UNAIDS / 2012 WORLD AIDS REPORT ADVANCER
UNAIDS launches the "2012 World AIDS Day Report, and the UNAIDS Report on the global AIDS epidemic in Geneva on Tuesday 20 November. UNAIDS
UNAIDS launches the "2012 World AIDS Day Report, and the UNAIDS Report on the global AIDS epidemic in Geneva on Tuesday 20 November. UNAIDS
Commenting on the internal review that found the United Nations had failed to meet its responsibilities during the final months of the civil war in Sri Lankain 2009, The Secretary-General's Chef de Cabinet, Susana Malcorra said "these are the moments when you have to do a strong introspection". UNTV
"This morning Charles Petrie briefed the Secretary-General on the findings and recommendations of the Internal Review Panel on United Nations Action in Sri Lanka. UNTV
Florentina Adenike Ukonga from the Gulf of Guinea Commission said today that the legal framework for dealing with piracy is “insufficient and ineffective” and called on the need to have an “accepted common definition” of piracy attracting the same type of punishment and establishing a neutral jurisdiction to try those arrested on acts of piracy. [...]
The United Nations General Assembly observes a minute of silence for the recently deceased DPRK leader Kim Jong il. UNTV
The Chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiations Group for the Security Council reform, Afghan Ambassador Zahir Tanin tells reporters at the United Nations that a text with proposals has been achieved and is ready to be used as “a vehicle for those negotiations”. UNTV