Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS GEIR O. PEDERSEN OF NORWAY

 

AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR SOUTHERN LEBANON

The Secretary-General has appointed Geir O. Pedersen of Norway as his Personal Representative for Southern Lebanon.  He is replacing Staffan de Mistura, who has been appointed Deputy Special Representative for Iraq.

Security Council

5158^th Meeting (Night)

SECURITY COUNCIL REFERS SITUATION IN DARFUR, SUDAN, TO PROSECUTOR

OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT

Resolution 1593 (2005) Adopted by Vote of 11 in Favour

To None Against, with 4 Abstentions (Algeria, Brazil, China, United States)

Security Council

5157^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL URGES COMMITMENT TO PEACEFUL ELECTORAL PROCESS IN GUINEA-BISSAU

In Presidential Statement, Council Also Strongly Condemns Any Attempt

To Incite Violence or Impede Efforts towards Peace, Stability, Development

Background Release

UN COMMISSION ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT TO MEET IN NEW YORK, 4 - 8 APRIL

Theme: Population, Development and HIV/AIDS, with Particular Emphasis on Poverty

The theme of the thirty-eighth session of the Commission on Population and Development, meeting at United Nations Headquarters (Conference Room 3) from 4 to 8 April, will be population, development and HIV/AIDS, with particular emphasis on poverty.

Note to Correspondents

PROGRAMME ON LEGACY OF DAG HAMMARSKJÖLD TO BE HELD AT HEADQUARTERS ON 4 APRIL

Discussion to Feature Brian Urquhart, Jan Eliasson

Ad Hoc Committee on Assembly

 Resolution 51/210

34^th Meeting (AM)

AD HOC COMMITTEE NEAR CONSENSUS ON DRAFT NUCLEAR

 

TERRORISM CONVENTION, CHAIRMAN SAYS

UNFPA SENDS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, HYGIENE SUPPLIES

 

TO INDONESIANISLANDS HIT BY LATEST EARTHQUAKE

(Reissued as received.)

JAKARTA, 31 March (UNFPA) Responding to the second strong earthquake to rock Indonesia in three months, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, has sent supplies to help ensure the health and hygiene of displaced people, particularly pregnant women.

Economic and Social Council

2005 Organizational Session

4^th Meeting (PM)

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL HOLDS ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING

 

IN PREPARATION FOR JUNE/JULY SUBSTANTIVE SESSION

 

LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES NEED TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE,

 

REGIONAL COOPERATION TO ACHIEVE MILLENNIUM GOALS

 

(Reissued as received; delayed in transmission.)

ALMATY, 29 March (Millennium Project) -- The Millennium Project Report was launched today in Almaty at the High-level Meeting on the Role of International, Regional and Subregional Organizations for the implementation of the Almaty Programme of Action.

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS FROM JAPAN, NEW ZEALAND,

 

MEXICO, UNITED KINGDOM, INDONESIA

Concludes First Part of 2005 Session

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 31 March (UN Information Service) -- The Conference on Disarmament this morning concluded the first part of its 2005 session after hearing statements from Japan, New Zealand, Mexico, United Kingdom and Indonesia.