Deputy Secretary-General says profound, far-reaching gains in population issues

tempered by ‘unfinished agenda’, at General Assembly commemoration

Following are Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette’s remarks to the General Assembly commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in New York, 14 October:

UN constant partner, ally of women in work for equal rights,

says Deputy Secretary-General at Headquarters observance

 

Following are Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette’s remarks on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women, in New York, 13 October:

Thank you.  I am delighted to be with you for this special anniversary.

CÔTE D’IVOIRE FACES RISE IN POLIO

 

(Issued on 15 October 2004)

STATEMENT BY COMMITTEEON WOMEN’S RIGHTS

 

(Issued on 14 October 2004.)

Following is the statement released by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on 13 October to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women:

Secretary-General committed to preventing illegal use

 

of Un vehicles, facilities by armed militia

 

The following statement on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

ON twenty-fifTH ANNIVERSARY OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS CONVENTION, COMMITTEE NOTES

 

PROGRESS, BUT FULL EQUALITY STILL TO BE ACHIEVED

(Issued on 14 October 2004.)

The twenty-fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women was observed at the United Nations Headquarters on 13 October at an event attended by a number of persons involved in the issue over the years.

Note to Correspondents

ceremony panel discussion to mark international day

for eradication of poverty, 14 OCTOBER

The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty will be marked at the United Nations on Thursday, 14 October by a ceremony at 2 p.m. and a panel discussion at 4 p.m.

Committee on Relations

 with Host Country

222^nd Meeting (AM)

Committee on Relations

 with Host Country

222^nd Meeting (AM)

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

9^th Meeting (AM)

 

Benefits from space exploration must be shared

among all nations, fourth committee is told

 

Developing Countries Said to Need Help to Take Full Advantage