Mar 16, 2015
Celebrities, News, Secretary General
50/50, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill de Blasio, Clinton Foundation, Equal Pay, HeForShe, Hillary Clinton, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Melinda Gates, Patricia Arquette, pay gap, presidential candidate, Rebecca Minkoff, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, UN Women
Stephanie Zawalski/Europa Newswire March 10, 2015 New York — UN Women hosted a star studded event at the Manhattan Center last Tuesday evening to promote global gender equality. Headliners included Bill de Blasio, Hillary Clinton, Melinda Gates, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Rebecca Minkoff, Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, and Patricia Arquette. The room was packed with Clinton supporters who roared with enthusiasm after host Sade Baderinwa “accidentally” introduced Clinton as a presidential candidate. Clinton did not comment on the remark after she took the stage, she began by acknowledging the work of the women who came before her as well [Read More]
Jan 9, 2015
News, Secretary General, United Nations
Ahmed Merabet, Ban Ki-moon, Charlie Hebdo attack, climate change agreement, general assambly, icc, International Criminal Court, LGBT community, Palestine, police officer, rape, village of Thabit
Stephanie Zawalski/Europa Newswire January 8, 2015 UNITED NATIONS — The Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon addressed members of the press after and informational session of the General Assembly. There he outlined three focus areas moving forward into 2015. First, to push forward the adoption of a new development agenda, sustainable development goals and climate change agreement, claiming that with them “we can set the world on course for a better future.” Second, decrease the response time of the international community to crises. His third point focused on terrorism and societal tensions saying, “I want to make a special appeal for tolerance [Read More]
Photo by: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire United Nations, January 07 2015 – The Secretary-General of the United Nations said the attack on Parisian magazine Charlie Hebdo was a “direct assault on a cornerstone of democracy, on the media and freedom of expression.” Speaking at the United Nations Correspondents Association in New York today, Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon said the attack was a “horrendous, unjustifiable and cold-blooded crime.” “It was a horrendous, unjustifiable and cold-blooded crime. It was also a direct assault on a cornerstone of democracy, on the media and freedom of expression. I extend my deepest condolences to the families of [Read More]
