In February, President Espinosa Garcés presented her strategic vision for the seventy-third session of the General Assembly: “Dialogue and strengthening of multilateralism as a catalyst for the well-being of all persons and a sustainable planet”. We welcome her commitment to the theme “Making the Un…
The Nelson Mandela Peace Summit brings us together to celebrate the legacy of an extraordinary man who has become a symbol of the struggle against oppression and injustice around the world. It is particularly symbolic that the centenary of the birth of Nelson Mandela coincides with the seventieth an…
The successful outcome of the United Nations Summit to adopt the post-2015 Agenda for Sustainable Development (resolution 70/1) coincided with the seventieth anniversary of the Organization and reflected the joint resolve to face up to, over the 15 years, the many obstacles and global challenges tha…