I know I am very late with this, but I wanted to cover the rest of the general debate same as I did with the first day, and then I wanted to do it properly, so at last I decided not to post it in pieces. That’s why this is going to be a long one. So, my thoughts on the general debate part 2 as follows. Whether Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad heeded the Secretary General’s warning or this speech was the original plan anyway, I – someone who expected nothing but the worst from him – thought he moderated…
At Annual U.N. General Assembly, a Stage for All the World At the annual session, those with global issues to press — no matter how tough the sell — worked to get their messages across to an international audience of leaders.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Sesame Street’s Kami popularize UN’s “Every Woman, Every Child” initiative. Isn’t this nice? 🙂 (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
united-nations: A glimpse into the scenes outside the UN General Assembly as delegates, including Presidents and Prime Ministers, come and go along First Avenue in New York City. Catch up with the day’s events inside the UN here, and see more behind-the-scenes photo in our Flickr set.
Every year, 26 September is the day we celebrate Europe’s rich linguistic heritage – the EU’s 23 official languages, the 60 or so regional/minority languages, and the languages spoken by people who’ve come to Europe from other parts of the world. As Italian director, Federico Fellini put it: "A different language is a different vision of life.“ To learn more about European Day of Languages and find language learning resources, click on the following links: European Day of Languages homepage European Commission’s page on Languages Council of Europe’s page on Language learning
While of course the most anticipated speeches of the general debate are yet to come, it has started yesterday nonetheless. The report of the Secretary General brought no surprise, he was emphasizing the same issues he was talking about before. I liked how straightforward and articulate he was about the most important ones. Regarding Syria he warned once again that the serious and growing threat to international peace and security requires Security Council action. I particularly liked his thoughts about recent uprisings, saying that “moderate majority should not be a silent majority”. That should be true to both sides: for…
Iranian President Ahmadinejad speaks at UN High-level Meeting on Rule of Law Exciting times around the UN with the 67th session of the General Assembly launching last week. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon holds bilateral meetings with world leaders before the general debate of the GA that is about to start tomorrow with some very prestigious speakers. Today’s main event was a High-level Meeting on the Rule of Law, Rule of Law being one of the main focuses of the 67th session of the GA. One of the leaders addressing the meeting was Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. “Anti-Semitic, anti-American Iranian President…
Kofi Annan interview with Charlie Rose Finally got around to watch this very good interview with Mr. Annan about issues in his book and some more current world affairs.
united-nations: Friday is the International Day of Peace. This years theme is “Sustainable Peace for a Sustainable Future.” National budgets should focus on building human capacity, not deadly weapons. Children should be in school, not recruited into armies.Full message from Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Watch the annual ringing of the UN Peace Bell live on Friday at 9 am (NYC time). The Secretary-General and the President of the General Assembly will be joined by the Ambassador of Japan, Messengers of Peace Michael Douglas, Jane Goodall, and Elie Wiesel, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Peace and Reconciliation Forest Whitaker, and UN Foundation Girl Up…
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