IN REMARKS TO GROUP OF 77 HANDOVER CEREMONY, SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR REDOUBLING

OF EFFORTS FOR EARLY AGREEMENT ON NEW HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

Following is the text of remarks, as delivered by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the “Group of 77” developing countries handover ceremony today:

ON ANNIVERSARY OF GENOCIDE CONVENTION, SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES IMPORTANCE

OF STRENGTHENING INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY’S CAPACITY FOR PREVENTIVE ACTION

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS INDEPENDENT EXPERTS TO REDESIGN

 

SYSTEM OF ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

 

States Parties to Convention

Against Racial Discrimination

Twenty-first Session

30^th Meeting (AM)

MEETING OF STATES PARTIES TO CONVENTION ON RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

ELECTS NINE MEMBERS OF MONITORING COMMITTEE

LEGAL INSTRUMENTS ON INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTS, SAFETY OF UN PERSONNEL

TO OPEN FOR SIGNATURE ON 16 JANUARY

Group of 77, china have indispensable role to play in delivering world summit

outcomes, assembly president says at chairmanship handover ceremony

Preparatory Committee for Review Conference

on Illicit Small Arms Trade

5^th & 6^th Meetings (AM & PM)

NEED FOR GLOBAL ACTION TO COMBAT ILLICIT ARMS BROKERING HIGHLIGHTED,

AS PREPARATORY MEETING FOR SMALL ARMS CONFERENCE CONTINUES

UNITED NATIONS TO PRINT FIRST-EVER BRAILLE DOCUMENTS AT HEADQUARTERS,

THANKS TO DISABILITY ORGANIZATION DONATION ON 12 JANUARY

 

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS SERGE BRAMMERTZ OF BELGIUM

TO HEAD HARIRI INVESTIGATION

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

Preparatory Committee for Review Conference

on Illicit Small Arms Trade

3^rd & 4^th Meetings (AM & PM)