At the opening of a debate on macro-economic policies for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), General Assembly President Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser said the recent global economic downturn "caused significant setbacks" in progress on the MDGs. UNTV
The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog, Yukio Amano today renewed his call on Iran to grant inspectors access to the Parchin nuclear facility site and expressed concern about North Korea's nuclear programme. IAEA
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today told the Human Rights Council he is "deeply troubled by the aerial bombardments of civilians by government forces" in Syria and "by the apparent choice of both sides to pursue a solution through force rather than dialogue." CH UNTV