Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS JORDAN RYAN OF UNITED STATES

 

AS DEPUTY SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR LIBERIA

 

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS VICTOR DA SILVA ANGELO OF PORTUGAL AS EXECUTIVE

REPRESENTATIVE FOR UN INTEGRATED OFFICE FOR SIERRA LEONE

 

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES FRANCE’S LEVY ON AIRLINE TICKETS TO BENEFIT

HEALTH SECTOR OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

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

ONE YEAR AFTER TSUNAMI, SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES WORLD COMMUNITY TO KEEP

W0RKING TOGETHER ON RECOVERY ‘FOR AS LONG AS IT TAKES’

The following is the text of UN Secretary-GeneralKofi Annan’s video message on the first Anniversary of the Tsunami, issued 26 December:

SECERETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES ADOPTION OF 2006-2007 BUDGET

The following statement by UN Secretary-GeneralKofi Annan was issued by the Spokesman on 23 December:

I welcome the General Assembly’s adoption of the 2006/2007 biennial budget for the United Nations.

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS TOM KOENIGS of Germany

 

AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR AFGHANISTAN

 

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS MAREK BELKA OF POLAND AS EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

OF ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE

Sixtieth General Assembly

HIGHLIGHTS

CREATION OF PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION, EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND HIGHLIGHTS,

AS 60^TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY TAKES FIRST STEPS TOWARDS MAJOR UN REFORM

Debate on Several Other Key Issues, Including Proposed Human Rights

Secretary-General congratulates Democratic Republic of Congo

 

for successful constitutional referendum

 

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

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE REVISED ITS GUIDELINES

 

Following intensive efforts by all its members, the Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee on 21 December 2005 revised its guidelines for the conduct of its work.