2007 Archived Webcasts of Press Conferences
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| 19 December 07 |
Press Conference: H.E. Srgjan Kerim, President of the 62nd Session of the General Assembly, to hold an end-of-year press conference.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 44 minutes ] |
| 18 December 07 |
Press Conference: Johan Scholvink, Director of the Division of Social Policy and Development at the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, to hold a press conference to launch the latest World Youth Report, entitled "Young People's Transition to Adulthood: Progress and Challenges".
[Webcast: Archived Video - 10 minutes ] |
| 12 December 07 |
Press Conference: Mr. Antonio Maria Costa, Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, to present Sheik Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, Crown Prince of Qatar, the UNODC Certificate of Honour.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 27 minutes ] |
| 10 December 07 |
Press Conference: Carla Del Ponte, Prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, to brief following her meeting with the Security Council.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 33 minutes ] |
| 6 December 07 |
Press Conference: Press encounter by the Secretary-General on various matters.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 31 minutes ] |
| 6 December 07 |
Press Conference: Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development; Joseph Stiglitz, President of the Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia University; and Jagdish Bhagwati, Senior Fellow in International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations at Columbia University to brief on the recent developments in the world economy and current policy challenges.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 27 minutes ] |
| 5 December 07 |
Press Conference: Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), to brief following his meeting with the Security Council on the ICC's recent report on Darfur.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 30 minutes ] |
| 4 December 07 |
Press Conference: Ambassador Marcello Spatafora of Italy to brief, in his capacity as the President of the Security Council for December, on the Council's programme of work for the month.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 1 hour and 4 minutes ] |
| 3 December 07 |
Press Conference: Chris Sullivan, Vice President of Merrill Lynch and Judy Young, Vice President of the National Business and Disability Council, to brief on dispelling the myth that persons with disabilities are unable to work.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 22 minutes ] |
| 29 November 07 |
Press Conference: William Pace, Convenor of the Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC); Richard Dicker, Director of the International Justice Program at Human Rights Watch; Osman Hummaida, Director of the International South Asia Forum's (INSAF) Centre for Justice and Peace; and Mohammed Ndifuna of the National Coordinator of the Human Rights Network-Uganda (HURINET-U); to brief on multilateral cooperation between the International Criminal Court and State-parties during investigations in Darfur, Sudan and Northern Uganda (Sponsored by the Permanent Mission of the Netherlands to the UN).
[Webcast: Archived Video - 55 minutes ] |
| 29 November 07 |
Press Conference: Dr. David Nabarro, Senior UN System Influenza Coordinator, to brief on the latest Avian Influenza progress report.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 42 minutes ] |
| 29 November 07 |
Press Conference: Ambassador Carsten Staur of Denmark; Richard Stearns, President of World Vision U.S.; Sam McGuire, Senior Vice-President of Ipsos Public Affairs; and Bunmi Makinwa, Director of the Joint UN Program on HIV and AIDS in New York; brief on the release of a report revealing the awareness and attitudes of populations in seven wealthy nations towards those affected by HIV and AIDS globally.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 39 minutes ] |
| 28 November 07 |
Press Conference: Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs; Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development; and Johan Scholvinck, Director of the Division for Social Policy and Development, to launch the 2007 "Report on the World Social Situation: The Employment Imperative".
[Webcast: Archived Video - 28 minutes ] |
| 27 November 07 |
Press Conference: Ambassador Nasser Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Nasser of Qatar to brief on the Qatari draft resolution presented before the Third Committee of the General Assembly on World Autism Awareness Day under the agenda item "Promotion and Protection of the Rights of the Child.".
[Webcast: Archived Video - 41 minutes ] |
| 27 November 07 |
Press Conference: Esteban B. Conejos Jr., Under-Secretary for Migrant Worker Affairs of the Philippines; Ambassador Régine de Clercq of Belgium; and Hania Zlotnik, Director of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs' Population Division, to brief on the achievements of the first meeting of the Global Forum on Migration and Development in Belgium, and the expectations for its next meeting in Philippines.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 44 minutes ] |
| 26 November 07 |
Press Conference: Following the launch (at 1:15 p.m. in Conference Room 6) of the report "United Nations Arms Embargoes - Their Impact on Arms Flows and Target Behaviour", sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations in cooperation with the Arms Transfers Project of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and the Special Program on the Implementation of Targeted Sanctions (SPITS) of the Department of Peace Conflict Research, Uppsala University. Panelists include: Peter Wallensteen, SPITS; Batees Gill, SIPRI; and Anders Wallberg of the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The moderator is Carl Mangus Nesser, Permanent Mission of Sweden.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 43 minutes ] |
| 26 November 07 |
Press Conference: Joanne Sandler, Acting Executive Director of the U.N. Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM); Ambassador Joseph Nsengimana of Rwanda; and Eliana Elias, Executive Director of Mingu Peru, on the launch of an advocacy campaign on ending violence against women and announcement of the new grantees of the UN Trust Fund to end violence against women.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 31 minutes ] |
| 19 November 07 |
Press Conference: Cihan Sultanoglu, UNDP Deputy Assistant Administrator and Deputy Director of the Regional Bureau for Europe and Commonwealth of Independent States, to brief on activities of UN agencies in the Chernobyl-affected areas.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 45 minutes ] |
| 16 November 07 |
Press Conference: Dr. Kuntoro Mangkusubroto, Director of the Indonesian "National Executive Agency for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Aceh and Nias," to provide an update on the tsunami recovery efforts in the country.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 41 minutes ] |
| 15 November 07 |
Press Conference: Amb. João Manuel Guerra Salgueiro, on behalf of the European Union, to brief on the UN General Assembly draft resolution on the moratorium on the use of the death penalty.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 9 minutes ] |
| 15 November 07 |
Press Conference: Srgjan Kerim, President of the 62nd Session of the General Assembly, to brief on the work of the current session.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 53 minutes ] |
| 13 November 07 |
Press Conference: Joaquim Chissano, Special Envoy for the areas affected by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), to brief on the peace negotiations between the Government of Uganda and the LRA.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 53 minutes ] |
| 02 November 07 |
Press Conference: Mr. Michael Adlerstein, Executive Director of the Capital Master Plan (CMP).
