The Headquarters of the United Nations is currently undergoing a major renovation, and that is a good thing. It is good because the building no longer meets the requirements of the new century. In the meantime, work goes on as usual,
and here we all are, discussing the big issues of the day.
Of co…
Today we are looking back at the 10 years since the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were agreed. But we are also looking forward. We still have five years to go: five years to make a difference for all those people for whom poverty, hunger and shortages are still everyday realities.
Looking bac…
A few weeks ago, the Empire State Building was lit up in orange, the national colour of the Netherlands. The reason was that, precisely 400 years ago, the Dutch East India Company commissioned Henry Hudson to find a shorter sea route to Asia via the north. After a brutal voyage filled with hardships…
When the present session of the General Assembly began on Tuesday, the Secretary-General made important remarks about the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the financial crisis. The world is witnessing extraordinary financial turbulence, and all parties must shoulder their responsibility.
At …
I would like to begin by congratulating Mr. Kerim on his election as President of the General Assembly. I would also like to wish our Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, every success at his first full session of the General Assembly since taking office. He has been very active in his first nine mon…
We are capable of sending spaceships to faraway planets in search of life. But are we sufficiently smart and determined to save the lives of innocent children on our own planet?
We live in a world where HIV/AIDS undermines entire societies. We have the knowledge and the resources to do something ab…
Two years after the special session on HIV/AIDS, the epidemic is still spreading like wildfire all over the world. Ten people are infected each minute, nine of them in developing countries. Our commitment to the struggle against HIV/AIDS is needed more than ever, and nobody can have a free ride. It …
