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Human Rights Council
Rights of Child to "Highest Attainable Standard of Health" Discussed in Geneva Council
The Human Rights Council held a panel discussion on the "the right of the child to the highest attainable standard of health", part of a full-day session on children's rights",…
7 March 2013
Field Coverage
Residents of Pibor Seek Refuge at UNMISS Base
Over 2,500 civilians sought refuge at the base of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on the morning of 6 March, following an exchange of fire between the Sudan People's Liberation Army and…
6 March 2013
General Assembly
Special Thematic Session of General Assembly on Water and Disasters
A day-long special thematic session of the General Assembly was held at UN Headquarters on the subject of water-related disasters. The event was organized by the Secretary-General and the Secretary-…
6 March 2013
Secretary-General
Secretary-General Meets Dutch Crown Prince, Chair of UN Water and Sanitation Board
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) meets with Prince Willem-Alexander, the Prince of Orange of the Netherlands and Chair of the Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation.
6 March 2013
UN Officials
Deputy Secretary-General at Work at His desk
Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson working at his desk at UN Headquarters.
6 March 2013
Security Council
Security Council Observes Moment of Silence for Late Venezuelan President
A wide view of the Security Council as Members observe a moment of silence in memory of the late President of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez Frías.
6 March 2013
Human Rights Council
Rights of Child to "Highest Attainable Standard of Health" Discussed in Geneva Council
The Human Rights Council held a panel discussion on the "the right of the child to the highest attainable standard of health", part of a full-day session on children's rights",…
7 March 2013
Meetings & Events
Special Thematic Session of General Assembly on Water and Disasters
A day-long special thematic session of the General Assembly was held at UN Headquarters on the subject of water-related disasters. Speakers at the opening of the session included Secretary-General…
6 March 2013
Portraits
Portrait of New Permanent Representative of Belgium
Portrait of Bénédicte Frankinet, new Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations.
7 March 2013
Economic and Social Council
57th Commission on the Status of Women
The fifty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is meeting at UN Headquarters in New York through 15 March 2013, and is focused on the elimination and prevention of all forms…
6 March 2013
Meetings & Events
Special Thematic Session of General Assembly on Water and Disasters
A day-long special thematic session of the General Assembly was held at UN Headquarters on the subject of water-related disasters. Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan, Honorary President of the Secretary-…
6 March 2013
Meetings & Events
Special Thematic Session of General Assembly on Water and Disasters
A day-long special thematic session of the General Assembly was held at UN Headquarters on the subject of water-related disasters. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) addresses the opening of the…
6 March 2013