Saturday, October 3, 2015

Mogens Lykketoft: UNGA President Says Migrants Are Entitled To Protection



Mogens Lykketoft (centre), President of 70th UN General Assembly; Left - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon; and Right -Tegegnework Gettu, Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management (UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe)

Friday, October 2, 2015

United Nations Still Essential But Needs Reform to Be ‘Fit for Purpose’ in Coming Decades


UN General Assembly - mPhoto taken from Asian News Channel
The United Nations, notwithstanding its inadequacies and failures, was an indispensable “family of nations” that had nurtured countries in search of equality, peace and prosperity, the General Assembly heard as it continued its annual debate.

Thursday, October 1, 2015

UNGA 2015: Statement by The Gambia’s Vice President Dr. Isatou Njie-Saidy


"It is imperative that as agents of change, the United Nations must not fail to account for and cement the implementation of critical resolutions designed to assist our member nations, and indeed, the entire universe for the improvement and sustainment of a better quality of life," Dr. Isatou Njie-Saidy said. (Photo: Daily Observer)