Secretary-General Condemns Tel Aviv Suicide Bomb Attack

 

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

The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest possible terms the suicide bomb attack in Tel Aviv this evening.

LACK OF FUNDING FOR SECURITY REFORM, REINTEGRATION PROGRAMMES DISTURBING,

SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS COUNCIL MEETING ON WEST AFRICA

 

Desperation Born of High Youth Unemployment Levels

Could Lead to Political, Social Unrest in Whole Subregion, He Warns

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRONGLY CONDEMNS KILLING OF UN PEACEKEEPERS

Following is a statement attributable to the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General strongly condemns the murder of nine United Nations peacekeepers from Bangladesh today during an ambush by unidentified militia groups near Kafé in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who were part of a company protecting a camp for internally displaced people.

Security Council

5131^st Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL CONCERNED BY CRISES IN WEST AFRICA OVER POWER TRANSFER;

COULD FURTHER OBSTRUCT EFFORTS TO STABILIZE SUBREGION

 

Presidential Statement Follows Council Debate,

Stresses Need to Help Curb Illicit Cross-Border Activities

FAO LAUNCHES FRENCH ALLIANCE AGAINST HUNGER AT PARIS AGRICULTURE FAIR

(Reissued as received.)

PARIS/ROME, 25 February (FAO) -- At the invitation of the French Ministry of Agriculture, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will be present again this year at the Paris agriculture fair (Salon international de l’agriculture), to be held from 26 February to 6 March 2005 at the Parc des expositions, Porte de Versailles, Paris.

LEADING VETERINARY EXPERTS FROM 28 COUNTRIES CALL FOR MORE VIGOROUS BIRD FLU CONTROL

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HO CHI MINH CITY, Viet Nam, 25 February (FAO) -– An international conference on avian influenza in Asia has expressed major concern about the bird flu situation in the region.

TUNIS ‘SUMMIT OF SOLUTIONS’ TAKES SHAPE AS SECOND PREPARATORY MEETING AGREES

 

ON FINANCIAL MECHANISMS, OUTLINES WAY FORWARD

 

(Reissued as received.)

UNFPA Events During 10-Year Review of Beijing Women’s Conference

TWO KEY ORGANIZATIONS REVIEWING STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP FOR ENVIRONMENT

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NAIROBI, 23 February (UNEP) -- At a time when the environment agenda has greater demands made upon it and faces increasing challenges, IUCN and UNEP are reviewing their strategic partnership agreement.

SIGNIFICANT DIGITAL DIVIDE NARROWING SLOWLY, ACCORDING TO UNCTAD REPORT

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GENEVA, 24 February (UNCTAD) -- The digital divide between nations is significant -- at around twice the average levels of income inequality.  There are signs, however, that it is gradually narrowing, according to a new UNCTAD report on The Digital Divide:  ICT Development Indices 2004.