I am delighted to be speaking alongside my colleague, Ms. Margaret Chan, at this High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases, which aims to assess the progress made in the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) since the S…
The rule of law underpins achieving the mission of the United Nations: to advance peace, human rights and development. In our rapidly changing, unequal and, at times, dangerous world, implementing the rule of law is critical to establishing the justice, stability and inclusive growth required for su…
I thank the President of the General Assembly for enabling us to launch the 2011 State of the World’s Volunteerism Report here at the Assembly. Published by United Nations Volunteers (UNV), an associated programme of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Assembly will find that the Re…
