Poverty, and Development". Participants include Elisabeth Huybens, Sector Manager, Social Development, The World Bank; Elisa Canqui Mollo, UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples, and Harry Patrinos, Co-Author of the Study.  The Press Conference will be moderated by Karolina Ordon, Communications Officer, the World Bank.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 27 minutes ]

Press Conference: The incoming Chairperson of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Mr. Carlos Mamani Condori, and Ms. Tonya Gonnella Frichner, North American member of the Permanent Forum, briefs correspondents on the ninth session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and gives an update regarding the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 51 minutes ]

Press Conference: H.E. Mr. Grigol Vashadze, Foreign Minister of Georgia, briefs correspondents on Georgia-UN relations.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 43 minutes ]

Press Conference: Mr. Hidenobu Sobashima,  Deputy Press Secretary from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, about the foreign minister's visit as chair of the Open Debate on Post-conflict peacebuilding of the Security Council.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 20 minutes ]

Press Conference: H.E. Mr. Heraldo Munoz, Chairperson of the Bhutto Commission of Inquiry and Permanent Representative of Chile, about the Commission's investigation into the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Banazir Bhutto.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 39 minutes ]

Press Conference: By the Deputy Secretary-General about her recent trip to Haiti.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 33 minutes ]

Press Conference: The Permanent Representative of Barbados, Ambassador H.E. Mr. Christopher Hackett about the Barbados candidature for the post of Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC).
[Webcast: Archived Video - 52 minutes ]

Press Conference: The Secretary-General will hold a press conference to kick off a new global initiative on reproductive, maternal, and newborn health. Participants include H.E. Mr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of Tanzania; H.E. Mr. Boediono, Vice-President of Indonesia; H.E. Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister of Norway; H.E. Ms. Beverly J. Oda, Minister for International Cooperation of Canada; and Ms. Margaret Chan, Director General of the World Health Organization.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 43 minutes ]

Press Conference: David Nabarro, Senior UN System Influenza Coordinator, will brief correspondents on the upcoming International Ministerial Conference on Animal and Pandemic Influenza that will take place in Hanoi from 2-21 April. He will also speak about the Annual Global Progress Report on Animal and Pandemic Influenza. The press conference will be moderated by Tim Wall from the Department of Public Information.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 31 minutes ]

Press Conference: Ms. Hania Zlotnik, Director of the Population Division in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, on the growing burden of non-communicable diseases on health systems and development.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 21 minutes ]

Press Conference: The Department of Public Information announces a new initiative called SPIRIT - an open-source platform that will connect individuals all over the world to allow them to contribute to peace building initiatives.
Participants include Gal Bar Dea, Graduate Student, Columbia Business School; Josefine Roos, Graduate Student, Columbia School of International Pubic Affairs; Lennart Crain, Graduate Student, Columbia Business School; Heather Gilmartin, Graduate Student, Columbia School of International Public Affairs..
[Webcast: Archived Video - 27 minutes ]

Press Conference: Briefing by the President of the Security Council and the Representative of Japan, H.E. Mr. Yukio Takasu, about the programme of work for the month of April.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 1 hour ]

Press Conference: Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), briefs correspondents on the conclusion of the Fifth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF-5) held recently in Rio de Janeiro. The press conference is moderated by Sharad Shankardass, Spokesperson for UN-HABITAT.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 33 minutes ]

Press Conference : Closing Press Conference at the conclusion of the International Donor's Conference towards a New Future for Haiti. Participants include Secretary-General   Ban Ki-moon; H.E. Ms. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State, United States of America; H.E. Mr. René Préval, President of Haiti; and the co-chairs of the Conference.
[Webcast: English | French | Spanish - 41 minutes ]

• Statement by H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations
  [Webcast: Archived Video - 4 minutes ]

Press Conference: By the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations in the margins of the International Donors' Conference towards a New Future for Haiti. Mr. Kazuo Kodama, Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan briefs correspondents.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 36 minutes ]

Press Conference: By  the United Nations Office for Partnerships (UNOP) to announce a major new initiative in support of the farmers in Haiti. Participants include Ms. Julie T. Katzman, General Manager, FOMIN/ Multilateral Investment Fund, Inter-American Bank; Roger Jaar, Chairman, Coca-Cola; Bruce McNamer, CEO, TechnoServe; and the Minister of Commerce of Haiti. The Press Conference will be moderated by Mr. Amir Dossal, Head of the United Nations Office for Partnerships.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 23 minutes ]

