SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES ADOPTION OF SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION REFERRING

SITUATION IN DARFUR, SUDAN, TO INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT PROSECUTOR

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES PAUL WOLFOWITZ ON ELECTION

AS WORLD BANK PRESIDENT

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL’S SPECIAL ENVOY DEPARTS FOR EGYPT, JORDAN, SYRIA, LEBANON

 

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL ENCOURAGED BY RWANDA REBEL GROUP’S PLEDGE TO DISARM,

RETURN PEACEFULLY, COLLABORATE WITH JUSTICE MECHANISMS

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

UN SAYS CHARGE LETTER ISSUED AGAINST DILEEP NAIR BASED ON FINDINGS OF VOLCKER REPORT

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

LEADERSHIP COMMITMENT NEEDED TO HALT RAPIDLY GROWING HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC IN EASTERN

EUROPE, CENTRAL ASIA, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE TO MOSCOW MEETING

Following is UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the ministerial meeting on an “Urgent Response to the HIV/AIDS Epidemics in the Commonwealth of Independent States”, being held in Moscow, 31 March-1 April:

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.