IN MESSAGE TO VIENNA MEETING OF UNITED NATIONS, LEAGUE OF ARAB STATES,

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR GREATER, MORE STRATEGIC COLLABORATION

Security Council

5409^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL, IN PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT, EXPRESSES ‘GRAVE CONCERN’ OVER DECISION

BY SUDANESE GOVERNMENT NOT TO RENEW CONTRACT OF NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL

Reiterates ‘Full Support’ for Inter-Sudanese Peace Talks;

Sixtieth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

46^th Meeting (PM)

Budget committee approves draft resolutions on peacebuilding support,

strengthening accountability, improving oversight

 

Texts Also Adopted on Programme Planning,

Disarmament Commission

2006 Substantive Session

271^st & 272^nd Meetings (AM & PM)

CONCLUDING GENERAL DEBATE, DISARMAMENT COMMISSION HEARS CALLS FOR UNIVERSAL

ADHERENCE TO TEST-BAN, NON-PROLIFERATION TREATIES

SECRETARY-GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS ‘NEED TO UNLEARN OUR COLLECTIVE PREJUDICES’,

IN REMARKS ON ACCEPTING SEVILLE NODE BETWEEN CULTURES AWARD

Following is the text of remarks by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan upon accepting the Seville Node Between Cultures Award today, in Seville, Spain:

In message to escap session, Secretary-General urges members

to sustain world summit momentum

 

Secretary-General ‘extremely concerned’ about violence

 

in Israel, occupied Palestinian territory

 

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

Security Council

5408^th Meeting (AM)

Security Council authorizes redeployment of military personnel from un operation

in burundi to un mission in Democratic Republic of Congo

 

Resolution 1669 (2006) Adopted Unanimously

Security Council

5407^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS TERM OF JUDGE ON TRIBUNAL FOR FORMER YUGOSLAVIA,

UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1668 (2006)

Note to Correspondents

‘CHALLENGING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY’ FOCUS OF UNU PANEL DISCUSSION ON 13 APRIL