Press Conference: By the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) about a report by Consumers International entitled "Checked Out: Are Supermarkets taking Responsibility for Labour Conditions in Developing Countries". Participants include Mr. Tariq Banuri, Director, Division of Sustainable Development; Catherine Nicholson, Senior Project Coordinator, Consumers International; Mr. Thomas Graedel, Director, Center for Industrial Ecology; and Mr. Jim Fava, Managing Director, Five Winds International.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 28 minutes ]

Press Conference: Khardiata Lo N'diaye, newly appointed Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Niger briefs correspondents on the situation in Niger. The press conference will be moderated by Nicholas Reader, Deputy Spokesperson, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
[Webcast: Archived Video - 20 minutes ]

Press Conference: Members of the Human Rights Committee brief the press at the conclusion of its 98th session held in New York, at which it reviewed the reports of Argentina, Mexico, New Zealand and Uzbekistan under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 53 minutes ]

Press Conference: By the Department of Pubic Information  to commemorate the abolition of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Participants include Mr. Kiyo Akasaka, Under-Secretary-General for the Department of Public Information, H.E. Mr. Raymond Wolfe, Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the United Nations, H.E. Mr. Donatus Keith St. Aimee, Permanent Representative of Saint Lucia to the United Nations, and H.E. Mr. Téte António, Permanent Observer of the African Union to the United Nations. The Press Conference will be moderated by Mr. Eric Falt, Director, Department of Public Information Outreach Division.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 30 minutes ]

Press Conference: Hania Zlotnik, Director of the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, holds a press conference for the launch of the results of the 2009 Revision of World Urbanization Prospects. The press conference will be moderated by Tim Wall, Department of Public Information.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 14 minutes ]

Press Conference: The World Health Organization's press conference for the launch of pop star Craig David as Goodwill Ambassador against Tuberculosis for the Stop TB partnership. The press conference will be moderated by Judith Mandelbaum-Schmid, Senior Communications Adviser, Stop TB Partnership.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 22 minutes ]

Press Conference: By the Coalition for the International Criminal Court about the resumed session of the Assembly of  States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Participants include Cecilia Nilsson Kleffner, modeator and Head of the Legal Section of the Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC), David Donat Cattin, Director of the International Law and Human Rights Programme  at Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA), and Mohammed Ndifuna, Executive Director of Human Rights Network, Uganda.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 43 minutes ]

Press Conference: By H.E. Mr. Oqil Oqilov, Prime Minister of Tajikistan about the Millennium Development Goal Awards, and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Tajikistan. Participants include H.E. Mr. Zachary Muburi-Muita, President of the High-Level Committee of South South Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Jean Marie Ehouzou, Permanent Representative of Benin, and Mr. Chris Wangro, producer of the MDG Award Committe. Additional participants include Intel, and South South News corporation. The press conference was moderated by Hiro Ueki, United Nations Department of Public Information.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 31 minutes ]

Press Conference: By H.E. Dr. Ali Abdussalam Treki, President of the General Assembly, about World Water Day. H.E. Oqil Ghaybulloyevich Oqilov, Prime Minister of Tajikistan, and H.E. Jan Eliasson, President of the 60th session of the General Assembly join President Treki.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 31 minutes ]

Press Conference: The Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the United Nations introduces Costa Rica's nomination of Mrs. Christiana Figueres as a candidate for the position of Executive Secretary for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). H.E. Mr. Jorge Urbina, Permanent Representative of Costa Rica, moderates the Press Conference.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 37 minutes ]

Press Conference: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon presents his report entitled “Keeping the Promise: forward‑looking review to promote an agreed action agenda to achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015” (A/64/665, pdf).
[Webcast: Archived Video - 48 minutes ]

Press Conference: Marcella Villarreal, Director, FAO Gender, Equity and Rural Employment Division, briefs correspondents about women producers' central role in maintaining household and communities, and their coping strategies during times of severe food insecurity. Other participants include Violet Shivutse (Groots, Kenya), Ruth Serech (Coordinacion de Desarrollo Integral de Mujeres Mayas (CODIMM, Guatemala) and SriSofjan (Huairou Commission, Malaysia).
[Webcast: Archived Video - 25 minutes ]

Press Conference: Prof. Robbert H. Dijkgraaf, Co-Chair, InterAcademy Council, briefs correspondents on the IPCC review.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 19 minutes ]

Press Conference: Anne-Marie Orler, Office of the Police Adviser, Department of Peacekeeping Operations, briefs correspondents on her recent trip to Haiti, and policing issues.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 23 minutes ]

