CIVIL SOCIETY SUPPORT ‘INDISPENSABLE’ IN SECURING MIDDLE EAST PEACE,

SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS PALESTINIAN RIGHTS MEETING IN PARIS

 

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Plenary

112^th Meeting (PM)

Twenty-eight more speakers state their positions in General Assembly debate

On new draft proposal for UN Security Council reform

 

United States, United Kingdom, Russian Federation,

Germany and India among Speakers, As Two-Day Discussion Ends

Economic and Social Council

2005 Substantive Session

24^th Meeting (AM)

Meeting of States to Consider Action

Programme on Illicit Small Arms Trade

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

GREATER INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION CRITICAL TO FIGHTING SMALL ARMS TRADE,

SAY SPEAKERS, AS MEETING TO REVIEW 2001 ACTION PROGRAMME CONTINUES

More Than 50 Speakers in Day-Long Debate; Need for Binding

Global Agreements, Links between Arms Trade, Terrorism, among Issues

UN MILLENNIUM ECOSYSTEM ASSESSMENT REPORT URGES CORPORATIONS TO FACE

ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES, MAXIMIZE GREEN OPPORTUNITIES

 

(Reissued as received.)

NAIROBI, 11 July (UNEP) -- Companies who use the Earth’s natural resources more wisely are likely to see bigger profits and enjoy more stable and predictable businesses, a new report published today argues.

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived late Friday, 8 July, in Khartoum, Sudan, from Edinburgh, Scotland, to attend the ceremony inaugurating Sudan’s new Government of National Unity.

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in London from Tripoli, Libya, in the evening of Tuesday, 5 July 2005, to attend the summit of the Group of Eight (G-8) in Gleneagles, Scotland, later in the week.

SECRETARY-GENERAL SHOCKED BY BRUTAL MURDER OF ABDULKADIR YAHYA ALI IN SOMALIA

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

The Secretary-General was shocked to hear of the brutal murder of Abdulkadir Yahya Ali in Mogadishu today.  Mr. Yahya had devoted many years to foster peace and reconciliation in his country and was widely respected by his countrymen and by many in the international community.

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES KYRGYZSTAN’S PEACEFUL, CREDIBLE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES AGREEMENT OF DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S

REPUBLIC OF KOREA, UNITED STATES TO RESUME SIX-PARTY TALKS

 

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