Background Release

COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN WILL HOLD 50TH SESSION

AT HEADQUARTERS 27 FEBRUARY - 10 MARCH

Focus:  Women’s Equal Participation in Development Decision-Making

SECRETARY-GENERAL GRAVELY CONCERNED BY ESCALATION OF ISRAELI MILITARY

OPERATIONS, INCREASE IN PALESTINIAN ROCKET ATTACKS

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

Security Council

5380^th Meeting (PM)

Security Council welcomes results of 22 february meeting at headquarters

Aimed at resolving current impasse between Eritrea, ethiopia

 

UNITED NATIONS CONTINUES ASSISTANCE IN PHILIPPINES

United Nations Forum on Forests

Sixth Session

4^th Meeting (Night)

CONCLUDING CURRENT SESSION, FOREST FORUM APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTION

TO STRENGTHEN INTERNATIONAL ARRANGEMENT ON FOREST

 

(Issued on 27 February 2006.)

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES ADOPTION OF TEXT CREATING NEW HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL,

SAYS DECISION TOO IMPORTANT TO ALLOW FURTHER DELAY

Following is UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s statement on the establishment of the Human Rights Council, issued today in New York:

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS PAUL HOEFFEL DIRECTOR OF UNITED NATIONS

INFORMATION CENTRE IN MEXICO CITY

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS TUNKU ABDUL AZIZ OF MALAYSIA

AS SPECIAL ADVISER ON ESTABLISHMENT OF ETHICS OFFICE

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE APPROVES CHANGE OF INFORMATION REGARDING

ONE INDIVIDUAL IN AL-QAIDA SECTION OF CONSOLIDATED LIST

Security Council

5379^th Meeting (AM)

Problem of sexual abuse by peacekeepers now openly recognized,

Broad strategy in place to address it, Security Council told

Head of Peacekeeping, Adviser to Secretary-General Brief