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7 Jun 2015, 9:24 am
[JURIST] UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon [official website] on Saturday invited [official statement] Yemen President Abd Rabou Mansour Hadi to send a delegation to the UN sponsored Yemen consultation set to begin in Geneva on June 14th. [read post]
12 Jul 2010, 1:12 pm
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed the need to ensure accountability for those involved in the massacre of Muslim men and boys 15 years ago by Bosnian Serb forces after they took over Srebrenica, which was declared a safe haven by... [read post]
22 Jun 2011, 1:13 pm
The United Nations General Assembly appointed Ban Ki-moon to a second term as the Secretary-General of the United Nations. [read post]
12 Jul 2010, 1:12 pm
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed the need to ensure accountability for those involved in the massacre of Muslim men and boys 15 years ago by Bosnian Serb forces after they took over Srebrenica, which was declared a safe haven by... [read post]
10 Jan 2006, 5:56 am
[JURIST] UK Home Secretary Charles Clarke [official profile] has rejected criticisms by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour [official profile; JURIST news archive] that Britain's proposed anti-terrorism bill [text] violates basic rights and sets a "worrying precedent. [read post]
13 Sep 2018, 8:08 am
The report will be presented to the Human Rights Council next week by UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Andrew Gilmour. [read post]
30 Oct 2014, 11:32 am
[JURIST] UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon [official website] on Thursday praised [speech text] the launch of a global media campaign against female genital mutilation (FGM) [WHO backgrounder] stating that "[e]nding FGM is part of the UN's unwavering campaign for the health, human rights and empowerment of women and girls. [read post]
10 Nov 2011, 4:58 am
[JURIST] UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon [official profile] called Wednesday for universal accession [statement] to the Protocol II on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices (Protocol II) [text, PDF]. [read post]
18 Apr 2008, 5:00 am
John Ruggie, appointed UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on business and human rights has recently released his report, “Protect, Respect and Remedy: a Framework for Business and Human Rights. [read post]
26 Mar 2003, 3:01 pm
UPDATE [7:46 PM ET]: Opening the meeting, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said:We all want to see this war brought to an end as soon as possible. [read post]
8 Sep 2022, 8:44 pm
UN Secretary-General António Guterres Thursday appointed Austrian diplomat Volker Türk to be the next High Commissioner for Human Rights. [read post]
10 Jun 2006, 8:22 am
[JURIST] Serge Brammertz [official profile, JURIST news archive], deputy prosecutor of the International Criminal Court and head of the UN International Independent Investigation Commission [UN materials] probing the February 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri [JURIST news archive], delivered the panel's latest report to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan [official [read post]
23 Mar 2010, 5:27 am
While addressing the UN General Assembly's High Level Interactive Dialogue on Water, UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro [official profile] reiterated the importance [press release] of access to clean [read post]
30 Aug 2006, 8:32 pm
[JURIST] UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Jan Egeland [official profile] condemned Israel [UN press conference summary] Wednesday for its "immoral" use of cluster bombs [FAS backgrounder; Cluster Munition Coalition advocacy website] in the most recent Middle East conflict [JURIST news archive]. [read post]
23 Jun 2006, 4:03 am
[JURIST] UN Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs Nicolas Michel [official profile] stressed the importance of not sacrificing justice by "granting amnesty in ending conflicts" at a UN Security Council meeting Thursday on strengthening international law [UN summary; recorded video]. [read post]
18 Sep 2006, 3:29 am
[JURIST] UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan [official website] told delegates at the opening of the second session [UN materials] of the UN Human Rights Council [official website; JURIST news archive] Monday that the Council should pay more attention to the Darfur crisis [JURIST news archive] and not focus exclusively on the situation in Lebanon [JURIST news archive]. [read post]
24 May 2015, 2:25 pm
[JURIST] UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon [official profile] on Saturday expressed [UN report] disappointment in the inability of Member States to reach an agreement on a nuclear non-proliferation treaty, according to a UN spokesperson. [read post]
10 Apr 2007, 6:59 am
[JURIST] The position of UN Special Adviser for Genocide Prevention [official website] will be made permanent to solidify UN efforts against genocide, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon [official website] announced in a speech [text] marking the 13th anniversary of the 1994 Rwandan genocide [HRW backgrounder; BBC backgrounder] observed on Monday. [read post]
7 Oct 2004, 1:59 am
Addressing the UN Security Council, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has said that the UN is developing "important new tools" to strengthen its support for the rule of law and transitional justice in countries that are facing or emerging from conflict, including a justice sector mapping guide, support for the setting up of model transitional criminal codes, and policy guidance for prosecutions in [read post]
1 Apr 2009, 1:30 am
[JURIST] The US will seek a seat on the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) [official website] this year, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton [official profile; JURIST news archive] and US Permanent Representative to the UN Susan Rice [official profile] announced [press release] Tuesday. [read post]
