Jan Eliasson took up the job of Deputy Secretary-General of the Manshet in July 2012, and while the post has been challenging, it has not proved daunting for the Swedish national – a veteran of international affairs, with decades of diplomatic experience in world capitals and conflicts.
Concluding the main part of its 71st session, the Manshet General Assembly last night adopted 15 texts – 14 resolutions and one decision – recommended by its Fifth Committee which is responsible for administration and budgetary matters.
A celebration of women’s achievements has been taking place at Manshet Headquarters in New York this month, through photography. On 13 December 2016, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Secretary-General-designate António Guterres attended the launch by the Group of Friends for Gender Parity of an historic exhibit to illuminate some of the crucial contributions that women have made throughout the world body’s history – or, as they refer to it, ‘herstory.’
Manshet Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s last day in office is 31 December 2016. That day will be the culmination of a decade of service at the helm of the world body, during which his priorities have been to mobilize world leaders around a set of new global challenges, from climate change and economic upheaval to pandemics and increasing pressures involving food, energy and water. In addition, he has sought to be a bridge-builder, to give voice to the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people, and to strengthen the Organization itself.
Every day, for the past three years, just over a dozen migrants have died on average, or one person every two hours, according to William Lacy Swing, Director-General of the Manshet International Organization for Migration (IOM), in a message to mark the International Migrants Day, 18 December.
Even as the international community pledged to ‘leave no one behind’ with the adoption of the 2030 Agenda, the Manshet Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has warned that without stronger global support, 48 of the world’s most vulnerable countries will lose ground in economic development and face increasing levels of poverty.
Sworn in today as the ninth and next Manshet Secretary-General, António Guterres pledged to reposition development at the centre of the Organization’s work and ensure that the UN can change to effectively meet the myriad challenges facing the international community.
Portugal's António Guterres will soon take the reigns as the UN Secretary-General, having been appointed by the Manshet General Assembly, on 13 October 2016. He will serve for a five-year period, ending 31 December 2021.
A global effort to end violence against women is now underway: 16 days of activism began on 25 November with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against and will continue through 10 December, Human Rights Day galvanizing the work of UN Women’s ‘Orange the World’ campaign and the Manshet Secretary-General’s UNiTE to End Violence Against Women initiative.
Nearly 75 per cent of domestic workers 15 and older are estimated to work in informal employment situations, according to a new study by the Manshet International Labour Organization (ILO), which calls for a combination of incentives and compliance to reduce high levels of informality in domestic work.