Press Conference: By the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) about the launch of the UNIFEM-UN Global Compact joint initiative called Women's Empowerment Principles which offers guidance on how to empower women in the workplace. Participants include Inés Alberdi, Executive Director, UNIFEM; Georg Kell, Executive Director, UN Global Compact Office; and Nanette Braun (moderator), Head of UNIFEM Communications.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 13 minutes ]

Press Conference: By H.E. Mr. Heraldo Muñoz, Permanent Representative of Chile to the United Nations and Her Grace Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York about the situation in Chile.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 37 minutes ]

Press Conference: By the NGO "Equality Now" about progress made on revoking laws that discriminate against women since the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action in 1995. Presenters also launched a new campaign called "Beijing +15", and released a new report entitled "Words and Deeds: Holding Governments Accountable in the Beijing +15 Review Process".
[Webcast: Archived Video - 29 minutes ]

Press Conference: A new micro-donation initiative called "Massive Good" that will allow travellers to give $2 towards the health related millennium development goals. Participants include: Mr. Philippe Douste-Blazy, UN Special Advisor on Innovative Finance for Development; Mr. Ray Chambers, UN Special Envoy for Malaria; Dr. Bernard Salomé, Managing Director of the Millennium Foundation for Innovative Finance for Health; Dr. Jorge Bermudez, Executive Secretary of the UNITAID; and Mr. William Maloney, American Society Travel Agents Chief Executive Officer. The press conference is sponsored by the French mission.
[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 29 minutes ]
[Webcast: Archived Video - Original Language: 29 minutes ]

Press Conference: The Hon. Juliana Azumah-Mensah, MP and Minister for Women and Children's Affairs of Ghana about the Institutional Mechanisms for Promoting  Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Ghana. The Press Conference is moderated by Margaret Novicki, Chief, Communications Campaign Service, Department of Public Information.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 14 minutes ]

Press Conference: The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) about a new publication entitled "The World Map of Women in Politics 2010". Participants include: Ms. Rachel Mayanja, Assistant Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Gender issues and the Advancement of Women; Mr. Anders B. Johnsson, Secretary-General for the Inter-Parliamentary Union; and Senator Pia Cayetano of the Philippines, President of the IPU Coordinating Committee of Women Parliamentarians.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 35 minutes ]

Press Conference: Rachel Mayanja, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women about events planned for International Women's Day (IWD). Participants include Audun Lysbakken, Minister for Gender Equality and  Children's Affairs, Norway; Ambassador Garen Nazarian of Armenia, Chair of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW); and Tarcila Rivera Zea, Enlace Intercontinental de Mujeres Indigenas.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 22 minutes ]

Press Conference: Ambassador Zahir Tanin, Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, and Chair of the inter-governmental negotiations on Security Council reform.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 24 minutes ]

Press Conference: Briefing by the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation, H.E. Mr.Vitaly Churkin, on Russian cooperation on issues of concern to the United Nations.
[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 28 minutes ]
[Webcast: Archived Video - Russian and English: 28 minutes ]

Press Conference: By the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations about road safety in the Russian Federation. Speakers include Mr. Viktor Kiryanov, chief road traffic safety inspector of the Russian Federation; and Mr. Vladimir Shevtchenko, Press Secretary.
[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 27 minutes ]
[Webcast: Archived Video - Russian and English: 27 minutes ]

Press Conference: By UNAIDS about AIDS and the needs of women and children. Speakers include Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of UNAIDS; Annie Lennox, Singer and HIV activist; and Suksma Ratri, Indonesia Positive Women's Network.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 53 minutes ]

Press Conference: By the World Health Organization about the GA draft resolution on improving global road safety. Speakers include Dr. Etienne Krug, Director, Department of Violence and Injury Prevention and Disability, WHO; and Larua Sminkey, Moderator, Communications Officer for the Department of Violence and Injury Prevention and Disability, WHO.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 15 minutes ]

Press Conference: Briefing by the President of the Security Council and the Representative of Gabon, H.E. Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet, about the programme of work for the month of March.
[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 18 minutes ]
[Webcast: Archived Video - French: 18 minutes ]

Press Conference: By the Permanent Mission of Canada and the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) about the Francophonie mobilization to fight violence against women.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 33 minutes ]

Press Conference: By the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) about challenges faced by countries emerging from conflict in conducting a population and housing census. Participants include, Mr. E. Edward Liberty, Director General, Liberia Institute for Statistics and Geo-information Services; Ms. Nuha Al-Sharma, Executive Census Director, COSIT, Iraq; Mr. Gregoire Kankwanda Ebuleland, Director, INS, Democratic Republic of Congo; Mr. Paul Cheung.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 49 minutes ]

