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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…
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…
United Nations News Centre – Interview with Vuk Jeremić, President of the 67th session of the General Assembly Very good interview, worth reading!
United Nations News Centre – General Assembly opens new session with call to tackle urgent global issues Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said: “We are living through a period of unease. We are also seeing incidents of intolerance and hatred that are then exploited by others. Voices of moderation and calm need to make themselves heard at this time. We all need to speak up in favour of mutual respect and understanding of the values and beliefs of others. The United Nations must rise to the moment.”
67th Session of the UN General Assembly starts on Tuesday! It starts today! Find all kinds of useful information on this link!
September 16 is the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer! united-nations: On this day 25 years ago, the world proved it could act together for the environment. Join the UN Environment Programme in celebrating the restoration of earth’s ozone layer thanks to the Montreal Protocol. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
The UN dedicates this year’s observance of the International Day of Democracy to democracy education. As Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says, let’s “work to bring democracy education to all, and in particular, to those societies in transition that need it most.” I double that! Especially political education being sort of my obsession for quite a long time. I think young population of each nation (not just those in transition) needs proper political education from an early age, the kind of which old democracies like the US has a long time tradition. I live in a country where the most of young…
Powell Was More Skeptical About Iraq Than Previously Thought, Annan Says Then-Secretary of State Colin L. Powell was more skeptical about the evidence he used to justify the American-led invasion than previously known, according to a new memoir by Kofi Annan. Kofi Annan’s memoir is about to come out next week! Can’t wait!
Ban Ki-moon: Welcoming America inspired my public service – USATODAY.com Inspiring piece by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in USA Today.
united-nations: It’s a historic day in Somalia! Somalia’s transitional governing arrangements are set to end on Monday, 20 August, heralding a key step in the war-torn country’s peace and national reconciliation process after decades of conflict. The UN News Centre spoke with the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, Augustine Mahiga, about the end of the country’s transitional period and what the future holds for the Horn of Africa country.