[Webcast: Archived Video - 38 minutes ] |
| 01 November 07 |
Press Conference: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon; Mr. Kemal Dervis, Administrator of UN Development Programme; Mr. Michael T. Jones, Google Chief Technologist for Google Earth and Maps; and Mr. Carlos Dominguez, Senior Vice President of Cisco, to launch the MDG Monitor, a new online resource that tracks real-time worldwide progress toward the Millennium Development Goals (MDG).
[Webcast: Archived Video - 45 minutes ] |
| 31 October 07 |
Press Conference: Ambassador Irakli Alasania of Georgia to brief on the recent developments in Georgia.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 21 minutes ] |
| 29 October 07 |
Press Conference: Martin Scheinin, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights while countering terrorism.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 28 minutes ] |
| 29 October 07 |
Press Conference: Manfred Novak, Speical Rapporteur on Torture.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 34 minutes ] |
| 26 October 07 |
Press Conference: Vitit Muntarbhorn, Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 40 minutes ] |
| 26 October 07 |
Press Conference: Philip Alston, Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 34 minutes ] |
| 26 October 07 |
Press Conference: Jean Ziegler, Special Rapporteur for the Right to Food.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 37 minutes ] |
| 25 October 07 |
Press Conference: Paul Hunt, Special Rapporteur on the Right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 16 minutes ] |
| 25 October 07 |
Press Conference: Warren Sach, UN Controller, and Alicia Barcena, Under-Secretary General for Management, to breif following the Secretary-General's briefing to the 5th Committee on the budget.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 41 minutes ] |
| 25 October 07 |
Press Conference: Achim Steiner, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme; and Jeffrey Sachs, Director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University, to brief on the launch the UN Environment Programme's Global Environment Outlook Report 2007.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 50 minutes ] |
| 24 October 07 |
Press Conference: Mr. Paolo Sérgio Pinheiro, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 21 minutes ] |
| 23 October 07 |
Press Conference: Barbara Adams of the UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM); Hellen Wangusa of the Anglican Consultative Council; June Zeitlin of the Women's Environment and Development Organization; and Nerea Craviotto of the Women in Development Europe, to brief on Financing for Development and gender equality.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 41 minutes ] |
| 22 October 07 |
Press Conference: Rachel Mayanja, Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women; and Joanne Sandler, Ad Interim Executive Director of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), to brief on women, peace and security.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 12 minutes ] |
| 22 October 07 |
Press Conference:
Robert Pollock from the Office of the President of the 62nd Session of the General Assembly; and Oscar de Rojas, Director of the Financing for Development Secretariat at the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, to brief on the upcoming High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development (23-24 October 2007).
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 33 minutes ] |
| 19 October 07 |
Press Conference:
Eric Laroche, UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, to brief on the situation in Somalia.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 36 minutes ] |
| 18 October 07 |
Press Conference:
Mr. Firmino Mucavele, Chief Executive of the Secretariat of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), to brief on recent development and peace initiatives in Africa.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 57 minutes ] |
| 18 October 07 |
Press Conference:
H.E. Mr. Ismael Benavides, Minister of Agriculture of Peru; and Mr. Jacques Diouf, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization, to brief on World Food Day (16 Oct) and the International Year of the Potato (2008).
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 33 minutes ] |
| 17 October 07 |
Press Conference:
Ambassador Jean-Maurice Ripert of France; Johan Scholvinck, from the Department of Economic and Social Affairs; Kanokkarn Nakpassorn from the ATD (Aide à Toute Détresse) Fourth World Volunteer Corps; and Maria Barrerra from the Christian Children's Fund, on the occasion of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (17 Oct).
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 40 minutes ] |
| 9 October 07 |
Press Conference:
Briefing on Control Arms Campaign (run jointly by Oxfam International, Amnesty International and International Action Network on Small Arms) sponsored by the UK Mission.
Participants:
Major-General Patrick Cammaert, former Force Commander of UN Mission in Democratic Republic of Congo;
Brigadier-General Robin Gagnon, former Force Commander of UN Transmission Mission in Haiti;
Lt.General Dr. B.S. Malik, member of India's leading defense and strategic studies think-tank;
Janine di Giovanni, war reporter for Times of London and Vanity Fair;
Jimmie Briggs, Life magazine journalist and author of the book 'Innocents Lost'.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 53 minutes ] |
| 5 October 07 |
Press Conference: H.E. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Secretary-General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), to brief on the organization's reform, its relationship with the UN, the 62nd Session of the General Assembly and issues concerning the Middle East.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 45 minutes ] |
| 3 October 07 |
Press Conference: H.E. Manouchehr Motaki, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iran.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 1 hour and 2 minutes ] |
| 2 October 07 |
Press Conference: Amb. Leslie Kojo Christian of Ghana to brief, in his capacity as the President of the Security Council for the month of October, on the programme of work for the month.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 23 minutes ] |
| 28 September 07 |
Press Conference: H.E. Amre Moussa, Secretary General of the League of Arab States.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 47 minutes ] |
| 27 September 07 |
Press Conference: H.E. Tassos Papadopoulos, President of Cyprus.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 29 minutes ] |
| 26 September 07 |
Press Conference: H.E. Rohitha Bogollagama, Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 32 minutes ] |
| 25 September 07 |
Press Conference: H.E. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 51 minutes ] |
| 25 September 07 |
Press Conference: Tibor Tóth, Executive Secretary, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization; and H.E. Bruno Stagno Ugarte, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica, to brief on the Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (17-18 September, Vienna).
