Biographical Note

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF LITHUANIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

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

DaliusČekuolis, the new Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the United Nations, today presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

Biographical Note

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF MOROCCO PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

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

El Mostafa Sahel, the new Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations, today presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

Commission on the Status of Women

Fiftieth Session

6^th & 7^th Meetings (AM & PM)

Despite major gains, women bear disproportionate share of poverty burden,

Remain politically underrepresented, un commission told

 

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Paris from Geneva in the evening of Monday, 27 February.

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Geneva, Switzerland from Doha, Qatar, in the evening of Sunday, 26 February.

MEMBERSHIP OF PRINCIPAL UNITED NATIONS ORGANS IN 2006

 

General Assembly

The General Assembly is made up of 191 Member States.  The States and the dates on which they became Members are listed in Press Release ORG/1360 issued 4 October 2002.

Security Council

Note to Correspondents

ANNUAL UNIS-UN CONFERENCE TO TAKE PLACE ON 2 – 3 MARCH,

FOCUSING ON ROLE OF CORPORATION IN TODAY’S WORLD

UN HAS DEVELOPED ‘PROFOUND APPRECIATION’ FOR ROLE OF PRIVATE SECTOR, SAYS

DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL , IN REMARKS TO CORPORATE PHILANTHROPY LUNCHEON

Commission on the Status of Women

Fiftieth Session

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

Absence of women from leadership positions undermines democracy,

Commission on status of women told

 

Panel Discussions Focus on Ways

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Doha, Qatar, in the early morning of Saturday, 25 February, to attend a ministerial meeting he had convened on the controversy regarding the publication of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed.