"DANILO TURK"

In a world characterized by nationalism, power competition, and inequality “we face need for global solutions, and global solutions must be multilateral,” the President of the Club de Madrid, Danilo Türk, told journalists in New York. UNIFEED

Danilo Türk, president of Club de Madrid and former President of Slovenia, and Yves Leterme, member of Club de Madrid and former Prime Minister of Belgium, brief the press on Club de Madrid’s latest activities and its contributions to the Secretary-General’s Report, “Our Common Agenda”.

8th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations on “#Commit2Dialogue: Partnerships for Prevention and Sustaining Peace” Opening Ceremony with UN Secretary-General António Guterres: Keynote Speaker of the Sponsor of the 8th UNAOC Global Forum. Plenary Session 1: Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue: A Tool for Conflict Prevention and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding.

Management of the world’s precious water resources must be promoted as a means to foster cooperation rather than conflict, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the Security Council at 7818th meeting.

General Assembly President Mogens Lykketoft said the process in selecting a new Secretary-General this year was “game changing.” UNIFEED-UNTV

The United Nations (UN) Security Council held today (29 Aug) its third round of straw polls in the process of selecting a new Secretary-General for the international organization. UNIFEED-UNTV

The 15 members of the United Nations Security Council held a second straw poll towards the selection of the next Secretary-General of the United Nations. UNIFEED-UNTV

The United Nations (UN) Security Council held today its first round of straw polls in the process of selecting a new Secretary-General for the international organization. UNIFEED-UNTV

Security Council president - Ambassador Koro Bessho of Japan - said Council members would hold tomorrow a first round of straw polls for the selection of the next Secretary-General. UNIFEED-UNTV

For the first time, candidates for the position of next Secretary-General took part in a globally televised and webcast event in the General Assembly Hall and took questions from diplomats and the public at large. The second set of candidates included Helen Clark (New Zealand), Danilo Turk (Slovenia), Christiana Figueres (Costa Rica), Igor Lukšić (Montenegro) and Irina Bokova (Bulgaria). UNIFEED-UNTV