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2008 United Nations Government News & Press Releases

30th April, 2008
DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL
DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Marie Okabe, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. **Noon Guest Good afternoon.  Our guest today will be Radhika Coomaraswamy, the Special Representative of the...
30th April, 2008
PRESS CONFERENCE BY COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS ON NEW IMPUNITY INDEX
PRESS CONFERENCE BY COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS ON NEW IMPUNITY INDEX Democratically-elected Governments were not doing enough to prosecute and punish those who murdered journalists, according to new findings released today by the Committee to Protect Journalists at a Headquarters press conference.  “There’s no greater...
30th April, 2008
PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL’S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT ON HER VISIT TO IRAQ
PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL’S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT ON HER VISIT TO IRAQ There were a total of 1,500 Iraqi children in detention, the youngest of whom were as young as 10 years old, Radhika Coomaraswamy, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict,...
30th April, 2008
PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT ON WRAP-UP OF WORK FOR APRIL
PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT ON WRAP-UP OF WORK FOR APRIL Security Council President Dumisani Kumalo ( South Africa), in a press conference today on the work of the Council during the month of April, called it a “very hectic month”, during which the Council had dealt with a number of interesting issues that warranted...
30th April, 2008
DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, TO ANNUAL AFRICAN AMBASSADORS’ DINNER, SAYS AFRICA, MORE THAN ANY OTHER CONTINENT, HAS CARVED ITS POLITICAL, ECONOMIC UNITY
DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, TO ANNUAL AFRICAN AMBASSADORS’ DINNER, SAYS AFRICA, MORE THAN ANY OTHER CONTINENT, HAS CARVED ITS POLITICAL, ECONOMIC UNITY Following is Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s address to the annual African Ambassadors’ dinner, in Washington, D.C., on 24 April: Tonight’s event offers us an...
30th April, 2008
UNITED NATIONS, PALESTINE REFUGEES DISCUSSED DURING INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
UNITED NATIONS, PALESTINE REFUGEES DISCUSSED DURING INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE Question of Palestine Refugees Not Insoluble, Participants Told (Received from a UN Information Officer.) PARIS, 30 April -- The question of Palestine refugees seemed to have reached a deadlock, but it was not insoluble as specific proposals have...
30th April, 2008
UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PALESTINE REFUGEES CONCLUDES IN PARIS
UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PALESTINE REFUGEES CONCLUDES IN PARIS   (Received from a UN Information Officer.) PARIS, 30 April -- “Let us recommit ourselves today as we conclude this Conference to work tirelessly to restore hope to the Palestine refugees, those trapped in seemingly hopeless circumstances....
30th April, 2008
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES FACE GROWING CRISIS AS CLIMATE CHANGE, UNCHECKED ECONOMIC GROWTH, UNFAVOURABLE DOMESTIC LAWS FORCE THEM FROM LANDS, FORUM TOLD
Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Seventh Session 11th & 12th Meetings (AM & PM) INDIGENOUS PEOPLES FACE GROWING CRISIS AS CLIMATE CHANGE, UNCHECKED ECONOMIC GROWTH, UNFAVOURABLE DOMESTIC LAWS FORCE THEM FROM LANDS, FORUM TOLD Indigenous peoples were facing a growing crisis as climate change, unchecked economic...
30th April, 2008
ACCESS TO INFORMATION, EMPOWERMENT OF PEOPLE TO BE DISCUSSED AT WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY EVENT, AT HEADQUARTERS, 1 MAY
Note to Correspondents ACCESS TO INFORMATION, EMPOWERMENT OF PEOPLE TO BE DISCUSSED AT WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY EVENT, AT HEADQUARTERS, 1 MAY   The United Nations Department of Public Information will observe World Press Freedom Day 2008, organized with the support of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural...
30th April, 2008
MANDATE OF ADVISORY GROUP OF INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM EXTENDED
MANDATE OF ADVISORY GROUP OF INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM EXTENDED The mandate of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group of the Internet Governance Forum has been extended.  The Special Adviser for Internet Governance to the Secretary-General, Nitin Desai, has been asked to continue as the Chairman of the Advisory Group, which will...
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