UN DAILY NEWS from the UNITED NATIONS NEWS SERVICE 7 September, 2016 ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ __________________ AT ASEAN-UN SUMMIT, BAN HIGHLIGHTS COMPLEMENTARITY BETWEEN WORLD AND REGIONAL BODIES ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Speaking at a gathering of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United Nations today, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the focus of cooperation between the two organizations on a range of sectors, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and gender equality and women's empowerment. "The ASEAN-UN Plan of Action will advance the two major agreements reached last year for people, planet, prosperity, partnership and peace," Mr. Ban said in his opening remarks at the 8th ASEAN-UN Summit in Vientiane, the capital of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), refer...

  Thought of the day: Some UK's weaknesses that have been revealed by the Brexit   1) Economically, UK   heavily relies on foreign investments. This is why Japan is   telling UK how Brexit should keep Japan's business interests in UK. If UK does not listen to Japan, there will be serious economic consequences to British people.   2) It is hard to find in   UK's supermarkets   and homes, something made in UK. From stationary to a glass that   British   people use to drink water, everything is imported from   China. The next step will be energy that   will be delivered to British homes by China. This is why the PM Theresa May is worried about these trends.   3) David Cameron and George Osborne have been competing against the world in accessing   Chinese's investments. They have been obsessed with Chinese's money.   4) UK is now ...

  UN DAILY NEWS from the UNITED NATIONS NEWS SERVICE 31 August, 2016 ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ __________________ UN CALLS FOR 'BREAKTHROUGH' IN BRINGING NUCLEAR TEST BAN TREATY INTO FORCE The United Nations today spoke up for an early entry into force a global treaty that bans nuclear explosions on the Earth's surface, in the atmosphere, underwater and underground, with a senior official describing the treaty as a "low-hanging fruit." "I urge Member States to do everything possible to facilitate a breakthrough," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told a General Assembly meeting to mark the International Day against Nuclear Tests in a message read on his behalf by the UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Kim Won-soo. "We welcome any and all efforts to bring about a complete testing ban," said M...