"FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA"

The top UN official dealing with the Macedonian name issue Matthew Nimetz said, “It’s not easy for a lot of people to understand why there should be such difficulty over a name, but it had to do with identity and historical issues, and it got resolved.” UNIFEED

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The World Investment Forum 2018 (WIF) opened today at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, amid mounting disquiet about declining investment flows and their impact on efforts to meet the ambition of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. UNTV CH

Gjorge Ivanov, President of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, addresses the general debate of the 73rd Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 25 September - 01 October 2018).

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Matthew Nimetz, Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for the talks between Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, speaks to journalists along with Nikos Kotzias, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece and Nikola Dimitrov, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General followed by Peter Salama (on screen), Deputy Director-General of Emergency Preparedness and Response at the World Health Organization (WHO), briefs reporters, via videoconference, on the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Briefing by Brenden Varma, Spokesperson for the President of the 72nd Session of the General Assembly.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.