Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

783^rd & 784^th Meetings (AM & PM)

TRADITIONS, CULTURAL ATTITUDES COULD NOT JUSTIFY DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN,

EXPERT COMMITTEE TELLS MOZAMBICAN DELEGATION

 

REVERSING INTOLERANCE, CROSS-CULTURAL TENSIONS VITAL TO PEACE, STABILITY,

 

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN MESSAGE FOR BUDDHISM’S DAY OF VESAK

 

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the occasion of the Day of Vesak, to be observed on 29 May:

SECRETARY-GENERAL NOTES RECORD-HIGH DEPLOYMENT AS HE HONOURS FALLEN HEROES

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE FOR AFRICA DAY, URGES STRONGER INSTITUTIONAL

PROMOTION OF PEACE, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for Africa Day, to be observed on 25 May:

MINERAL EXPLOITATION, WEAPONS TRADING CLAIMS IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

UNDER INVESTIGATION, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL

 

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

SECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON LEBANON

 

The following Security Council press statement on Lebanon was read out today by Council President Zalmay Khalilzad ( United States):

Security Council

5682^nd Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL CONGRATULATES NEW PRESIDENT OF TIMOR-LESTE,

 

TIMORESE PEOPLE FOR STRONG COMMITMENT TO PEACE, DEMOCRACY

 

Presidential Statement Calls on All Parties to Ensure

Security Council

5681^st Meeting* (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL APPROVES TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM ESCROW ACCOUNT

OF MONITORING BODY TO MEET IRAQ’S BUDGET OBLIGATIONS

 

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

Sixth Session

13^th Meeting (PM)

Special Committee on

Peacekeeping Operations

199^th Meeting (AM)

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS ADOPTS 2007 REPORT

Consensus Reached on ‘Guiding Principles’ Section