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:

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.

at first meeting, liberia coordinating mechanism welcomes progress made

 

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.)

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.)

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

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: