SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION FUNDAMENTAL, UNIVERSAL;

 

APPEALS FOR RIGHT TO BE EXERCISED RESPONSIBLY, IN WORLD DAY MESSAGE

 

Following is UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on World Press Freedom Day, observed 3 May:

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS ADVISORY GROUP FOR CENTRAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND

Security Council

5431^st Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS WESTERN SAHARA MISSION UNTIL 31 OCTOBER 2006 ,

UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1675 (2006)

Security Council

5430^th Meeting (AM)

IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTING CONFLICT THROUGH DEVELOPMENT, DEMOCRACY STRESSED,

AS SECURITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTS RESOLUTION 1674 (2006)

Wide-Ranging Text on Civilians in Armed Conflict Strongly

PRESIDENT OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND CHAIRMAN

OF MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE IN MAY

In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the President of the United Nations Security Council and the Chairman of the Military Staff Committee for May:

Sixtieth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

50^th Meeting (PM)

BUDGET COMMITTEE APPROVES MANAGEMENT REFORM TEXT BY VOTE OF 108 IN FAVOUR

TO 50 AGAINST, WITH 3 ABSTAINING

In Voting on Draft Resolution Sponsored by Developing

Sixtieth General Assembly

Plenary

77^th Meeting (AM)

IN OBSERVANCE OF 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF CHERNOBYL DISASTER, GENERAL ASSEMBLY REFLECTS

ON SUFFERING OF VICTIMS, HEROISM OF RESPONDERS, LESSONS LEARNED

Acting Assembly President Stresses Importance of Safe Use of Nuclear Power,

Background Release

ENERGY, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, POLLUTION, CLIMATE CHANGE FOCUS, AS SUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MEETS AT HEADQUARTERS, 1 - 12 MAY

SPECIAL HUMANITARIAN ENVOY SAYS ETHIOPIA HAS LESSONS

TO SHARE WITH ITS NEIGHBOURS

SECRETARY-GENERAL HEARTENED BY POSITIVE DEVELOPMENTS IN NEPAL

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