UN / EU COOPERATION
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, briefs the Security Council on cooperation between the European Union and the UN. UNTV
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, briefs the Security Council on cooperation between the European Union and the UN. UNTV
Kanayo F. Nwanze of Nigeria was appointed by acclamation as the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) for a second four-year term at the organisation's Governing Council meeting. IFAD
The Vatican announced today that Pope Benedict XVI will shortly resign for health reasons. Five years ago he visited the United Nations at the invitation of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. FILE
French Ambassador Gerard Araud told reporters at the UN today that he had raised the issue of a UN peacekeeping operation in Mali in the Security Council, but that it would be “several weeks” before a decision could be taken based on an assessment of the security situation. UNTV
The UN’s nuclear test ban treaty organization, CTBTO will monitor for a North Korean nuclear test in case the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) acts on its latest threat. CTBTO
On World Cancer Day (4 February), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’s Director General Yukiya Amano addresses the myth that cancer affects only rich countries. In fact, seventy percent of the 10 million deaths caused by cancer each year occur in low- and middle-income countries, according to the agency. IAEA
Richard Serry, the UN's Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process told the Security Council today (23 January) reconciliation and negotiations remain between Hamas and Fatah are essential for achieving the two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians. UNTV
Success in tackling the ongoing crisis in Mali requires strong military action along with intense focus on the political challenges, while also addressing the dire humanitarian situation in the country, the top United Nations political affairs official stressed today. UNTV
The United Nations (UN) Security Council today (21 January) endorsed an approach to peacekeeping that focuses on laying the groundwork for lasting stability in conflict-plagued countries, in the midst of a day-long meeting opened by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. 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