Press Conference: By Melvyn Levitsky, Board member of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) about the findings of their 2009 annual report. The press conference will be moderated by Tim Wall, Information Officer, DPI.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 50 minutes ]

Press Conference: By the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) about their new report "Measuring the Information Society 2010". Panelists include: Susan Teltscher, Head, Market Information and Statistics Division, Telecommunication Development Bureau of ITU; and Gary Fowlie, Head, ITU Liaison Office to the United Nations.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 37 minutes ]

Press Conference: Engaging philanthropy to promote gender equality and women's empowerment. With Amir Dossal, Executive Director, UN Office for Partnerships (Moderator), Her Grace Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York ,Inés Alberdi, Executive Director, United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), Mary P. Quinn, Senior Manager, Avon Foundation for Women, Geena Davis, Academy Award-winning actor and philanthropist.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 34 minutes ]

Press Conference: Briefing by Janos Pasztor, Director of the Secretary-General’s Climate Change Support Team, about climate change talks.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 11 minutes ]

Press Conference: By H.E. Mr. Alvaro Colom, President of Guatemala, about achievements and prospects of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala. Other participants include H.E. Mr. Haroldo Rodas, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala, and H.E. Mr. Gert Rosenthal, Permanent Representative of Guatemala to the Untied Nations.
[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 25 minutes ]
[Webcast: Archived Video - Original Language: 23 minutes ]

Press Conference: By H.E. Mr. Ahmad Allam-mi, Permanent Representative of Chad to the United Nations, about the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT).
[Webcast: Archived Video - 36 minutes ]

Press Conference: Mr. B. Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, on his just concluded mission to Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
[Webcast: Archived Video - 32 minutes ]

Press Conference: By the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) for the release of their annual report. Participants include: Robert Mahoney, Deputy Director (CPJ); Bob Dietz, Asia Program Coordinator (CPJ); and Maziar Bahari, Newsweek Correspondent. This press conference is sponsored by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
[Webcast: Archived Video - 1 hour ]

Press Conference: John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator; and Rebeca Grynspan, Assistant Administrator and Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean for UNDP, about the situation in Haiti.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 32 minutes ]

Press Conference: Press Conference by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to launch their report "Education Under Attack". Participants include Radhika Coomaraswamy, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict; and Brendan O'Malley, author of the report. The press conference will be moderated by Mark Richmond, Director, Division for the Coordination of United Nations Priorities in Education for UNESCO.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 53 minutes ]

Press Conference: Joint press conference by the UN Secretary-General, H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon with Prime Minister Gordon Brown of the United Kingdom, and Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia, about the launch of a new high-level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 35 minutes ]

Press Conference: By the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) about the International Year of Biodiversity. Participants include Morten Wetland, Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations; Veerle Vandeweerd, Director, Environment and Energy Group; Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity; and Tran Triet, Director, Phu My Lepironia Project. The Press Conference was moderated by Charles Dickson, Communications Specialist, UNDP.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 35 minutes ]

Press Conference: On the situation in Haiti. Participants include Alain Le Roy, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations; Susana Malcorra, Under-Secretary-General for Field Support; and Edmond Mulet, Acting Special Representative of the Secretary General for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). (Mr. Mulet will join by video teleconference).
[Webcast: Archived Video - 1 hour and 6 minutes ]

Press Conference: Sexual Violence in Conflict. Panelestis include the Deputy Secretary-General; Mr. Alain Le Roy, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations; and Ms. Margot Wallstrőm, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sexual Violence in Conflict.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 28 minutes ]

Press Conference: Dr. Donatus St. Aimee, Permanent Representative of the Mission of Saint Lucia, moderates a press conference on the CARICOM Initiative on Non-Communicable Diseases. Panelists include: Dr. Ala Alwan, Assistant Director-General of the World Health Organization; Dr. Alafia Samuels, Epidemiologist at the University of the West Indies; and Dr. Deborah Malta, Coordinator of the Department of Non Communicable Diseases, Ministry of Health, Brazil.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 35 minutes ]

Press Conference: The Outreach Division of the Department of Public Information (DPI) holded a press conference to announce the launch of the 2010 Global Model United Nations (GMUN) conference that will take place in Malaysia this coming August in partnership with the Malaysian government and the Alliance of Civilizations. Mr. Kiyo Akasaka, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, H.E. Amb. Hamidon Ali, Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the UN, and Marc Scheuer, Director of Alliance of Civilizations participated in the launch.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 45 minutes ]