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 53 minutes ] |
| 25 September 07 |
Press Conference: H.E Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 39 minutes ] |
| 25 September 07 |
Press Conference: H.E. José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Prime Minister of Spain.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 37 minutes ] |
| 24 September 07 |
Press Conference: Joint press conference by the Secretary-General; H.E. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of Indonesia; and Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, to brief on the High-Level Event on Climate Change.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 34 minutes ]
[Webcast: Archived
Video - Original Language: 34 minutes ] |
| 24 September 07 |
Press Conference: H.E. Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada, to brief on climate change.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 27 minutes ] |
| 24 September 07 |
Press Conference: H.E. Fredrik Reinfeldt, Prime Minister of Sweden; Achim Steiner, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme; Brad Irwin, President of Cadbury Adams; Rana Kapoor, CEO of YesBank, India; James Cameron, Chairman of the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP); and Mark Goldfus, Head of Public Policy at Merrill Lynch, to brief on the release of new survey by the CDP.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 29 minutes ] |
| 24 September 07 |
Press Conference: H.E. Jonas Gahr Store, Foreign Minister of Norway; and H.E. Salam Fayyad, Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority, to brief following the meeting of the Ad-hoc Committee on Assistance to Palestinians.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 27 minutes ] |
| 24 September 07 |
Press Conference: H.E. Lech Kaczynski, President of Poland, to brief on the High-Level Event on Climate Change.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 29 minutes ] |
| 24 September 07 |
Press Conference: Sze Ping of Greenpeace China; Meena Raman of Friends of the Earth International; and Hans Verolme of World Wildlife Fund's Global Climate Change Program, to hold a civil society press conference on the High-Level Event on Climate Change (Sponsored by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change).
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 15 minutes ] |
| 23 September 07 |
Press Conference: Joint Press Conference by the Middle East Quartet and Quartet Representative, Tony Blair.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 47 minutes ]
[Webcast: Archived
Video - Original Language: 47 minutes ] |
| 22 September 07 |
Press Conference: Joint Press Conference by Secretary-General and the Prime Minister of Iraq, H.E. Nuri Kamel al-Maliki, following the High-level Meeting on Iraq
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[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 41 minutes ]
[Webcast: Archived
Video - Original Language: 41 minutes ] |
| 22 September 07 |
Press Conference: Yvo De Boer, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri, Chairman of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change, to brief on the High-level Event on Climate Change (24 Sept).
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 47 minutes ] |
| 21 September 07 |
Press Conference: Permanent Representative of Georgia, Amb. Irakli Alasania, to brief on developments in Abkhazia, Georgia.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 9 minutes ] |
| 21 September 07 |
Press Conference: Kiyo Akasaka, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, to announce the Secretary-General's latest Messengers of Peace designates. He is joined by current Messengers of Peace: Michael Douglas, Jane Goodall and Elie Wiesel.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 43 minutes ] |
| 21 September 07 |
Press Conference: Wolfgang Hildebrant, Promod Charma and Lavika Bhagat Singh of the World Peace Tour 4 Children (WPT4C) to brief on a concert series in support of projects providing security, healthcare and education to children around the world
(Sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Germany).
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 37 minutes ] |
| 20 September 07 |
Press Conference: Sara Dareshori from International Justice Program, Human Rights Watch; and Dismas Nkunda from Darfur Consortium and International Refugee Rights Initiative, to brief on the situation in Darfur (Sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Liechtenstein).
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 27 minutes ] |
| 20 September 07 |
Press Conference: June Zeitlin, Executive Director, and Lorena Aguilar, Board member, of the Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO), to brief on the impact of climate change on women. (Sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Sweden).
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 34 minutes ] |
| 20 September 07 |
Press Conference: Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, to brief on Darfur.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 23 minutes ] |
| 19 September 07 |
Press Conference: Nicolas Michel, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs, to brief on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 52 minutes ] |
| 19 September 07 |
Press Conference: Craig Barrett, Chairman of the UN Global Alliance for ICT and Development and CEO of Intel Corporation; Hamadoun Touré, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union; Walter Fust, Director-General of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation; and Mohsen Khalil, Director of Global ICT at the World Bank Group, to brief on the "Connect Africa Initiative".
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 46 minutes ] |
| 18 September 07 |
Press Conference: President of the 62nd Session of General Assembly, Srgjan Kerim, to brief on the opening of the session.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 37 minutes ] |
| 18 September 07 |
Press Conference: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, to brief on the occasion of the 62nd Session of the General Assembly.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 50 minutes ] |
| 17 September 07 |
Press Conference: Robi Damelin and Khaled Abu Awwad of the Parents' Circle to brief on an exhibit entitled "Offering Reconciliation", which is currently taking place at the UN Visitors' Lobby (This press conference is sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Sweden to the UN).
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 1 hour and 2 minutes ] |
| 13 September 07 |
Press Conference: Ambassador Johan Lovald of Norway, Chair of the Peace-building Commission's Country Specific Meetings on Burundi, to brief on his recent trip to Burundi.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 19 minutes ] |
| 12 September 07 |
Press Conference: Sheikha Haya Al Khalifa, President of the 61st session of the General Assembly; Amb. Zina Andrianarivelo-Razafy of Madagascar; Amb. Francis Lorenzo of the Dominican Republic; and Grammy Awards producer, Nile Rodgers, to announce plans for a UN Millennium Development Goals Awards Festival (June 2008).
