On the sidelines of the OSCE Summit in Kazakhstan, Secretary Clinton and the SG discussed the leaking of alleged diplomatic cables, and reaffirmed the need for the U.S. and the UN to continue to collaborate together based on mutual trust and confidence.
Today the SG announced the appointments of Brice Lalonde (France) and Elizabeth Thompson (Barbados) as Executive Coordinators for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development.
Staffan de Mistura, the SRSG for Afghanistan, welcomed the final certification of the September 18th Wolesi Jirga election results, announced by the country’s Independent Election Commission (IEC) today.
Today USG Amos launched the UN’s Humanitarian Appeal for 2011 in Geneva, calling for $7.4 billion to help the UN provide assistance to over 50 million people in 28 countries.
Today the CMP started installing the new glass panels on the Secretariat Building. The work is scheduled to be completed in 2012 and will lower energy consumption by at least 50% and reduce GHG emissions by an estimated 45%.
Today, the SG highlighted the importance of business leaders to contribute to the fight against gender-based violence, welcoming the energies and ideas of corporate partners, and calling for proposals which would feed into the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women.
Today the SG’s Panel on the Referenda ended its second visit to Sudan, which took place during the start of the voter registration.
Testerday, the Third Committee adopted three resolutions on the human rights situations in Myanmar, DPRK and Iran, all of which were co-sponsored by the U.S..
The Third Committee is expected to consider resolutions on the DPRK and Myanmar today.