UN STAFF RECEIVE GENEROUS $500,000 MATCHING CHALLENGE GRANT BY

UN FOUNDATION TO ENCOURAGE DONATIONS FOR TSUNAMI VICTIMS

 

UN SMALL ISLAND CONFERENCE ADOPTS MAURITIUS DECLARATION, STRATEGY;

RECOMMITS TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF MOST VULNERABLE NATIONS

Calls for Action on Climate Change, Natural Disasters, Trade

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

Committee on Elimination of

 Discrimination against Women

669^th & 670^th Meetings (AM & PM)

women’s anti-discrimination committee considers situation of women in gabon

Members Commend Will to Overcome Obstacles, But Note Contradictions

Secretary-General calls for high-level political commitment to marine conservation

in meeting on reefs, island communities, protected areas

 

Creation of Token Havens Without Enforcement

Not Enough Amid Continuing Exploitation Elsewhere, He Says

SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT MAURITIUS HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT, STRESSES IMPORTANCE

OF PREVENTION, EARLY WARNING TO COVER GLOBAL THREATS

 

We Must Come Together Ahead of Calamity,

He Tells SmallIslands Forum in Wake of Tsunami Devastation

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS STAFFAN DE MISTURA OF SWEDEN

 

AS HIS DEPUTY SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR IRAQ

 

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS DAVID VENESS OF UNITED KINGDOM

 

AS UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY

 

The Secretary-General today announced the appointment of David Veness of the United Kingdom as Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security.  He has been serving as Assistant Commissioner, Specialist Operations in the Metropolitan Police Service in London since April 1994.

Security Council

5111^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL, IN PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT, CONGRATULATES

 

PALESTINIAN PEOPLE ON PARTICIPATION IN RECENT ELECTION

 

Hears Briefing on Middle East Situation,

Farewell Statement by United States Representative Danforth

UNIDO SUPPORT TO TSUNAMI-STRICKEN COUNTRIES

 

(Reissued as received.)

TSUNAMIS DESTROYED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FISHING BOATS

 

Marine Fisheries, Aquaculture

Infrastructure in Many Coastal Areas Destroyed, Damaged

(Reissued as received.)

ROME, 13 January (FAO) -- The tsunami waves have had a devastating impact on the fisheries sector in many countries of the Indian Ocean, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today.