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 25 minutes ] |
| 11 September 07 |
Press Conference: Liu Guijin, Special Representative of the Government of China on Darfur, to brief on the situation in Darfur.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 58 minutes ] |
| 10 September 07 |
Press Conference: Dr. Jorge Rodriguez, Unit Chief of Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation Technology and Health Service Delivery, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO); and Dr. Brian Mishara, President of the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP), to brief in commemoration of World Suicide Prevention Day.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 32 minutes ] |
| 6 September 07 |
Press Conference: Les Malezer, Chairperson of the Global Indigenous Caucus; Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Chairperson of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues; and Joseph Ole Simel, Coordinator of the African Regional Indigenous Caucus; to respond to the amendments proposed by Member-States to the Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 41 minutes ] |
| 5 September 07 |
Press Conference: Major-General Claudio Graziano, Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, to brief on the situation in Lebanon.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 35 minutes ] |
| 5 September 07 |
Press Conference: Ambassador Jean-Maurice Ripert of France to brief, in his capacity as the Security Council's President for September, on the Council's programme of work for the month.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 44 minutes ] |
| 5 September 07 |
Press Conference: Ibrahim Gambari, Special Adviser on the International Compact with Iraq and other Issues, to provide an update on the implementation of the Secretary-General¡¯s good offices mandate in Myanmar.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 39 minutes ] |
| 4 September 07 |
Press Conference: Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Chief of the Employment Trends Team, International Labour Office (ILO), to brief on the 5th edition of ILO's report entitled, Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM).
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 29 minutes ] |
| 28 August 07 |
Press Conference: The Secretary-General of United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon to discuss his upcoming visit to Africa.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 43 minutes ] |
| 24 August 07 |
Press Conference: Margareta Wahlström, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, to brief on UN relief efforts in response to natural disasters.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 16 minutes ] |
| 22 August 07 |
Press Conference: Ambassador Irakli Alasania of Georgia on the recent air incident in Georgia.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 33 minutes ] |
| 21 August 07 |
Press Conference: Amb. Vitaly Churkin of the Russian Federation to brief on the recent air incident in Georgia.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 27 minutes ] |
| 17 August 07 |
Press Conference: The Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Margareta Wahlström provides an update on the flooding in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 14 minutes ] |
| 16 August 07 |
Press Conference: Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Margareta Wahlström who briefs on the Peru earthquake and flooding in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 31 minutes ] |
| 8 August 07 |
Press Conference: Mr. Irakli Chikovani, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Mission of Georgia, to brief on the situation concerning Georgia.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 13 minutes ] |
| 2 August 07 |
Press Conference: Ambassador Pascal Gayama, Deputy Permanent Representative and Chargé d'Affaires of the Mission of the Republic of Congo, to brief in his capacity as the Security Council's President for August, on the Council's programme of work for the month.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 34 minutes ] |
| 1 August 07 |
Press Conference: Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change), briefs in connection with the General Assembly thematic debate on climate change.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 38 minutes ] |
| 31 July 07 |
Press Conference: Panelists from the General Assembly thematic debate on climate change Sir Nicholas Stern, of the London School of Economics; Jim Rogers, Chairman and CEO of Duke Energy; and Sunita Narain, writer and environmental campaigner based in India brief on the way forward in addressing climate change.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 54 minutes ] |
| 26 July 07 |
Press Conference: Mr. Ian Martin, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Nepal, briefs on activities of UNMIN - United Nations Mission in Nepal.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 20 minutes ] |
| 24 July 07 |
Press Conference: Laurie Blum, artist, will brief on her exhibit at the United Nations entitled "SHIRAZ: the city of Paradise".
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 30 minutes ] |
| 19 July 07 |
Press Conference: Ambassador Emyr Jones Parry (U.K.), Antonio Maria Costa, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and Actress Julia Ormond, UNODC's Goodwill Ambassador, to brief on human trafficking.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 32 minutes ] |
| 19 July 07 |
Press Conference: Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development, Harvard University, and Susan Brandwayn, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Office in New York, to launch the latest Least Developed Countries (LDCs) report titled Knowledge, Technological Learning and Innovation.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 21 minutes ] |
| 18 July 07 |
Press Conference: Les Malezer, Chairperson of the Indigenous Peoples' Caucus, to brief on the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 36 minutes ] |
| 16 July 07 |
Press Conference: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to brief on his recent two-week trip to Europe and Afghanistan.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 1 hour and 1 minute ] |
| 12 July 07 |
Press Conference: Amb. Peter Burian (Slovakia), Chairman of the 1540 Committee; Richard Cupitt, Assistant Coordinator of the 1540 Committee Experts; and Elizabeth Turpen, Senior Associate of the Henry Stimson Center, to brief on the current work of the Committee and its efforts to facilitate the implementation of Resolution 1540 (non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction).
