Tag: Ban Ki-moon

• Monday, May 4th 2015 - 06:07 UTC

  “Let Journalism Thrive”, says UN on Freedom of Expression Day

  

  Freedom of expression and press freedom are critical to the successful implementation of good governance and human rights around the world, top United Nations officials declared today as they inaugurated the 2015 edition of World Press Freedom Day with a reminder that both freedoms were “essential” for the shaping of a new global sustainable development agenda.

• Wednesday, April 29th 2015 - 08:40 UTC

  “Being Argentine, they thought I would call myself Jesus II” and not Francis

  

  After meeting Pope Francis at the Vatican on Tuesday, the president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, told his two million Twitter followers that the pontiff had spoken enthusiastically about his coming visit to the country and had even told him a self-deprecating joke about the Argentines.

• Thursday, April 23rd 2015 - 02:00 UTC

  “We have yet to change our ways” says Ban Ki-moon UN on Mother Earth Day

  

  Humanity is well aware of the devastating damage and pollution it have wrought on planet Earth, and “even with this knowledge, we have yet to change our ways,” United Nations Secretary-General said on Wednesday, urging people to reset their relationship with nature and every living being it sustains.

• Tuesday, April 14th 2015 - 22:39 UTC

  UN extends to actor Daniel Craig “licence to save” as first advocate for elimination of landmines

  

  The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced on Tuesday the designation of renowned actor Daniel Craig as the first UN Global Advocate for the Elimination of Mines and Explosive Hazards. In a brief ceremony held at UN Headquarters, the Secretary-General thanked Mr. Craig for his commitment to support the UN’s vision of a world free from the threat of landmines and explosive remnants of war.

• Saturday, April 11th 2015 - 06:25 UTC

  Obama and Raul Castro shook hands at opening of the Americas summit in Panama

  

  US President Barack Obama and Cuba's Raul Castro on Friday shook hands and sat near each other at the historic Panama Summit of the Americas, a new milestone in efforts to shed decades of animosity. Obama and Castro greeted each other as UN chief Ban Ki-moon looked on, before taking their seats with other regional leaders at a Panama City convention center.

• Saturday, April 11th 2015 - 05:45 UTC

  'Malvinas', center piece of Cristina Fernandez speech at Panama summit

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernandez is attending the VII Summit of the Americas in Panama City where she is expected on Saturday to strongly criticize the United Kingdom over the 'militarization' of the Falklands/Malvinas and revelations of massive espionage of Argentina by London.

• Monday, March 23rd 2015 - 19:55 UTC

  UN calls for global unity in pursuit of better water access for all

  

  As the perils of climate change increasingly threaten the planet, the international community must unite in “a spirit of urgent cooperation” to address the many water-related challenges facing humanity, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon declared on Sunday.

• Thursday, December 11th 2014 - 11:23 UTC

  Human Rights Day should be extended to every day of the year, says UN

  

  The universal reach of human rights should not be restricted to one day alone but extended to every day of the year, top United Nations officials declared on Wednesday, 10 December, as they marked Human Rights Day – an annual UN-backed event commemorating the date on which the General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

• Wednesday, December 10th 2014 - 00:46 UTC

  United Nations urges “the dismantling of corruption's high walls”

  

  The fight against corruption is a global concern requiring the broadest possible response to “dismantle its high walls”, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday, 9 December, in a message marking International Anti-Corruption Day (*).

• Monday, September 22nd 2014 - 04:44 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez to address the UN General Assembly on Wednesday

  

  Following her meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican, Argentine President Cristina Fernandez arrived in New York, where she is expected to deliver a speech at the UN’s 69th General Assembly on Wednesday.