United Nations Radio

Dr. Ali Treki

The 64th session of the UN General Assembly opened this week with a call for the revitalization of dialogue through the United Nations.  The call came from incoming General Assembly President Dr. Ali Treki of Libya who underscored that the United Nations and, in particular, the Assembly "is the way to a better future". He said people of all colours, religions and origin must cooperate and engage in dialogue through the United Nations.

Ban Ki-moon

Secretary-General sees UN at crucal moment leading up to critical year of action

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon believes we are at a crucial moment leading up to what promises to be a critical year for action by the global community-a year which requires decisive movement on a variety of fronts.   The Secretary-General told reporters this is a time for renewed multilateralism that delivers for real people in real time, with real results. And he pointed to three reasons why he believes the upcoming General Assembly is so important.

Raymond Wolfe

Caribbean States on Efforts to help Haiti Move Forward

Caribbean States have been talking about efforts to help Haiti move forward.  Speaking to UN Radio on the sidelines of a Security Council meeting on rthe situation in Haiti, Jamaica's representative Ambassador Raymond Wolfe says they all have a vested interest in Haiti's future and its internal security, stability, prosperity, and development.

IMF logo

The IMF says Barbados is Facing a Severe Economic Recession

The global recession is severely affecting the Barbadian economy. According to a report by the International Monetary Fund-IMF, after barely growing in 2008, real GDP is expected to contract by 3 percent in 2009 and to remain virtually flat next year, on account of weak performances in the tourism and construction sectors. The report says that after peaking at 11.2 percent in September 2008, twelve-month inflation is projected to decline to 3-4 percent by end-2009.

Producer: Donn Bobb
Duration: 15 minutes