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 47 minutes ] |
| 3 July 07 |
Press Conference: Amb. Wang Guangya (China), Security Council President for July, to brief on the Council's programme of work for the month.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 46 minutes ] |
| 28 June 07 |
Press Conference: -H.E. Ali Mohamed Ghedi, Prime Minister of the Transitional Federal Government of the Somali Republic to brief
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 29 minutes ]
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| 27 June 07 |
Press Conference: Brief on the first year of work of the Commission and provide a look ahead at the next steps and challenges
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 25 minutes ]
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| 25 June 07 |
Press Conference: Brief on the upcoming UN Global Compact Leaders Summit to be held from 5-6 July in Geneva.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 55 minutes ]
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| 19 June 07 |
Press Conference: Jose Antonio Ocampo, Under-Secretary-General for Economics and Social Affairs.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 53 minutes ]
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| 14 June 07 |
Press Conference: Jorge Sampaio, High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations, to brief the press following his meeting with the Secretary-General
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 36 minutes ]
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| 14 June 07 |
Press Conference: Bruno Cathala, Registrar of the International Criminal Court, to brief the press on the work of the court
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 25 minutes ]
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| 13 June 07 |
Press Conference: on the recent attacks on the Holy Shrines in Samarra, Iraq(by Imams Sheikh Khaled Abdul Wahab; Sheikh Majid Ismail Mohammed Al Hafeed; Sayed Mohammed Reda, Representative of Ayatollah Ali Al Sistani, and Sayed Ammar Abdul Azeez Al Hakim, Head of Al Hakim Foundation
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 45 minutes ] |
| 14 June 07 |
Press Conference: on the recent attacks on the Holy Shrines in Samarra, Iraq(by Imams Sheikh Khaled Abdul Wahab; Sheikh Majid Ismail Mohammed Al Hafeed; Sayed Mohammed Reda, Representative of Ayatollah Ali Al Sistani, and Sayed Ammar Abdul Azeez Al Hakim, Head of Al Hakim Foundation
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 45 minutes ] |
| 13 June 07 |
Press Conference: on the recent attacks on the Holy Shrines in Samarra, Iraq(by Imams Sheikh Khaled Abdul Wahab; Sheikh Majid Ismail Mohammed Al Hafeed; Sayed Mohammed Reda, Representative of Ayatollah Ali Al Sistani, and Sayed Ammar Abdul Azeez Al Hakim, Head of Al Hakim Foundation
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 45 minutes ] |
| 13 June 07 |
Press Conference: H.E. Oscar Arias, President of Costa Rica, and H.E. Vinicio Cerezo Ar¨¦vale, former President of Guatemala, to brief on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the Esquipulas II Accords
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 33 minutes ] |
| 12 June 07 |
Press Conference: Jakob Kellenberger, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), to brief the press following his meeting with the Secretary-General.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 36 minutes ] |
| 7 June 07 |
Press Conference: Inga-Britt Ahlenius, Chief of the Office of Internal Oversight Services, will brief the press on the verdict in the Sanjaya Bahel trial.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 58 minutes ] |
| 6 June 07 |
Press Conference: Asha-Rose Migiro, Deputy Secretary-General; Francesca Perucci, lead author and Chief of the Statistical Planning and Development Section at DESA; and Guido Schmidt-Traub, Team Leader of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Support Team at UNDP, to present the latest UN system data and analysis on Africa's progress towards the MDGs.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 38 minutes ] |
| 4 June 07 |
Press Conference: Amb. Johan Verbeke of Belgium, President of the Security Council for the month of June.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 34 minutes ] |
| 1 June 07 |
Press Conference: Mr. David Morrison, Director of Communications at UNDP.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 48 minutes ] |
| 31 May 07 |
Press Conference: Louise Arbour, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, to brief on her recent trip to the Great Lakes region following her meeting with the Security Council.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 30 minutes ] |
| 30 May 07 |
Press Conference: Mr. Michael Oppenheimer, lead author of the 4th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, to brief on the upcoming 60th DPI/NGO Conference entitled "Climate Change: How it impacts us all".
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 34 minutes ] |
| 30 May 07 |
Press Conference: Mr. José Antonio Ocampo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, to brief on the launch of the mid-year update of the World Economic Situation and Prospects.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 38 minutes ] |
| 24 May 07 |
Press Conference: Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Chairperson of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues; and Wilton Littlechild, Member of the Permanent Forum, to brief on the outcome and recommendations of the Forum's current session.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 32 minutes ] |
| 24 May 07 |
Press Conference: Amb. Srgjan Kerim of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, to brief on his capacity as the President-elect of the sixty-second session of the General Assembly.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 22 minutes ] |
| 24 May 07 |
Press Conference: Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, to brief on the current state of climate change negotiations and the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 34 minutes ] |
| 23 May 07 |
Press Conference: John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator; and Karen Koning AbuZayd, Commissioner-General of United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to brief on Lebanon.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 23 minutes ] |
| 22 May 07 |
Press Conference: John Scott of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and indigenous representatives from Canada, India, Norway and the U.S. to brief on the indigenous peoples' vulnerability to climate change.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 52 minutes ] |
| 22 May 07 |
Press Conference: Mr. Nejosa Radmanovic, Chairman, and Mr. Haris Silajdzic, member, of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the occasion of the 15th Anniversary of the membership of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the UN.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 44 minutes ] |
| 22 May 07 |
Press Conference: Charles McNeill, Environment Team Manager of the Environment and Energy Group, UNDP and John Scott, Secretariat of the Convention on Biodiversity, to present the Equator Prize and brief on the importance of biodiversity in diminishing poverty and responding to climate change.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 34 minutes ] |
| 18 May 07 |
Press Conference: Save Africa Concerts Foundation, an NGO that promotes HIV and AIDS awareness through entertainment and education, to brief the press (Sponsored by the Mission of Nigeria to the UN).
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 19 minutes ] |
| 17 May 07 |
Press Conference: H.E. Ms. Tarja Halonen, President of Finland, to brief following her meeting with the Secretary-General.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 30 minutes ] |
| 14 May 07 |
Press Conference: Ms. Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Chairperson of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Ms. Ida Nicolaisen and Mr. Hassan Id Balkassm, members of the Permanent Forum, to brief on the opening of the forum.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 39 minutes ] |
| 10 May 07 |
Press Conference: Mr. Amre Moussa, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, to brief on the General Assembly's third informal thematic debate, which focuses on "Civilizations and the Challenge for Peace: Obstacles and Opportunities."
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 44 minutes ] |
| 10 May 07 |
Press Conference: Mr. Stavros Dimas, Environment Commissioner for the European Union (EU), and Mr. Sigmar Gabriel, Environment Minister of Germany, to brief on the EU's policies on global climate challenges.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 43 minutes ] |
| 09 May 07 |
Press Conference: Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, one of the Secretary-General's new Special Envoys on Climate Change and former Prime Minister of Norway, and Mr. Erik Solheim, Minister of International Development of Norway, to brief on the opening of the High-Level Segment of the 15th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 22 minutes ] |
| 08 May 07 |
Press Conference: Secretary-General's new Special Envoys for Climate Change, Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, former Prime Minister of Norway, H.E Ricardo Lagos Escobar, former President of Chile and H.E. Han Seung-soo, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea to brief journalists.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 27 minutes ] |
| 02 May 07 |
Press Conference: Robert Mahoney, Deputy Director of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), and Joel Campagna, CPJ's Senior Middle East Program Coordinator, brief journalists on a new report released to mark World Press Freedom Day (3 May).
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 47 minutes ] |
| 01 May 07 |
Press Conference: UN Deputy Secretary-General, Asha-Rose Migiro, briefs journalists on her recent trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of the Congo.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 36 minutes ] |
| 30 April 07 |
Press Conference: H.E. Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, Minister of Energy and Industry of Qatar and Chairman of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development's 15th session, briefs journalists on the opening of the session.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 14 minutes ] |
| 24 April 07 |
Press Conference: Ambassador Johan Verbeke, Permanent Representative of the Mission Belgium and head of the Security Council's fact finding mission to Belgrade and Kosovo, briefs journalists on the mission's upcoming six-day trip.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 32 minutes ] |
| 23 April 07 |
Press Conference: Ms. Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; Ambassador Jorge Urbina, Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the UN; Ambassador Kirsti Lintonen, Permanent Representative of Finland to the UN and Mr. Joseph Dube from the Control Arms Campaign brief journalists on "Next Steps towards an Arms Treaty". There will also be a video message from Oscar-winning actress, Dame Helen Mirren.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 46 minutes ] |
| 20 April 07 |
Press Conference: Mr. Peter van Walsum, Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara, briefs correspondends after his briefing to the Security Council.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 36 minutes ] |
| 18 April 07 |
Press Conference: Mr. Francis Deng, Director of the Center for Displacement Studies, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University; Ms. Kathleen Hunt, Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict's Chair and CARE International; Ms. Jenny Robinson, from Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children brief on violations against children in Sudan.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 40 minutes ] |
| 17 April 07 |
Press Conference: H.E. Angus Friday, Permanent Representative of Grenada to the UN briefs journalists on global warming on behalf of the New Bureau of the Alliance of Small Island States.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 29 minutes ] |
| 17 April 07 |
Press Conference: Mr. Robert Vos, director of Development Policy and Analysis Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs briefs on the UN's Economic and Social Survey for Asia and the Pacific 2007, which will be launched on April 18th.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 33 minutes ] |
| 13 April 07 |
Press Conference: H.E. Ms. Benita Ferrero-Waldner, European Union Commissioner for External Relations and Neighborhood briefs correspondents after her meeting with the Secretary-General.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 24 minutes ] |
| 11 April 07 |
Press Conference: Dr. Somnath Chatterji, Team Leader of Multi-Country Studies at the World Health Organization and Dr. Nyovani Madise, Senior Researcher at the African Population and Health Research Center brief correspondents on the occasion of the 40th Session of the Commission on Population and Development.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 31 minutes ] |
| 04 April 07 |
Press Conference: H.E. Sir Emyr Jones Parry, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the UN and Security Council President for the month of April briefs journalists on the Council's Programme for the month.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 37 minutes ] |
| 03 April 07 |
Press Conference: Dr. Peter Boyle, Director of the International Agency for Research on Cancer briefs journalists on the "Globalization of Cancer, Making a Difference".
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 30 minutes ] |
| 02 April 07 |
Press Conference: H.E. Mr. Francis K. Butagira, Permanent Representative of Uganda to the UN; Ms. Brigitte Castellano, from National Committee of Grandparents for Children`s Rights; Ms. Patti Page; and Ms. Hatti Lucas, leader of Grandparents Support Group (Bronx, NY) brief journalists on the International Summit of Grandparents and Kinship Caregivers.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 33 minutes ] |
| 30 March 07 |
Press Conference: Ms. Louise Arbour, High Commissioner for Human Rights; H.E. Mr. Lenin Moreno, Vice President of Ecuador; H.E. Ms. Ruth Dyson, Minister of Disabilities Issues of New Zealand; H.E. Juan Manuel Gomez Robledo, Under-Secretary for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights of Mexico; and Mr. Yannis Vardakastanis from the International Disability Caucus brief correspondents on the opening for signature of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 37 minutes ] |
| 28 March 07 |
Press Conference: H.E. Mr. Frank Majoor, Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN, Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission Country-Specific Meetings on Sierra Leone and Head of the Delegation to Sierra Leone briefs journalists on the Commission's field visit to Sierra Leone.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 22 minutes ] |
| 26 March 07 |
Press Conference: H.E. Mr. Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis; Professor Rex Nettleford, Vice-Chancellor Emeritus of the University of the West Indies (Jamaica); H.E. Mr. Philip Sealy, Permanent Representative of Trinidad and Tobago to the UN and Chair of CARICOM's Ambassadors' Caucus; H.E. Mr. Crispin Gregoire, Permanent Representative of Dominica to the UN; and Mr. Raymond Sommereyns, Director of Outreach Division of Department of Public Information brief journalists on the International Day of Commemoration of the 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade (25 March).
