TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF UNITED NATIONS BODIES IN MARCH 2005

 

The following is a tentative list of United Nations meetings scheduled to be held in March, including major meetings of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations:

Meetings continued from previous month:

24 January-1 April

Conference on Disarmament, first part, Geneva

IAEA REVIEW MISSION COMPLETES ASSESSMENT OF ACTIONS TAKEN

 

BY PAKS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN HUNGARY

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PEACEKEEPING SPECIAL COMMITTEE CONCLUDES 2005 SESSION, WITH REPORT

NOTING UNPRECEDENTED INCREASE IN OPERATIONS

 

Commission on Sustainable Development

Preparatory Meeting

1^st & 2^nd Meetings (AM & PM)

INTERGOVERNMENTAL PREPARATORY MEETING OF COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

CONSIDERS WAYS TO SPEED UP ACCESS TO SAFE WATER, SANITATION, HOUSING

Meeting to Lay Groundwork

For Commission’s First-Ever Policy Segment Set for 11-22 April

28 FEBRUARY 2005 OFFICIALLY PROCLAIMED CORPORATE PHILANTHROPY DAY IN UNITED STATES

NEW YORK, 28 February (United Nations Fund for International Partnerships) -- To recognize and promote the tremendous philanthropic work of corporations in communities around the world, New York Governor Pataki, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and US Secretary of Commerce Donald L. Evans proclaimed 28 February 2005 as “Corporate Philanthropy Day”.

MEDIA EXECUTIVES JOIN FORCES TO FIGHT AIDS AT MIPTV

 

NEW YORK, 28 February 2005 -- At the invitation of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, chief executive officers from leading international media companies will meet in Cannes, France, as part of the UN-backed Global Media AIDS Initiative (GMAI).  The high-level event will take place on 12 April during MIPTV, the world’s audiovisual and digital content market.

ACTION ON MERCURY AMONG KEY DECISIONS TAKEN AT UNEP GOVERNING COUNCIL MEETING

TO REDUCE HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS FROM HEAVY METALS

 

Governments Also Agree on Water, Gender Equality, Disaster Preparedness

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Boosting sustainability of west african cotton to be subject

 

of Mali round-table meeting, 28 February, 1 March

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GENEVA, 25 February (UNCTAD) -- Improving the sustainability of cotton -– one of the main sources of livelihood for many developing countries, and nowhere more than in West Africa -– will be debated at a round table in Mali on 28 February and 1 March.

CUBA to HOST TRAINING COURSE ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, 28 FEBRUARY – 16 March

 

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GENEVA, 25 February (UNCTAD) -- Government officials and academics from eight Latin American and Caribbean nations will be trained by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in the use of multidisciplinary approaches to trade and development issues in Havana, Cuba.

SUPPLY OF ESSENTIAL DRUGS CRITICAL IN POST-DISASTER SITUATIONS,

 

SAYS INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD

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