New Flood Busting Project for Africa’s LimpopoRiver Unveiled

 

(Reissued as received.)

MAPUTO/NAIROBI, 27 September (UNEP) -- A multimillion-dollar project to reduce the impacts of flooding on the lower LimpopoRiver was announced today.

SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VISITING SUDAN

 

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 27 September (UN Information Service) -- Yakin Ertürk, the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, issued the following statement today:

Security Council Press Statement on Côte d’Ivoire

 

The following Security Council press statement on Côte d’Ivoire was delivered today by President Juan Antonio Yañez-Barnuevo (Spain):

Urgent task is to do everything possible to help protect THE people of Darfur

 

from Violence, human rights abuse, Secretary-General tells Security Council

Following is the text of remarks, as delivered today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Security Council meeting on the situation in Africa:

OCHA WELCOMES LIBERIA’S SIGNIFICANT STEPS TO PROTECT ITS CITIZENS

NEW YORK, 22 September (UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) -- Today, Mr Charles Gyude Bryant, the Chairman of the National Transitional Government of Liberia (NTGL) will take the historic action of signing, ratifying and acceding to 17 protocols and conventions, which provide for the protection of civilians.

SECRETARY-GENERAL ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT BY DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, RWANDA

 

on october LAUNCH of JOINT VERIFICATION MECHANISM

 

Following is a statement attributable to the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

Statement by Ministerial meeting of International Committee

 

supporting transition in Democratic Republic of Congo

Following is the statement issued today by the Ministerial-Level Meeting of the Members of the International Committee in Support of the Transition in the Democratic Republic of the Congo:

at first meeting, liberia coordinating mechanism welcomes progress made

 

HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS TO VISIT DARFUR, SUDAN

Louise Arbour to Be Accompanied

By Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Prevention of Genocide

(Reissued asreceived.)

African plan advances, but needs firmer international support,

says UN Secretary-General