Special Committee on

Decolonization

15^th Meeting (PM)

Decolonization committee considers timing, location of next pacific regional

seminar; hears report concerning recent ECOSOC session

 

Sixtieth General Assembly

Plenary

97^th Meeting (PM)

Secretary-General hails agreement on new treaty

 

concerning rights of disabled persons

 

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR WELCOMES CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES

BETWEEN UGANDA, LORD’S RESISTANCE ARMY

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

755^th Meeting (PM)

women’s anti-discrimination committee makes recommendations on promotion,

protection of rights in 15 countries as it concludes session

Experts Dealt with Challenging Volume of Work,

Ad Hoc Committee on Convention

on Persons with Disabilities

20^th Meeting (PM)

Ad Hoc Committee Agrees on New UN Convention to protect disabled persons’ rights

Text to Be Sent for Approval to General Assembly Session Beginning in September

(Issued on 28 August 2006.)

DISABILITY CONVENTION COMMITTEE STRUGGLES TO CONCLUDE TREATY

The General Assembly Ad Hoc Committee finalizing the first Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today spent most of the morning in informal consultations, trying to resolve some of the most controversial issues.

Secretary-General, encouraged by requests for United Nations assistance,

appoints new personal representative for Nepal

 

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS IAN MARTIN OF UNITED KINGDOM AS HIS PERSONAL

REPRESENTATIVE IN NEPAL FOR SUPPORT TO PEACE PROCESS

 

The Secretary-General has decided to appoint Ian Martin ( United Kingdom) as his Personal Representative in Nepal for support to the peace process.

Security Council press statement on Burundi

 

The following statement to the press was made today by Security Council President Nana Effah-Appenteng ( Ghana):