Jerry Velasquez, Head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) for in Asia-Pacific Regional says that the good news is that less people are dying, but he warns that "the bad news is economic losses are going through the roof”. UNISDR / LINX PRODUCTIONS
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told the Forum of Small States (FOSS) today (1 October) that none of challenges such as a global financial crisis, climate change, or transnational crime "can be solved by three or four big countries sitting around a table." UNTV
Iceland's Minister for Foreign Affairs Ossur Skarphÿinsson tells Israel, "don’t bomb Iran". UNTV
The United Nations today (18 July) marked Nelson Mandela International Day, celebrating the South African leader’s 94th birthday and honouring his contributions to democracy, racial justice and reconciliation with events at its Headquarters in New York and around the world. UINTV
Addressing the press following his meeting with the leaders of Pacific island nations today (7 Sept), United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon talked about “the concerns some leaders particularly in the French Polynesia” on their right self-determination. NEW ZEALAND MINISTRY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE
At the opening session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, New Zealand’s representative announces his government’s support for the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. UNTV