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 42 minutes ] |
| 26 March 07 |
Press Conference: Ms. K. Anne-River Forcke, from IBM's Human Ability and Accessibility Center; Ms. Judy Brewer, Director of the Web Accessibility Initiative at the World Wide Web Consortium; and H.E. Ms. Hendrietta Ipeleng Bogopane-Zulu, Chairperson of the South African Parliament at the National Assembly brief correspondents on inclusive and assistive technologies for persons with disabilities.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 24 minutes ] |
| 22 March 07 |
Press Conference: Dr. Jorge Sampaio, Secretary-General's Special Envoy to Stop TB and former President of Portugal; Dr. Mario Raviglione, World Health Organization Stop TB Director; Ms. Anna Cataldi, UN Messenger of Peace; and Mr. James Nachtwey, award-winning photographer to launch the 2007 Global TB Control Report and to inform correspondents about the first ever photographic exhibit on TB.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 42 minutes ] |
| 19 March 07 |
Press Conference: H.E. Mr. Bernard Goonetilleke, Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States of America; Mr. N. G. Wickremeratne, Chairman of Hayleys Ltd. (Sri Lanka); Mr. Bandula Jayasekera, Chairman of Mabroc Teas (Sri Lanka); Mr. Ravi Fernando, Focal Point, Global Compact Network Sri Lanka and Mr. George Kell, Executive Director of the Global Compact Office brief journalists on the launching of a new advocacy and implementation programme to improve the living environment of about 10,000 families involved in the tea production in the Sri Lanka`s Kelani Valley.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 41 minutes ] |
| 13 March 07 |
Press Conference: Mr. Francois Lonseny Fall, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia briefs on the situation in that country.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 12 minutes ] |
| 13 March 07 |
Press Conference: Ms. Hania Zlotnik, director of the UN Population Division releases to correspondents the results of the "2006 Revision World Population Prospects".
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 40 minutes ] |
| 13 March 07 |
Press Conference: H.E. Mr. Irakli Alasania, Permanent Representative of Georgia to the United Nations briefs correspondents on the situation in the Upper Abkhazia.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 3 minutes ] |
| 09 March 07 |
Press Conference:
H.E. Ms. Carmen Maria Gallardo Hernandez (El Salvador), Chairperson of the Commission on the Status of Women will brief correspondents on the conclusion of the Commission's 51st session.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 17 minutes ] |
| 07 March 07 |
Press Conference:
Ms. Rachel Mayanja, Secretary-General's Special Adviser for Gender Issues; Ms. Noeleen Heyzer, Executive Director of UNIFEM; and Ms. Rima Salah, Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF brief journalists on International Women's Day.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 32 minutes ] |
| 07 March 07 |
Press Conference:
Dr. Philip Emafo, President of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) and Mr. Koli Kouame, INCB's secretary brief journalists on INCB's latest report.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 39 minutes ] |
| 06 March 07 |
Press Conference:
Ms. Mary Robinson, president of Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; and Ms. Beatriz Paredes, president of Mexico's political party PRI brief correspondents on gender equality and the empowerment of women.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 32 minutes ] |
| 06 March 07 |
Press Conference:
H.E. Mr. Nasir el-Rufai, Minister of Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria briefs journalists on issues related to anti-corruption and Nigeria's presidential election, which is scheduled to take place in April 2007.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 27 minutes ] |
| 05 March 07 |
Press Conference:
H.E. Natalya Petkevich, Deputy Head of Administration of the President of the Republic of Belarus; and H.E. Vladimir Naumov, Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Belarus, discuss the International Conference on Trafficking in Women and Girls.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 31 minutes ] |
| 05 March 07 |
Press Conference:
Mr. John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 42 minutes ] |
| 05 March 07 |
Press Conference:
H.E. Mr. Irakli Alasania, Permanent Representative of Georgia to the United Nations, on elections in Abkhazia, Georgia.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 6 minutes ] |
| 02 March 07 |
Press Conference:
Girls Speak Out: Finding Their Own Solutions, with participants:
Alisha Schchathep, age 17, Thailand - Prostitution/Sex Trafficking;
Golfidan Al Abassy, age 18, Jordan - Girl Friendly Spaces for Participation;
Madeleine, age 15, Democratic Republic of Congo - Armed Conflict & Girl Soldiers;
Memory Phiri, age 18, Zambia - Girls & HIV/AIDS;
Meline Ghazaryan, age 16, Armenia - Girls & Disabilities; and
Sunita Tamang, age 15, Nepal - Child Labour & Education
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 27 minutes ] |
| 02 March 07 |
Press Conference:
Amb. Dumisani S. Kumalo of South Africa, President of the Security Council, on the Council's programme of work for the month of March.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 39 minutes ] |
| 02 March 07 |
Press Conference:
International Biofuels Forum - with speakers Mr. Antonio Patriota, Ambassador of Brazil to the United States of America; Mr. Thomas A. Shannon, Jr, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Amb. Wang Guangya, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations; and Ms. Elsa du Toit, Director Energy Efficiency, Department of Minerals and Energy of South Africa. Other participants will be Mr. Antonio Simoes, Director of the Energy Department, Ministry of External Relations of Brazil; Mr. Nchedi Maphokga, Director Special Projects, Department of Minerals and Energy of South Africa; Mr. Esa Paasivirta, Charge d'Affaires of the Delegation of the European Commission; and Mr. R.K. Mehra, Director, Bharat Petroleum, on behalf of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas of India.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 37 minutes ] |
| 01 March 07 |
Press Conference:
Launch of the world latest statistics of women in Parliament, and the role of women leaders - with speakers Mrs. Margareth Mensah-Williams, Vice-President of the Executive Committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and Vice-Chairperson of the National Council of Namibia; Mrs. Barbara Prammer, Speaker of the Parliament of Austria, and Mr. Anders B. Johnsson, Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 29 minutes ] |
| 28 February 07 |
Press Conference:
UN Pension Fund - with Controller Mr. Warren Sach and Mr. Bernard Cochemé, Chief Executive Officer of the UN Joint Staff Pension Fund.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 49 minutes ] |
