Dec 7, 2016
News, United Nations
Better World Campaign, Commissioner for International Affairs, Cristina Gallach, DPI, Economic Impact, New York, New York City, Penny Abeywardena, Peter Yeo, UN, Under Secretary General, united nations, USA
By Britta Schmitz UNITED NATIONS, 7 December 2016 – The 2016 UN Economic Impact Report has been launched at the UN Headquarters this week. The analysis of the UN’s tremendous impact on the City of New York, based on the year 2014, is part of the initiative The New Yorkness of the UN, a program of the Mayor’s Office for International Affairs. “The presence of the UN Community in New York City is a testament to our status as a global center,“ said Penny Abeywardena, Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office for International Affairs. “It is an honor [Read More]
Jan 24, 2016
News, United Nations
70th anniversary, Ambassador, Antonio Patriota, Brazilian, Economic and Social Affairs, Economic and Social Council, ECOSOC, former President, Juan Somavia, Politics, UN, UN Headquarters, Under Secretary General, united nations
NEW YORK, 24 January, 2016 – 70th birthday for the Economic and Social Council ECOSOC on January 23, 2016. The UN organ established under the United Nations Charter in 1945, became operative the following year. In the seven decades since its creation, it has committed to remove the root causes of war, degradation, as well as socio-economic gap between all people. “We have a rich history in ECOSOC, but the bar has been raised”, Council’s President Oh Joon commented during a the commemoration held at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday. He also stressed the results so far achieved [Read More]
May 11, 2015
Security Council, United Nations
Ambassador, Ambassador Power, Burundi, CAR, Celebrities, celebrity, Central African Republic, Civil War, election, High Commissioner, human rights, INNER CITY PRESS, Matthew Lee, Permanent Representative to the UN, Politics, Samantha Power, Samantha Power Photos, Tribunal ruling, U.S. State Department., UN, Under Secretary General, united nations, United States, US, whistleblower
Reporter: Follow up on that? One question? Thanks. Appreciate it. One issue that has arisen that may not even need to wait for an investigation is that the Central African Republic says that they were never told of this, and given that these were their citizens, I wonder if you—does the U.S. think that when the UN system becomes aware of charges such as these, that the host country should be told? There’s also this issue, in the UN Dispute Tribunal ruling, that the Under Secretary General of Peacekeeping was reported, and the UN didn’t seem to dispute it, to [Read More]
