UN / FINANCES
UN Under-Secretary-General for Management Yukio Takasu told reporters today that UN member states owe 2.8 billion US dollars in unpaid assessments to the Organization's budget, with the United States the biggest debtor. UNTV
UN Under-Secretary-General for Management Yukio Takasu told reporters today that UN member states owe 2.8 billion US dollars in unpaid assessments to the Organization's budget, with the United States the biggest debtor. UNTV
The General Assembly passed a draft resolution entitled “Progress towards an accountability system in the United Nations Secretariat” but failed to reach consensus and rejected an amendment proposed by the United States. UNTV
Newly appointed head of the UN mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) Hilde Johnson met with President Salva Kiir today to discuss the mandate of the Security Council for the new mission and the responsibilities and support for the newly independent country of the Republic of South Sudan. UNMISS
Newly appointed special representative of the Secretary-General in Haiti Chilean diplomat Mariano Fernandez Amunategui arrived in Port-au-Prince Sunday. The new chief of MINUSTAH will face the main challenge of reinstituting Rule of Law and security. MINUSTAH
José Graziano da Silva was elected as FAO’s (Food and Agriculture Organization) new Director-General on Sunday, a former Brazilian food security minister, he is the first person from Latin America to head the FAO. FAO
Head of the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Alan Doss, set to retire at the end of the month, bids farewell to UN staff in Goma, North Kivu. MONUC
Director of the Secretary-General’s climate change support team Janos Pasztor says that the decision of Mr. De Boer to resign was based purely on his personal and professional work for the future. UNTV
UN Under-Secretary-General for Management Angela Kane responds to questions raised on the nature of UN Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari’s contracts. UNTV
As he moves to a new office in a temporary building as part of the multiyear renovation of United Nations Headquarters, Secretary Ban Ki-moon says that “change is always a challenge” but in this case “necessary and long overdue.” UNTV