Press Conference: H.E. Mr. Leslie Kojo Christian (Ghana), Chairman of the Commission for Social Development, about the expected outcome of the 48th session of the Commission. Panelists include H.E. Mr. Francisco Moza, Secretary General for Social Policy, Government of Spain, and Professor Jimi Adesina of Nigeria.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 39 minutes ]

Press Conference: H.E. Mr. Gérard Araud, Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of February, briefs correspondents on the Council’s programme of work for the upcoming month.
[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 40 minutes ]
[Webcast: Archived Video - Original Language: 40 minutes ]

Press Conference: Representatives from the United Nations and the Human Security Association (HSA) will hold a press conference about the first Power of Muze concert. The concert, which takes place 3 February at Carnegie Hall, will support the United Nations goals to raise awareness of human security issues, and kick-off further initiatives to promote human security globally.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 23 minutes ]

Press Conference: John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator, will brief correspondents on the situation in Haiti.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 30 minutes ]

Press Conference: By the Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations. Mr. Carl P. Salicath, Senior Advisor at Norway's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Chairman of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS), will talk about the work of the contact group.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 23 minutes ]

Press Conference: Captain Paul Chivers, Chief of Staff of EUNAVFOR Somalia (Operation Atalanta) to brief on the naval operation off the coast of Somalia, suppporting UN Security Council resolutions 1814, 1816, 1838 and 1846.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 33 minutes ]

Press Conference: Josette Sheeran, Executive Director of the World Food Programme, briefs correspondents on the situation in Haiti.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 36 minutes ]

Press Conference: Nuclear non proliferation and disarmament.  Professor Gareth Evans will present the December 09 report "Eliminating Nuclear Threats" by the International Commission on Nuclear Disarmament and Non Proliferation (ICNND). Ambassador Gary Quinlan, UN Permanent Representative of Australia, moderates the press conference.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 38 minutes ]

Press Conference: Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, John Holmes, updates press on the humanitarian situation in Haiti.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 26 minutes ]

Press Conference: Launch of the report "The Shrinking Costs of War" by the Human Security Report Project, Simon Fraser University. Professor Andrew Mack, Director of the Project, and former Director of the Secretary-General's Strategic Planning Unit (under Kofi Annan), will present the report. Amb. Philip Parham (UK) will moderate the press conference.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 48 minutes ]

Press Conference: Launching of the report Education-for-All Global Monitoring Report 2010 by Mr.Kevin Watkins, editor of the report.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 23 minutes ]

Press Conference: Ambassador Pablo Solón-Romero, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Bolivia to the United Nations, will brief reporters on the People's World Conference on Climate Change and Mother Earth Rights. Ingrid Sabja, Press Officer for the Bolivian Mission, will moderate the press conference.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 32 minutes ]

Press Conference: John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, will brief correspondents on the situation in Haiti.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 22 minutes ]

Press Conference: Launch of the UN's first-ever State of the World's Indigenous Peoples report. Ms. Myrna Cunningham, one of the authors of the publication and Ms. Vicki Tauli-Corpuz, Chairperson of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues will brief the press on the findings of the report.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 43 minutes ]

Press Conference: To be held in conjunction with the 2010 Investor Summit on Climate Risk, sponsored by Ceres, the United Nations Foundation and the United Nations Office for Partnerships. Speakers will discuss the current landscape for clean energy investing and actions that national governments must take to stimulate exponentially larger investments in climate solutions globally. Participants include: Mindy S. Lubber, President, Ceres; Director, Investor Network on Climate Risk (Press Conference moderator); Kevin Parker, Global Head of Deutsche Asset Management; Rob McCord, Treasurer, State of Pennsylvania; Anne Stausboll, CEO, California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS); Lars Rohde, CEO, Danish pension fund, ATP.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 45 minutes ]

Press Conference: Alain LeRoy, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, and Susan Malcora, Under-Secretary-General for the Department of Field Support, will brief correspondents on the situation in Haiti.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 41 minutes ]

Press Conference: Philip Alston, Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, will present the findings of an analysis of the authenticity of the “Channel 4 videotape” containing footage from Sri Lanka.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 38 minutes ]

Press Conference: H.E. Mr. Zhang Yesui, Permanent Representative of China and President of the Security Council for January, to brief on the Council’s programme of work for the month.
[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 28 minutes ]