New report of the un secretary-general on children and armed conflict in iraq articles
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UN Deputy Secretary-General to arrive in Kabul today
The spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General confirmed during a press briefing that Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the organization’s Deputy Secretary-General, will arrive in Kabul today, Wednesday, May 15. Farhan Haq, the Deputy Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General, stated that the purpose of Jean-Pierre Lacroix’s trip to Afghanistan is to raise awareness about the dangers of […]
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UN Assistant Secretary-General reiterates support to Armenia’s development priorities
On 5-8 May, Ivana Živković, UN Assistant Secretary-General, UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (RBEC), came to Armenia on her first visit to the country. In her discussions with Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan, Deputy Foreign Minister Mnatsakan Safaryan, other government officials, diplomatic corps …
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U.S. is one of just 9 countries to vote against granting new ‘rights and privileges’ to Palestine in UN General Assembly
The UN approved the Arab and Palestinian-sponsored resolution calling on the Security Council to reconsider Palestine's request to join by a vote of 143-9 with 25 abstentions.