United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Wednesday afternoon, November 15, from Nairobi, Kenya.

Contemporary Forms of Slavery Flourishing, says Secretary-General

 

In message for international day

 

Following is the message by the UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, 2 December:

IN MESSAGE MARKING AFRICA INDUSTRIALIZATION DAY, SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS

FOR SUSTAINED DRIVE TO EXPAND, DIVERSIFY CONTINENT’S ECONOMIC BASE

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on Africa Industrialization Day, to be observed on 20 November:

SECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

 

Following is a statement given to the press on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, delivered by Security Council President Jorge Voto-Bernales ( Peru):

UNITED NATIONS, INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION INAUGURATE OFFICE

 

Note to Correspondents

UNITED NATIONS TO HOST THIRD WEB FOR DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE 20-22 NOVEMBER

The United Nations will host the third annual Web for Development Conference at its world Headquarters in New York.

Sixty-first General Assembly

Third Committee

48^th Meeting (AM)

THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTION URGING FULL RESPECT FOR ALL HUMAN RIGHTS

BY DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA

 

Sixty-first General Assembly

Second Committee

30^th Meeting (PM)

DRAFT APPROVED BY SECOND COMMITTEE CALLS FOR FULL IMPLEMENTATION

OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT COMMITMENTS TO SMALL ISLAND STATES

Acting Unanimously, Delegates also Pass Texts

Sixty-first General Assembly

Fifth Committee

22^nd & 23^rd Meetings (AM, PM & Night)

FIFTH COMMITTEE REQUIRES VOTE TO ADVISE ON IMPLICATIONS

 

OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY DRAFT RESOLUTION

 

Decision Approved 143-5-2;

General Assembly Plenary

Tenth Emergency Special Session

28^th & 29^th Meetings (AM, PM & Night)