council reform

General Assembly President Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser.
UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

UN remains vital forum to address today’s most pressing issues – Assembly President

1 March 2012
The United Nations remains an essential forum to address universal economic, political and technological changes, the General Assembly President said today, while stressing that the world body must implement urgent reforms to be able to effectively deal with new challenges.
Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, President of the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly, is interviewed for UN TV and UN Radio.
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General Assembly President meets with senior Japanese officials

14 November 2011
Security Council reform and disaster risk reduction topped the agenda today as General Assembly President Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser began an official visit to Japan and met with some of the country’s senior officials.