Security Council

5745^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS LIBERIA MISSION UNTIL 30 SEPTEMBER 2008,

UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1777 (2007)

 

Note to Correspondents

COMMEMORATING INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE ON 21 SEPTEMBER, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

‘PEACE IS THE UNITED NATIONS HIGHEST CALLING’

 

FIRST ‘TREATY EVENT’ OF SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON’S TENURE, AT HEADQUARTERS,

25-27 SEPTEMBER, 1-2 OCTOBER; HIGHLIGHTS 43 TREATIES ON BROAD RANGE OF TOPICS

BUREAU OF PALESTINIAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE ISSUES STATEMENT ON ISRAEL’S DECISION

TO DECLARE GAZA STRIP ‘ HOSTILE TERRITORY’

 

The following statement was issued today by the Bureau of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People:

Sixty-second General Assembly

Second Committee

1^st Meeting (PM)

Second Committee approves programme of work featuring financing

 

for development, disaster reduction, poverty eradication

 

SKILLS, KNOW-HOW CRITICAL, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES IN REMARKS TO GLOBAL

ALLIANCE FOR INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT

 

SECRETARY-GENERAL SHOCKED BY BRUTAL ASSASSINATION IN BEIRUT,

 

CONDEMNS TERRORIST ATTACK IN STRONGEST TERMS

 

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION ‘DRIVING FORCE’ BEHIND

 

EFFORTS TO ENSURE GREENER, CLEANER SHIPPING, IN WORLD MARITIME DAY MESSAGE

 

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Maritime Day, 27 September:

Secretary-General ‘very concerned’ over Israel declaring gaza strip enemy entity

 

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s statement today on Gaza:

Security Council

5744^th Meeting (PM)

Security Council extends authorization of international security assistance force

in afghanistan as Russian Federation abstains from vote