The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees today expressed shock at the capsizing of a boat off the coast of the Italian island of Lampedusa which has reportedly led to the death of some 82 African migrants.
The United Nations human rights office today urged Serbian authorities to ensure the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community can exercise their rights to freedom of expression and association, following the Government’s decision to cancel the pride parade in Belgrade last weekend for the third year in a row.
The dignity and transcendence of every single person should be the ultimate consideration as Member States lay the groundwork for new development goals for the period after 2015, the Secretary for Relations with States of the Holy See said at the United Nations today.
The Spanish Government must accelerate its response to thousands of cases of enforced disappearances committed during its civil war and dictatorship years ago, a group of United Nations experts said today, stressing these crimes should not go unpunished.
The mission is clear – make our common development sustainable, the Hungarian Foreign Minister told the United Nations General Assembly today, stressing a new agenda that makes societies, economies, the environment and partnerships serve generations to come.
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama told the United Nations General Assembly today that after the treatment his Balkan country received in recent films as a hotbed of violence, mobsters and human trafficking rings, even he was afraid to be in his own homeland.
Germany's Foreign Minister underscored the need for United Nations reform in his address to the General Assembly, saying the Organization must be strengthened so it can play the vital role intended for it and reflect the realities of today's world.
Citing his own country’s chairmanship of the Council of Europe, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian today highlighted the importance of cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations in securing a more just world.
Countries from across the globe called urgently today for an ambitious long-term sustainability agenda – and the mechanisms to monitor its achievement – to succeed the current Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) cycle, as the United Nations General Assembly wrapped up the first week if its annual General Debate.
Warning that the forces of insularity and isolationism are gaining momentum, British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg told the United Nations General Assembly today that the recent global economic crisis proved the strengths of open societies, with openness being critical to lasting stability and success.
