Sixtieth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

48^th & 49^th Meetings (AM & PM)

BUDGET COMMITTEE TO RECONVENE ON 28 APRIL, AS COMPROMISE PROPOSAL

BY SECRETARY-GENERAL FAILS TO RESOLVE DEADLOCK

 

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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF IRAQ PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

 

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

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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SÃO TOMÉ AND PRINCIPE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

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

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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ALBANIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

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

Albania’s new Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Adrian Neritani, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan today.

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF HONDURAS PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

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

Ivan Romero-Martinez, the new Permanent Representative of Honduras to the United Nations, presented his credentials today to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

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

SPECIAL HUMANITARIAN ENVOY VISITS DROUGHT AFFECTED DJIBOUTI

 

DJIBOUTI/NEW YORK, 27 April (OCHA) -- Kjell Magne Bondevik, United Nations Special Humanitarian Envoy for the Horn of Africa, saw the human cost of Djibouti’s drought today, during a visit to a hospital treating malnourished children.

MORE ASSISTANCE FOR INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS NEEDED IN CÔTE D’IVOIRE

ABIDJAN/ NEW YORK, 27 April (OCHA) -- The results of a recent study on internal displacement show that an estimated 700,000 persons have been displaced in Côte d’Ivoire since the beginning of the current crisis in 2002.

IN MESSAGE TO UN SEMINAR, SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS ON PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY

TO ADHERE TO QUARTET PRINCIPLES; PLEDGES UN ASSISTANCE

 

IN MESSAGE FOR WORLD INFORMATION SOCIETY DAY, SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS

FOR INTERNATIONAL COUNTERMEASURES TO ENHANCE CYBERSECURITY

 

Following is UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on World Information Society Day, observed 17 May: