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UN CONFERENCE ON DISASTER REDUCTION CONCLUDES; ADOPTS

PLAN OF ACTION FOR NEXT 10 YEARS

Participants Commit to Reducing Vulnerabilities to Natural Hazards

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

NATIONS CALL FOR SAFER HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS TO PREPARE FOR DISASTERS

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

ATLAS ON TSUNAMI DAMAGED AREAS IN ASIA PRODUCED BY FAO

Satellite Images, Maps Assist in Responding to Disaster

(Reissued as received.)

Asian Tsunami Inflicts MultiMillion Dollar DamageonIndonesia’s Environment

New Report Provides Important Lessons for Kobe Conference

(Reissued as received.)

General Assembly

Twenty-eighth Special Session

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

GENERAL ASSEMBLY MARKS 60^TH ANNIVERSARY OF LIBERATION OF NAZI DEATH CAMPS

Over 40 Speakers Address Day-Long Special Session,

Saying Holocaust Represented Break with Civilization Itself

anti-discrimination committee takes up situation of women in turkey

Expert Members Commend Country’s Commitment to Gender Equality

Secretary-General stresses importance of international migration, academic freedom

 

in remarks to colloquium of university presidents

Following is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the plenary session of the Global Colloquium of University Presidents in New York on 19 January:

Once again, let me thank you all for being here.

There is still time to achieve millennium goals, Secretary-General says

 

at dinner for global colloquium of university presidents

He Underscores Need for Decisive Steps to Initiate Breakthrough This Year

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan remarks at a dinner for the Global Colloquium of University Presidents in New York, on 18 January:

Note to Correspondents

‘AUSCHWITZ – THE DEPTH OF THE ABYSS’ EXHIBITION

OPENS AT HEADQUARTERS ON 24 JANUARY

Note to Correspondents

General Assembly to Convene special session commemorating Sixtieth anniversary

 

of liberation of Nazi death camps, Monday, 24 january

With the support of 150 Member States, the General Assembly will convene a special session on Monday, 24 January, to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camps -- the first event of its kind.