United Nations

While the importance of freedom of the press was being discussed at a recent UNESCO conference held at the UN Headquarters,  a group of countries were working towards the elimination of this topic from being one of the Millennium Goals

The United Nations celebrated the anniversary of the Rome Statute, which established the formation of the International Criminal Court. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon stated: "This is a day for all of us to underscore a crucial point: justice matters." For Italy's Ambassador Sebastiano...

A media launch conference of the 2014 Small Arms Survey: Women and Guns at the UN Headquarters discussed female victimization and the role of arms in preventing abuses

In an emotional ceremony at the UN Headquarters, the United Nations Population Fund Award given to Father Aldo Marchesini, the missionary-doctor that in Mozambique gave his all to the victmis of poverty and violence: “You have the poor with you always. In contrast,...

Italy Teams with Thailand, Qatar and UNODC in strengthening “The Rule of Law”

Saturday May 3 is the 21st World Press Freedom Day. In 21 years, 1.054 journalists have been killed, and, in 2013, 200 were jailed.  The speech given on thursday, May 1, by Pamela Falk, President U.N. Correspondents Association in which she asks to the UN to make...