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DPI/NGO Briefing: Season Wrap-Up
Highlights of the past season of DPI/NGO events, the annual review stats and the upcoming Intergenerational Dialogues happening this summer at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The NGO/DPI…
22 June 2017
General Assembly
Third Committee, 51st plenary meeting - General Assembly, 78th session
Social, Humanitarian & Cultural Committee.
14 November 2023
Meetings & Events
The Art of the Possible - Discussion on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities
How opportunities and technology are improving the lives of the disabled?
On December 3rd, 2018 the United Nations will be celebrating the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
3 December 2018
News Stories
WORLD BANK / WORLD DEVELOPMENT REPORT
Some 1.5 billion people live in countries affected by repeated cycles of political and criminal violence. The World Development Report 2011 calls for strengthening national institutions, improving…
11 April 2011
News Stories
GA / MILITARY BANDS
A combined ensemble of musicians from the United States Military Band and the Military Band of the People's Liberation Army of China perform at the UN headquarters, continuing a three-city…
20 May 2011
News Stories
AFGHANISTAN / CIVILIAN CASUALTY REPORT
The number of civilians killed in conflict in Afghanistan rose by 15 per cent in the first half of this year, the UN mission in the country said today releasing figures that showed 1,462 non-…
14 July 2011
News Stories
GA / GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
Addressing a debate at UN headquarters on global governance today, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that globalization has worked "certain wonders," but there was also a downside that not…
28 June 2011
News Stories
MALI / SC DELEGATION VISIT
A Security Council delegation wrapped up a two-day visit to Mali, where it got a first-hand look at United Nations efforts to assist the West African nation as it emerges from crisis and tackle a…
3 February 2014
News Stories
LIBYA / SOMALIS
The Transitional National Council of Libya released a group of 57 detained Somali refugees over the weekend and handed them over to the UN refugee agency. Singled out because the color of their skin…
6 September 2011
News Stories
GENEVA / HUMAN RIGHTS YEMEN
The UN human rights office today called on the Government of Yemen to immediately halt the use of force against people exercising their right to peaceful protest, noting that over 100 people have…
5 April 2011
News Stories
GENEVA / TB GUIDELINES LAUNCH
The World Health Organization has called for countries to ban the use of serological (blood) tests to diagnose active TB disease in a policy issued today, which described the results from these blood…
20 July 2011
News Stories
UN / GREECE
Greek Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas meets with Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon at UN headquarters to discuss the Cyprus issue ahead of Ban's submission of his report to the UN Security…
18 February 2011