Security Council

5366^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZES TEMPORARY REDEPLOYMENT OF MILITARY PERSONNEL

FROM UN MISSION IN LIBERIA TO C ÔTE D’IVOIRE OPERATION

Resolution 1657 (2006) Adopted Unanimously

JUDGE ROSALYN HIGGINS ( UNITED KINGDOM ) ELECTED PRESIDENT

OF INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

Judge Awn Shawkat Al Khasawneh ( Jordan ) Elected Vice President

(Reissued as received.)

Sixtieth General Assembly

Plenary

70^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY HEARS CALL FOR ALL UN MEMBER STATES TO HONOUR

OLYMPIC TRUCE IN CONNECTION WITH FORTHCOMING WINTER GAMES

Assembly Also Acts on Khmer Rouge Trials, Honours Memory of Late Amir of Kuwait

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

719^th Meeting (PM)

WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE CONCLUDES THREE-WEEK SESSION;

EXPERTS EXAMINE CONVENTION COMPLIANCE OF EIGHT STATES PARTIES

Situation of Rural Women, Importance of Convention

CONCLUDING CURRENT SESSION, DISABILITY CONVENTION COMMITTEE REACHES AGREEMENT

ON PRIVACY RIGHTS, NEARS ACCORD ON RIGHTS TO EDUCATION, HEALTH, WORK

Secretary-General deeply saddened at loss of life from sinking of Egyptian ferry

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

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS KJELL MAGNE BONDEVIK OF NORWAY

SPECIAL HUMANITARIAN ENVOY FOR HORN OF AFRICA

Security Council

5365^th Meeting (PM)

In presidential statement, Security Council congratulates

 

Palestinian people on free, fair electoral process

 

Expresses View That All Members of Future Palestinian

Security Council

5364^th Meeting (AM)

IN PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT, SECURITY COUNCIL ASKS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO BEGIN

PLANNING FOR POSSIBLE TRANSITION FROM AFRICAN TO UN OPERATION IN SUDAN

Entire world has stake in debate about fate of democracy in latin America,

Deputy Secretary-General tells conference on governance