SECRETARY-GENERAL OFFERS GLOBAL STRATEGY FOR FIGHTING TERRORISM,

IN ADDRESS TO MADRIDSUMMIT

 

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s keynote address to the closing plenary of the International Summit on Democracy, Terrorism and Security, delivered today in Madrid, Spain:

Why have you invited me to speak here?  Because terrorism is a threat to all States, to all peoples, which can strike anytime, anywhere.

LIEUTENANT-GENERAL BABACAR GAYE APPOINTED NEW FORCE COMMANDER

 

OF UN ORGANIZATION MISSION IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Secretary-General Kofi Annan Launches Global Strategy

 

Against Terrorism in Madrid

 

Agreement on Terrorism Convention, Respect for Human Rights,

Strengthening State Capacity to Prevent Terrorist Acts Key Elements of Strategy

Security Council

5137^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS SUDAN ADVANCE MISSION UNTIL 17 MARCH,

UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1585 (2005)

 

The Security Council today, unanimously adopting resolution 1585 (2005), extended the mandate of the United Nations Advance Mission in Sudan (UNAMIS) until 17 March.

GOVERNING COUNCIL OF UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION

 

COMMISSION CONCLUDES FIFTY-FIFTH SESSION

 

Approves Awards of $265 Million for Compensation

(Reissued as received.)

UN EMERGENCY TEAMS ASSESSING CYCLONE TOLL IN OCEANIA

 

NEW YORK, 10 March (OCHA) -- United Nations emergency teams arrived in Samoa and met with the United Nations Resident Coordinator before heading to the Cook Islands and Tokelau to assess damages inflicted by cyclone Percy. 

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE TO HOLD EIGHTY-THIRD SESSION

 

IN NEW YORK FROM 14 MARCH TO 1 APRIL 2005

 

Experts to Review Reports of Kenya, Iceland, Mauritius, Uzbekistan, Greece

(Reissued as received.)

Background Release

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS TO HOLD SIXTY-FIRST SESSION

 

AT PALAIS DES NATIONS FROM 14 MARCH TO 22 APRIL 2005

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 10 March (UN Information Service) -- The principal human rights organ of the United Nations, the Commission on Human Rights, will conduct its annual six-week session for 2005 from 14 March to 22 April.

Commission on the Status of Women

Forty-ninth Session

15^th & 16^th Meetings (AM & PM)

Youth perspectives on Promotion of Gender Equality

 

Focus of Women’s Commission Panel

 

UNCTAD, JBIC TO FOSTER JAPANESE INVESTMENT IN EAST AFRICA

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 9 March (UNCTAD) -- The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) have launched a joint African Investment Initiative to encourage greater investment by Japanese companies in Africa with the ultimate aim of encouraging economic growth, it was announced this morning in Geneva.