SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN ANNIVERSARY MESSAGE FOR WORLD CONFERENCE ON HUMAN RIGHTS,

UNDERSCORES IMPORTANCE OF STRENGTHENING RELEVANT EDUCATION AT ALL LEVELS

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES CONFIDENCE IN SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION’S

 

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS LEILA ZERROUGUI OF ALGERIA DEPUTY SPECIAL

REPRESENTATIVE FOR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

 

Security Council

5969^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFED BY POLITICAL AFFAIRS, PEACEKEEPING ON GEORGIA DEVELOPMENTS,

INCLUDING 26 AUGUST RECOGNITION DECREES ON ABKHAZIA, SOUTH OSSETIA

Russian Federation Reads Out Decrees to Council;

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES NEED TO KEEP ADDRESSING SECURITY COUNCIL’S WORKING

METHODS, CITING INCREASING COMPLEXITY OF ITS RESPONSIBILITIES

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the open debate on Security Council working methods in New York, today, 27 August:

Security Council

5968^th Meeting (AM & PM)

SECRETARY-GENERAL UNDERSCORES ESSENTIAL IMPORTANCE OF ADDRESSING SECURITY COUNCIL

WORKING METHODS AS MEMBER STATES DISCUSS TOPIC FOR FIRST TIME IN 14 YEARS

Speakers in Day-long Debate Call for Greater Transparency,

Security Council

5967^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF LEBANON FORCE UNTIL 31 AUGUST 2009,

UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1832 (2008)

 

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS TODAY’S DEVELOPMENTS IN GEORGIA CRISIS MAY

HAVE WIDER IMPLICATIONS FOR SECURITY, STABILITY IN CAUCASUS

 

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

SECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON BURUNDI

 

The following Security Council press statement on Burundi was read out today by Council President Jan Grauls ( Belgium):

Security Council

5966^th Meeting* (AM)

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN BURUNDI, INCLUDING CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES, POSITIVE,

BUT PEACE PROCESS STILL FACES SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD

Peacebuilding Commission’s Review of Strategic Framework Highlighted;