Secretary-General welcomes nato, eu airlift of African union peacekeepers into darfur;

also welcomes resumption of negotiations on political settlement

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

Secretary-General urges respect for electoral outcome in ethiopia

 

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS IBRAHIM A. GAMBARI OF NIGERIA

 

AS NEW UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS

 

The Secretary-General today announced the appointment of Ibrahim Agboola Gambari of Nigeria as the new Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, succeeding Kieran Prendergast, effective 1 July 2005.  He will serve until the end of the Secretary-General’s term.

ISDR JOINS ASIA-PACIFIC BROADCASTING UNION TO BOOST INFORMATION,

EDUCATION ON DISASTERS

(Reissued as received.)

HUMAN RIGHTS HIGH COMMISSIONER TO SEND MISSION TO TOGO TO ASSESS

 

ALLEGATIONS OF VIOLATIONS LINKED TO ELECTIONS

(Reissued as received.)

WORKING GROUP ON PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT TO VISIT BELGIUM

 

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 10 June (UN Information Service) -- The United Nations Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent will visit Belgium from 13 to 17 June 2005, at the invitation of the Government.

WALL STREET WOMEN TEAM UP WITH UNITED NATIONS ON MICROFINANCE

NEW YORK, 10 June (UN Capital Development Fund) -- The financial industry joined the United Nations today to discuss how the growing microfinance sector can benefit from the expertise of Wall Street.

GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO WORLD’S FIRST TO ADHERE TO UNITED NATIONS’

GLOBAL COMPACT FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

MEXICO CITY, 9 June (UN Information Centre) -- Upon the conclusion today of the launching in Mexico of the United Nations Global Compact, President Vicente Fox announced the adherence by the Federal Government and all of its agencies to the principles of this global initiative.

BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION EXPERTS TO MEET IN GENEVA FROM 13 TO 24 JUNE

Experts Discuss Content, Promulgation,

Adoption of Codes of Conduct for Scientists

(Reissued as received.)

UNFPA Project Launched to Prevent HIV/AIDS Transmission in Post-Conflict Border

 

Areas of Guinea, Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire and Sierra Leone

(Reissued as received.)