IN MESSAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY, GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT URGES GOVERNMENTS

 

TO INTENSIFY EFFORTS IN FIGHTING RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

 

Following is the text of the message by Jean Ping, President of the General Assembly, on the occasion of the International Day against Racial Discrimination, 21 March:

HUMANITARIAN SITUATION DETERIORATING IN ITURI DISTRICT

 

OF DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

 

(Reissued as received.)

BUNIA, 17 March (OCHA) -- The spate of violent attacks in Ituri District in recent days has left thousands more people homeless, many of whom are now seeking shelter in cramped makeshift camps in the area.

The UN Secretary-General travelled from Spain to Israel for an official visit, with a day and a half layover in Geneva, Switzerland.

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPECTS FULL WITHDRAWAL OF ALL SYRIAN TROOPS

FROM LEBANON BEFORE LEBANESE ELECTIONS

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

Security Council

5143^rd Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS UN ADVANCE MISSION IN SUDAN UNTIL 24 MARCH,

UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1588 (2005)

 

Reaffirming its readiness to support the peace process in the Sudan, the Security Council this morning extended the mandate of the United Nations Advance Mission in Sudan (UNAMIS) until 24 March by unanimously adopting resolution 1588 (2005).

ECONOMIC VIABILITY, CRITICAL REQUIREMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT

 

Forestry’s Contribution to Informal Sector Must Be Taken into Account

(Reissued as received.)

ROME, 17 March (FAO) -- Economic viability, including the environmental and social benefits deriving from forests, is a pre-requisite for wider adoption of sustainable forest management practices, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today.

WFP HAILS DONATION FROM HUNGARY FOR SRI LANKA TSUNAMI SURVIVORS

(Reissued as received.)

COLOMBO, 17 March (WFP) -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed a vital contribution of wheat flour from the Government of Hungary for the agency’s tsunami relief operations in Sri Lanka.

Human Rights Committee

Eighty-Third Session

2261^stMeeting(PM)*

Human rights committee takes up report of Mauritius

Experts Praise Creation of National Human Rights

Commission but Raise Concerns Regarding Anti-Terrorism Law

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

38^th Meeting (AM)

BUDGET COMMITTEE BRIEFED ON LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

 

IN PLAN TO REFURBISH UN HEADQUARTERS

 

ACCESS TO SAFE WATER PRIORITY AS UN MARKS BEGINNING OF INTERNATIONAL DECADE

Government Ministers to Meet in April to Decide

On Policy Measures to Reach Targets for Water, Sanitation, Slums