Opening Remarks “Over the next three to four decades, humankind must manage a fundamental, global technological overhaul to end poverty and avert the catastrophic impacts of climate change and environmental degradation. The World Economic and Social Survey, produced by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, is one of the UN’s flagship reports. This year’s report is entitled, “The Great Green Technological Transformation”. The report argues that efforts to stage a green technological transformation must be at the centre of national policies and multilateral cooperation over the next…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the UN Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for and Representatives of the Economic Commission for Europe, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the UN Children's Fund, the International Organization for Migration, the World Health Organization and the Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs.ECOSOC 2011 Substantial Session Ms. Momal-Vanian said that the UN Economic and Social Council would open its 2011 substantial session, held at the…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for Migration, the Global Fund, the United Nations Environmental Programme, and the UN Refugee Agency. Geneva Activities Ms. Momal-Vanian said the Conference on Disarmament was closing the second part of its 2011 session this week. The Conference was meeting in public plenary at 10 a.m. this morning under the Presidency of the Democratic People’s Republic of…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for Migration, the UN Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Environmental Programme, the Economic Commission for Europe, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, and the United Nation’s Children’s Fund.Geneva Activities Ms. Momal-Vanian said the Conference on…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the UN Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Organization for Migration, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the Economic Commission for Europe, and the United Nations Environmental Programme. Geneva Activites Ms. Momal-Vanian said the Conference on Disarmament would hold a public plenary on Wednesday, 22 June at 3 p.m. in the Council Chamber. A temporary…

Yvette Morris, the Chief of the Radio and Television Section of the Information Service, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Trade Organization, the UN Conference on Trade and Development, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for Migration, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the UN Children's Fund.Sudan Elisabeth Byrs of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said insecurity persisted and fighting continued in parts of South Kordofan State. Ongoing insecurity and restrictions…

Alessandra Vellucci, the Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for and Representatives of the Human Rights Council, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, the World Health Organization, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Food Programme, the International Organization for Migration and the UN Children's Fund.Sudan Tarik Jasarevic of the World Health Organization said that WHO’s office, warehouse and guesthouse in Kadugli town had been…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for and Representatives of the Human Rights Council, the World Health Organization, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for Migration, the World Food Programme and the International Labour Organization.Sudan Rupert Colville of the Office of the High…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the International Labour Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the UN Children's Fund, the International Organization for Migration and the World Health Organization.Sudan Ms. Byrs said that while the situation in Abyei had been reported to be tense and…

Alessandra Vellucci, the Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the UN Information Service, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Meteorological Organization, the UN Children's Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for Migration, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the World Health Organization.Tunisia Jumbe Omari Jumbe of the International Organization for Migration said that IOM had began the screening of a first group of 193 migrants, mostly Sub-Saharan Africans, rescued on…