STATESMANSHIP, CONFIDENCE-REBUILDING REQUIRED FOR UN CAPABLE OF COPING WITH TODAY’S

CRISES, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS UN ASSOCIATION OF UNITED KINGDOM

In statement to London conference, Secretary-General says providing assistance

to Afghanistan is in interest of ‘entire international community’

 

Following is the text of the opening statement by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the London Conference on Afghanistan today:

Security Council

5363^rd Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS UN MISSION IN GEORGIA UNTIL 31 MARCH,

UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1656 (2006)

Security Council

5362^nd Meeting (PM)

Security Council extends un force in Lebanon until 31 july,

unanimously adopting resolution 1655 (2006)

 

Calls on Lebanese Government to Fully Extend Authority in South, Welcomes

Security Council

5361^st Meeting (AM)

IN BRIEFING TO SECURITY COUNCIL, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS IMPACT

OF ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER ILLNESS, HAMAS VICTORY IN PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS

PRESIDENT OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND CHAIRMAN

OF MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE IN FEBRUARY

In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the President of the United Nations Security Council and the Chairman of the Military Staff Committee for February:

Security Council

5360^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL REQUESTS RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF EXPERT GROUP TO MONITOR

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO ARMS EMBARGO

Resolution 1654 (2006) Adopted Unanimously;

Group’s Mandate Will Run through 31 July 2006

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF UNITED NATIONS BODIES IN FEBRUARY 2006

The following is a tentative list of United Nations meetings scheduled to be held in February, including major meetings of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations:

Meetings continued from previous month:

Note to Correspondents

Dag Hammarskjöld conversation on ‘the international civil servant’

to take place on Thursday, 2 February

Secretary-General, General Assembly President,

Former Under-Secretary-General Brian Urquhart to Participate

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