MAINSTREAM SPORT IN DEVELOPMENT AGENDA, SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES CONFERENCE

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s video message to the International Conference on Sport and Development in Magglingen, Switzerland, yesterday, 4 December:

Secretary-General, in message to africa-france summit, stresses importance

 

of investing in education, jobs for continent’s young people

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS LIEUTENANT GENERAL CHIKADIBIA ISAAC OBIAKOR

OF NIGERIA FORCE COMMANDER OF LIBERIA MISSION

Middle East Quartet Condemns Netanya Terrorist Attack, Demands

 

Syria Close Offices of Palestinian Islamic Jihad

The following is the text of a statement issued by the Middle East Quartet after holding consultations on 5 December:

UN ICT TASK FORCE EVENTS IN TUNIS HELP TO FURTHER SUMMIT AGENDA

The United Nations Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Task Force organized nine parallel events at the Tunis phase of the World Summit on the Information Society, held from 16 to 18 November 2005.

Sixtieth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

28^th Meeting (AM)

Fifth Committee speakers stress need to reach agreement

 

on 2006-2007 Budget by end of year

 

Ad Hoc Committee for Voluntary

Contributions to UNRWA

AM Meeting

twenty countries pledge contributions amounting to more than $73 million

for 2006 budget of United NationsPalestine Refugee Agency

 

PAST YEAR’S NATURAL DISASTERS HAVE HIGHLIGHTED INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS

OF VOLUNTEERS, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN MESSAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY

Following is the text of the message by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development, 5 December:

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES CEASEFIRE EXTENSION BY NEPAL COMMUNIST PARTY

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

MARVIN T. NGIRUTANG OF PALAU AWARDED TWENTIETH LAW OF SEA FELLOWSHIP

Recipient to Use It for Study on Island Nation’s Continental Shelf

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