Press Release

MONTREAL CONFERENCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE BEGINS WITH STRONG CALLS FOR ACTION

MONTREAL, 28 November -- The United Nations Climate Change Conference began here today with strong calls for action on the part of the Conference President, Canadian Environment Minister Stéphane Dion, and the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat.

FOURTH UNITED NATIONS-REPUBLIC OF KOREA JOINT CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT,

NON-PROLIFERATION ISSUES SET FOR 1-3 DECEMBER

DISARMAMENT AND ARMS CONTROL PROCESSES CAN IMPACT HUMAN SECURITY POSITIVELY,

SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS PARTIES TO CERTAIN CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS CONVENTION

156 STATES PARTIES TO KYOTO PROTOCOL TO HOLD FIRST EVER HISTORIC MEETING

AT UN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE IN MONTREAL , 28 NOVEMBER – 9 DECEMBER

Parties Expected to Adopt Decisions to Complete Protocol’s ‘Rule Book’

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan departed Tunisia on Wednesday, 16 November, and arrived the following day in Pakistan, where he would attend a Donors’ Conference for earthquake reconstruction to be held the following Saturday.

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Tunis on Sunday, 13 November, to attend the World Summit on the Information Society.

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES NEPAL UNDERSTANDING AIMED AT RESTORING

MULTIPARTY DEMOCRACY, READY TO ASSIST IN RESOLVING CONFLICT

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES LIBERIA ’S ELLEN JOHNSON-SIRLEAF AS AFRICA ’S

FIRST WOMAN HEAD OF STATE, FOLLOWING ELECTIONS COMMISSION ANNOUNCEMENT

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR CLOSER COOPERATION IN MESSAGE TO CONFERENCE

ON AMENDED PROTOCOL II TO CONVENTION ON CERTAIN CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS

SECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON INCIDENTS

ALONG BLUE LINE SEPARATING ISRAEL , LEBANON

Following is the Security Council press statement on the 21 November Blue Line incidents, delivered today by Council President Andrey I. Denisov ( Russian Federation):