REMARKS OF SPECIAL ADVISER AT ARAB FORUM DO NOT REFLECT

 

UN POLICY, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL’S SPOKESMAN

 

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

The remarks attributed to the Secretary-General’s Special Adviser, Lakhdar Brahimi, made at the Arab Strategy Forum in Dubai today, do not reflect United Nations policy, nor that of the Secretary-General.

SECRETARY-GENERAL, ADDRESSING NATIONAL FOREIGN TRADE COUNCIL, STRESSES

CLOSE LINK BETWEEN MULTILATERAL TRADE, SECURITY FRAMEWORKS

 

He Calls for Changes to Closed-Door

Decision-Making in Barrier-Laden World Trading System

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s address to the National Foreign Trade Council in New York on Friday, 10 December 2004:

Security Council

5099^th Meeting* (AM)

IN BRIEFING TO SECURITY COUNCIL, SECRETARY-GENERAL’S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE

STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF JANUARY ELECTIONS

 

United States, Iraqi Representatives, Citing Critical Role

Of UN Presence, Call for Increased Numbers of UN Staff in Iraq

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

29^th Meeting (AM)

FIFTH COMMITTEE TAKES UP 2006-2007 BUDGET OUTLINE;

 

WOMEN’S INSTITUTE, SIERRA LEONE COURT FINANCING

 

smallisland nations hope mauritius international meeting can help them regain

lost ground on trade, better achieve sustainable development

Conference to Gauge Solutions Including Increased

Market Access, Information Technology, Renewable Energy

Secretary-General pleased by decision on 26 december re-vote

 

in Ukraine presidential election

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

Human Rights

 Panel Discussion

‘ABC:  TEACHING HUMAN RIGHTS’ BOOKLET LAUNCHED AT HEADQUARTERS

AS PANEL DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS

 

Human Rights

Panel Discussion

HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION CRITICAL PREREQUISITES FOR ACHIEVING PEACEFUL WORLD,

SAYS GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT AT HEADQUARTERS OBSERVANCE

 

Following is the statement by Jean Ping (Gabon), President of the General Assembly, at the opening of the plenary session commemorating the Decade of Human Rights Education in New York, 10 December:

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Plenary

71^st Meeting (PM)

General Assembly adopts 24 resolutions, four decisions as it takes action

on reports of special political, decolonization committee

Delegates Also Adopt Texts on Assistance

To Rwanda Genocide Survivors, Cooperation with Regional Organizations