JAN EGELAND AWARDED 2005 ROGER E. JOSEPH PRIZE

 

NEW YORK, 23 May (OCHA) -- On 22 May, HebrewUnionCollege awarded the 2005 Roger E. Joseph Prize to Jan Egeland, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs.  The presentation took place at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion’s Ceremony of Investiture and Ordination at Central Synagogue in New York City.

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

Fourth Session

9^th & 10^th Meetings (AM & PM)

PARTICIPANTS IN INDIGENOUS FORUM HIGHLIGHT DISASTROUS EFFECTS OF POVERTY,

CONFLICTS, LACK OF ACCESS TO HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION

ROBUST INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE VITAL FOR STRENGTHENED, MORE EFFECTIVE UN

SYSTEM, GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT TELLS MEETING OF FORMER CIVIL SERVANTS

Following is the text of a statement by General Assembly President Jean Ping (Gabon), delivered by Nana Effah-Apenteng, Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nations, at the Thirty-Fifth Annual Assembly of the Association of Former International Civil Servants in New York (AFICS/NY) on 18 May:

Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

54^th Meeting (AM)

SHORTFALLS IN UN REGULAR, PEACEKEEPING, TRIBUNAL BUDGETS

 

FOCUS OF DEBATE IN FIFTH COMMITTEE

 

UN HOLDING REGIONAL MEETING IN NAIROBI TO DISCUSS CONVENTIONAL ARMS ISSUES

IN AFRICA DAY MESSAGE, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS SEPTEMBER SUMMIT

 

TIME FOR ‘BOLD ACTION’ FOR CONTINENT’S SPECIAL NEEDS

 

Following is UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on Africa Day, observed 25 May:

The annual observance of Africa Day offers an opportunity to reflect on Africa’s prospects and its plight.

SECRETARY-GENERAL ASKS KIERAN PRENDERGAST TO MEET

 

WITH POLITICAL LEADERS IN CYPRUS AT END OF MAY

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

UNITED NATIONS HOLDS SEMINAR ON USE OF SPACE TECHNOLOGY FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT

(Reissued as received.)

Note to Correspondents

MINISTERS, UN OFFICIALS, WORLD CLASS ATHLETES TO ADOPT DECLARATION

OF COMMITMENT ON SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE, 24 MAY

2005: International Year of Sport and Physical Education

Committee on NGOs

37^th Meeting (AM)

COMMITTEE ON NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS CONCLUDES CURRENT SESSION

During Resumed Session, Committee Recommended 105 NGOs for Consultative

Status with Economic and Social Council, Deferring Consideration of 41 Applications