COOPERATIVES MOVEMENT HAS BEEN LONGSTANDING VOICE FOR PEACE,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN MESSAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY

 

Following is the message by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the United Nations International Day for Cooperatives, observed on 1 July 2006:

Security Council

5476^th Meeting* (PM)

MORE PROGRESS NEEDED TO ENSURE BETTER PROTECTION FOR CIVILIANS

IN ARMED CONFLICT, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD

 

In Iraq, Sudan, Uganda, Somalia, Afghanistan , Democratic Republic of Congo

Note to Correspondents

INAUGURATION OF SMALL ARMS EXHIBIT AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS

TO FEATURE CONCERT WITH GUN-GUITAR

 

UN INTERNATIONAL MEETING IN SUPPORT OF ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE

CONCLUDES WITH ADOPTION OF FINAL DOCUMENT

Participants Call on Israel to Halt Gaza Invasion, Stop Escalating Crisis

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

UN MEETING IN SUPPORT OF ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE PRESSES NEED

TO RENEW TALKS, RESPECT INTERNATIONAL LAW, EASE TRAUMA

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

BUDGET COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS LIFTING OF SPENDING CAP FOR 2006-2007 BIENNIUM;

ALSO CONSIDERS PROCUREMENT REFORM, GENEVA OFFICE REQUIREMENTS

 

Sixtieth General Assembly

Plenary

91^st Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES ADMISSION OF MONTENEGRO TO UNITED NATIONS,

 

INCREASING NUMBER OF MEMBER STATES TO 192

 

Assembly also Re-Elects Anna Tibaijuka

GLOBAL COMPACT BOARD CONVENES INAUGURAL MEETING

NEW YORK, 28 June -- The new Global Compact Board, the United Nation’s high-level body involving business, civil society and labour, gathered at United Nations Headquarters in New York today for its inaugural meeting.

EXPERT MEETING ON MIGRATION PART OF TREND TOWARDS

 

GLOBAL DIALOGUE, UNITED NATIONS ENVOY SAYS

 

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

Review Conference

on Illicit Small Arms Trade

5^th & 6^th Meetings (AM & PM)