UN / SYRIA-CHEMICAL WEAPONS
Reacting to the first alleged use of chemical weapons against civilians today (19 March) in Syria, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Robert Carr said that it was "deeply, deeply alarming.” UNTV
Reacting to the first alleged use of chemical weapons against civilians today (19 March) in Syria, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Robert Carr said that it was "deeply, deeply alarming.” UNTV
Five members of the Security Council today called for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate possible crimes against humanity in Syria. But British Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant said that at the moment the council did not have the votes necessary to make that happen. UNTV
The General Assembly today elected Argentina, Australia, Luxembourg, the Republic of Korea and Rwanda for two-year terms as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council. UNTV
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today (26 September) announced that he has secured 1.5 billion US dollars in commitments for a new initiative to increase access to, and the quality of, education for children worldwide. UNTV
UNICEF, with Australian, Dutch and Pakistani support, has built 55 earthquake-resistant schools in northwest Pakistan areas devastated by quakes in 2005. Among the latest to be inaugurated is the GariHabibullah Government Primary School. UNICEF
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon spent the last day of his Pacific trip in Sydney and Canberra where he gave a speech at the University of Sydney in which he said time was running out to tackle climate change and that a revolution of hope was under way in the Middle East and North Africa. He also [...]
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Australia over the weekend and met with government officials on global issues of concern as part of a four-nation visit to the Pacific region. UNIC AUSTRALIA