Climate change about more than environment, Secretary-General says

while introducing al gore lecture on ‘an inconvenient truth’

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks introducing Al Gore’s lecture, “An Inconvenient Truth”, in New York, 28 September:

Security Council

5543^rd Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS FOR ONE YEAR WORK OF EXPERT PANEL MONITORING ARMS EMBARGO

IN DARFUR, REQUESTS ADDITIONAL EXPERT, UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1713 (2006)

Text Calls on Parties to Immediately Cease Offensive Actions, Violent Attacks;

Security Council

5542^nd Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF LIBERIA MISSION UNTIL 31 MARCH 2007,

UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1712 (2006)

 

Security Council

5541^st Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO MISSION

UNTIL 15 FEBRUARY 2007, UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1711 (2006)

Ensures Strengthened Police, Military through Second Round of Elections;

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF PEACEKEEPING MISSION IN ETHIOPIA-ERITREA

 

Security Council

5539^th Meeting (AM)

HEAD OF COMMISSION INVESTIGATING HARIRI ASSASSINATION

 

REPORTS FURTHER PROGRESS, DESPITE LEBANON CONFLICT

Serge Brammertz Says 20 Major Investigation Projects Ongoing;

Committee on Relations

with Host Country

230^th Meeting (PM)

committee on relations with host country considers representatives’ complaints

about travel incidents involving their national officials

 

Sixty-first General Assembly

Fifth Committee

1^st Meeting (AM)

fifth committee agrees to consider 40 agenda items as it adopts

 

programme of work for sixty-first session

 

Human Resources Management, United Nations Reform Top List of Key Issues

Biographical Note

New Permanent representative of Benin presents credentials

 

(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service.)

Secretary-General stresses need to respond to children’s needs in message

 

to observe international day for disaster reduction