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

 

Locust crisis to hit North-west Africa again, situation deteriorating in the Sahel

Summer Harvest in the Sahel at Risk, Control Operations Expanded, Donor Response Slow

(Reissued as received.)

In statement to press, Secretary-General urges Security Council to act

on Darfur resolution without delay, unite in face of crisis

 

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s statement to the press on Darfur, on 16 September:

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.

UNITED NATIONS ENCOURAGES GULF COUNTRIES TO INCREASE SUPPORT TO SUDAN

THOUSANDS OF CIVILIANS FLEE THEIR HOMES IN EASTERN Democratic Republic of Congo

PRESS STATEMENT BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT ON EVENTS

IN BURUNDI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Following is the press statement made by Juan Antonio Yañez-Barnuevo (Spain), President of the Security Council, on 3 September:

SECRETARY-GENERAL RELIEVED AT RELEASE OF MOROCCAN SOLDIER SERVING

WITH UN MISSION IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

FAO welcomes increased commitment to contain Desert Locusts;

Emergency calls for rapid response

 

(Reissued as received.)