United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in London from Brussels on Wednesday evening, 22 June.

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Brussels on 21 June, a day in advance of the International Conference on Iraq.

EUROPEAN UNION HAS KEY ROLE TO PLAY IN FURTHERING DEVELOPMENT PROCESS,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN REMARKS TO EU LUNCHEON

Following is the text of today’s remarks by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the lunch hosted by the European Union, in conjunction with the General Assembly High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development:

SECRETARY-GENERAL DELIGHTED AT WILLINGNESS OF KAREN ABUZAYD

 

TO SERVE AS UNRWA COMMISSIONER-GENERAL

 

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

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL appoints Karen AbuZayd of United states

ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY WEAPON AGAINST LOCUSTS PROVES EFFECTIVE -- FAO CALLS

LARGE-SCALE FIELD TESTS OF BIOPESTICIDE IN ALGERIA MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH

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ROME, 28 June (FAO) -- For the first time, an environmentally friendly weapon against desert locusts has been successfully tested under large-scale field conditions, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today.

FREE UNITED NATIONS GUIDED TOURS GIVEN TO 8,700 VISITORS ON SUNDAYS IN JUNE

UNFPA SPECIAL REPORT SIX MONTHS AFTER THE TSUNAMI:

 

MEETING WOMEN’S NEEDS, SUPPORTING ACEH’S FUTURE

(Delayed in transmission.)

Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Plenary

108^th & 109^th Meetings (AM & PM)

WORLD COMMUNITY MUST HONOUR -- EVEN GO BEYOND -– COMMITMENTS ON TRADE, DEBT,

FINANCE TO ACHIEVE ANTI-POVERTY GOALS, GENERAL ASSEMBLY TOLD

Progress Implementing 2002 Monterrey Agreement Assessed by More Than

80 Speakers, Six Round-Tables Discussions in Two-Day High-Level Dialogue

AMAZON WATERS PROJECT GETS GREEN LIGHT

 

(Reissued as received.)

SALVADOR BAHIA/NAIROBI, 25 June (UNEP) -- A new project aimed at helping the Amazon Basin and its 10 million inhabitants conserve and better manage the region’s economically important waters, forests and wildlife was announced today.