Commission for Social Development

Forty-fourth Session

2^nd & 3rd Meetings* (AM & PM)

FOR FIRST TIME, WORLD HAS CAPACITY TO REDUCE POVERTY, COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL

DEVELOPMENT TOLD, AS IT BEGINS CURRENT SESSION

Secretary-General congratulates Haitians for commitment

 

to restore democracy following large election turnout

 

Following is UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s statement on yesterday’s elections in Haiti:

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ADDS FIVE INDIVIDUALS, FOUR ENTITIES

 

TO AL-QAIDA SECTIONS OF CONSOLIDATED LIST

 

The Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee on 7 February 2006 approved the addition of five individuals and four entities to its consolidated list (Al-Qaida sections).

Secretary-General urges middle east parties to avoid escalation of violence,

following targeted killings, rocket attacks

 

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

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS RADHIKA COOMARASWAMY OF SRI LANKA

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT

Joint un, European Union, Islamic conference statement shares ‘anguish’

of muslim world at mohammed caricatures, but condemns violent response

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE CONCERNING CÔTE D’IVOIRE ISSUES LIST OF INDIVIDUALS

SUBJECT TO MEASURES IMPOSED BY RESOLUTION 1572 (2004)

‘CARING COMMUNITIES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY – IMAGINING THE POSSIBLE’

SUBJECT OF HEADQUARTERS CONFERENCE 10 FEBRUARY

Statement on Palestinian elections by bureau of committee on Palestinian rights

The following statement was issued today by the Bureau of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People on the holding of the Palestinian Legislative Council elections:

UNITED NATIONS TO OBSERVE REFERENDUM ON SELF-DETERMINATION IN TOKELAU,

A NON-SELF-GOVERNING TERRITORY, FROM 11 TO 15 FEBRUARY