| 28 February 07 |
Press Conference:
Mr. Joel Boutroue, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti, on the humanitarian situation in Haiti.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 31 minutes ] |
| 28 February 07 |
Press Conference:
Launch of the Peace and Cooperation 2007 International School Award, with speakers: Mr. Joaquin Antuña, President and Founder of Peace and Cooperation; Ms. Nancy L. Rivard, President and Founder of Airline Ambassadors, and Ms. Tsidii Le Loka, original star of the Broadway musical "Lion King". This press conference is sponsored by the Spanish Mission to the United Nations.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 30 minutes ] |
| 27 February 07 |
Press Conference:
Confronting Climate Change: Avoiding the Unmanageable, Managing the Unavoidable - a report of the Scientific Expert Group on Climate Change and Sustainable Development, prepared as input for the 15th Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development. Speakers include Senator Timothy E. Wirth, President, United Nations Foundation; Dr. Peter Raven, Chair, Sigma Xi; Dr. John Holdren, Harvard University; Dr. Rosina Bierbaum, University of Michigan; and other scientific leaders.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 46 minutes ] |
| 21 February 07 |
Press Conference:
H.E. Mr. Jan Kubis, Foreign Minister of Slovakia, briefs on Security Sector Reform and other priority issues for Slovakia as President of the Security Council in the month of February.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 38 minutes ] |
| 20 February 07 |
Press Conference:
H.E. Mr. Munir Akram, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN and current Chairman of the Group of 77 briefs correspondents on the Group's agenda and on UN reform.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 42 minutes ] |
| 16 February 07 |
Press Conference:
Ms. Hissa Al Thani, UN Special Rapporteur on Disability briefs on the global survey: "Government Action on the Implementation of the Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities".
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 41 minutes ] |
| 14 February 07 |
Press Conference:
Mr. Ad Melkert, Associate Administrator of UNDP holds a press conference to appoint tennis star Maria Sharapova as UNDP Goodwill Ambassador and to announce her donation to UNDP Chernobyl projects.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 22 minutes ] |
| 14 February 07 |
Press Conference:
Ms. Yvone Terlingen, Representative at the UN, Amnesty International; Mr. Steve Crawshaw, UN Advocacy Director, Human Rights Watch and Mr. William R. Pace, Executive Director, World Federalist Movement-Institute for Global Policy brief journalists on the prevention of genocide.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 41 minutes ] |
| 13 February 07 |
Press Conference:
Mr. Atul Khare, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Timor-Leste and head of Mission of UNMIT, following his briefing to the Security Council on Monday he briefs journalists on the current situation in Timor-Leste and the continued instability in that country.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 18 minutes ] |
| 09 February 07 |
Press Conference:
Mr. Pierre Schori, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire briefs on the situation in that country, the peace process and his final impressions after close to two years as the UN top representative there.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 27 minutes ] |
| 09 February 07 |
Press Conference:
H.E. Mr. Amine Gemayel, former President of Lebanon.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 23 minutes ] |
| 09 February 07 |
Press Conference:
Mr. Jomo Kwame Sundaran, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development and the economist Mr. Jacques Baudot brief on their new book: "Flat World, Big Gaps: Economic Liberalization, Globalization, Poverty and Inequality".
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 42 minutes ] |
| 09 February 07 |
Press Conference:
Mr. David Nabarro, Senior UN System Coordinator for Avian and Human Influenza, briefs journalists on where we stand in the fight against bird flu.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 37 minutes ] |
| 08 February 07 |
Press Conference:
Mr. Martti Ahtisaari, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Future Status Process for Kosovo.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 34 minutes ] |
| 07 February 07 |
Press Conference:
H.E. Mr. Mehdi Danesh-Yazdi, Deputy Permanent Representative of Iran and Chairperson of the Commission for Social Development and Ms. Marion Williams, Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados brief journalists on the occasion of the 45th session of the Commission for Social Development.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 39 minutes ] |
| 06 February 07 |
Press Conference:
H.E. Mr. Alvaro Uribe, President of the Republic of Colombia.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 26 minutes ] |
| 02 February 07 |
Press Conference:
Amb. Peter Burian of Slovakia, President of the Security Council for the month of February.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 50 minutes ] |
| 31 January 07 |
Press Conference:
Mr. Christian Wenaweser, Chairman of the Special Working Group on the Crime of Aggression of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court briefs on the definition of the crime of aggression and on the exercise of the Court`s jurisdiction with regard to that crime.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 30 minutes ] |
| 29 January 07 |
Press Conference:
Mr. Edmond Mulet, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) briefs on the situation in the country.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 32 minutes ] |
| 29 January 07 |
Press Conference:
Members of Roma and Sinti organizations brief correspondents in conjunction with the DPI-sponsored exhibit "The Holocaust of the Roma and Sinti and Present Day Racism in Europe".
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 53 minutes ] |
| 19 January 07
| Press Conference:
Mr. Ad Melkert, UNDP Associate Administrator.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 39 minutes ] |
| 16 January 07
| Press Conference:
Mr. Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary of the UN Convention
on Climate Change, briefs on climate change.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 43 minutes ] |
| 11 January 07
| Press Conference: H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 48 minutes ]
[Webcast: Archived
Video - Original Language: 48 minutes ] |
| 05 January 07
| Press Conference: Ms. Jane Holl Lute, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 29 minutes ] |
| 03 January 07
| Press Conference: H.E. Mr. Vitaly Churkin (Russian
Federation), President of the Security Council for January, briefs
on the Council's work programme.
[Webcast: Archived
Video - English: 40 minutes ] |
