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SG/SM/11481-AIDS/135
26 March 2008
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/11481
AIDS/135
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

ASIAN STATES MUST ACT ‘IMMEDIATELY AND UNFLINCHINGLY’ TO STOP AIDS EPIDEMIC,


SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL AT LAUNCH OF COMMISSION REPORT

 


Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks on the handover of the report of the Commission on AIDS in Asia, in New York, 26 March:

SC/9285
26 March 2008
Security CouncilSC/9285
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Security Council

5860th Meeting (AM)


DESPITE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL PROBLEMS, ‘TANGIBLE PROGRESS’ MADE BY GUINEA-BISSAU


THIS YEAR IN PEACEBUILDING EFFORTS, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD

 


Briefed by Secretary-General’s Representative, Peacebuilding Commission;

HR/CT/699
26 March 2008
General AssemblyHR/CT/699
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Human Rights Committee

Ninety-second Session

2523rd & 2524th Meetings* (AM & PM)


HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT GAPS IN ANTI-CORRUPTION PROGRAMMES,


VIOLENCE, DISCRIMINATION IN FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

 

SG/SM/11480-OBV/691
25 March 2008
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/11480
OBV/691
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

IN WORLD DAY MESSAGE, SECRETARY-GENERAL PAYS TRIBUTE TO COURAGE OF CHILDREN

 

WITH AUTISM AND FAMILIES, WHO CONFRONT DISABILITY WITH DETERMINATION, HOPE

 


Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the inauguration of World Autism Awareness Day observed 2 April:

HR/CT/698
25 March 2008
General AssemblyHR/CT/698
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Human Rights Committee

Ninety-second Session

2521st Meeting (AM)


HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONCLUDES TWO-DAY DISCUSSION OF PANAMA’S COMPLIANCE


WITH INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON CIVIL, POLITICAL RIGHTS

 


Experts Raise Questions on Child Labour,