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SG/A/970-IHA/1133
30/12/2005
Secretary-GeneralSG/A/970
IHA/1133
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS GEORGE H.W. BUSH

 

AS SPECIAL ENVOY FOR SOUTH ASIAN EARTHQUAKE

 


United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appointed former United States President George H.W. Bush as his Special Envoy for the South Asian Earthquake Disaster.

SC/8603
30/12/2005
Security CouncilSC/8603
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

PRESIDENT OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND CHAIRMAN


OF MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE IN JANUARY


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 January:

ORG/1456
30/12/2005
Press ReleaseORG/1456
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF UNITED NATIONS BODIES IN january 2006


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


Meetings beginning in January:


January

SG/SM/10285
28/12/2005
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/10285
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Secretary-General deplores rocket attack from Lebanon into israel


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