Commission on Sustainable Development

Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting

3^rd & 4^th Meetings (AM & PM)

INTERGOVERNMENTAL PREPARATORY MEETING HOLDS TWO PANEL DISCUSSIONS

IN CONSIDERATION OF AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT

 

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Marie Okabe, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Good afternoon.

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PRESS CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION AGAINST IMPUNITY IN GUATEMALA

Background Release

SECRETARY-GENERAL ASKS ECOSOC SPECIAL EVENT ON PUBLIC HEALTH TO ‘THINK RADICALLY’

ABOUT HOW TO TAKE EFFORTS TO NEXT LEVEL, FORGE POWERFUL GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRONGLY CONDEMNS 22 FEBRUARY SUICIDE BOMBING IN SOMALIA

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

SECRETARY-GENERAL HONOURED TO ACCEPT QATAR’S CONTRIBUTION TO MEET EMERGENCY NEEDS

OF CIVILIANS IN GAZA, INCLUDING ITS PLEDGE TO CENTRAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

Special Committee on

Peacekeeping Operations

206^th & 207^th Meetings (AM & PM)

Commission on Sustainable Development

Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting

1^st & 2^nd Meetings (AM & PM)

Background Release

COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SEEKS INTEGRATED APPROACH TO MULTIPLE

GLOBAL CRISES, IN PREPARATORY SESSION, 23-27 FEBRUARY