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AFR/835-IHA/862
12/02/2004
Press Release
AFR/835
IHA/862


UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL ENVOY ARRIVES IN SUDAN


NEW YORK, 12 February (OCHA) -– Ambassador Tom Eric Vraalsen, the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Humanitarian Affairs for Sudan, arrived in the Sudan today.

DSG/SM/213-AFR/829
10/02/2004
Press Release
DSG/SM/213
AFR/829


MAJOR PROGRESS MUST BE ACHIEVED IN REFORM OF SECURITY SECTOR IN DEMOCRATIC


REPUBLIC OF CONGO, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS


Following is the text of introductory remarks, translated from French, by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette at the high-level meeting on security sector reform in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, New York, 9 February:

AFR/830-IHA/861
10/02/2004
Press Release
AFR/830
IHA/861


SUDAN –- UN WELCOMES ANNOUNCEMENT OF INCREASED ACCESS TO DARFUR


NEW YORK, 10 February (OCHA) -– In a statement, the President of the Sudan, Omer Hassan Ahmed Al Bashir, has promised to provide access to aid workers so that they can reach millions of suffering civilians in the Darfur region.

AFR/832-HR/4725
10/02/2004
Press Release
AFR/832
HR/4725


SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION CONCLUDES VISIT TO COTE D’IVOIRE


(Reissued as received.)


GENEVA, 10 February (UN Information Service) -- The Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights on the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Ambeyi Ligabo, has completed a visit to Côte d’Ivoire (29 January to 5 February 2004) undertaken at the invitation of the Government.

SG/SM/9150-AFR/828-DEV/2462
06/02/2004
Press Release
SG/SM/9150
AFR/828
DEV/2462


UN STRONGLY COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH LIBERIANS TO ESTABLISH RULE OF LAW, PROMOTE


TRANSPARENCY, PURSUE JUSTICE, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS RECONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE


Following is the text of opening remarks, as delivered by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the International Reconstruction Conference on Liberia, in New York today: