Secretary-General welcomes election of transitional Somali President

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

Note to Correspondents

tWENTY-FIFTH anniversary of Convention to End Discrimination

against Women to be marked at United Nations event

 

The twenty-fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women will be marked at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Wednesday, 13 October.

Note to Correspondents

EXHIBIT TO HIGHLIGHT USE OF SPACE TECHNOLOGY FOR HUMAN

 

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

7^th Meeting (AM)

FOURTH COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN SAYS PEACEFUL USES OF OUTER SPACE HAVE POTENTIAL

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Third Committee

7^th & 8^th Meetings (AM & PM)

ADVANCES IN COMMUNICATIONS, TRAVEL, BANKING USED TO INTERNATIONALIZE

CRIMINAL OPERATIONS, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

Transnational Crime Undermines Economic, Financial

Foundations of Society, Poses Clear Threat to Peace and Security

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

First Committee

6^th Meeting (PM)

Middle east nuclear proliferation highlighted, as disarmament committee

 

continues general debate

Conflicting views of the state of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East were highlighted this afternoon, as the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) continued its general debate.

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

5^th Meeting (AM)

FIFTH COMMITTEE SPEAKERS SUPPORT REGULAR BUDGET APPROPRIATION

FOR CAMEROON-NIGERIA BOUNDARY DISPUTE COMMISSION

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Plenary

24^th & 25^th Meetings (AM & PM)

STATEMENT BY AD HOC ADVISORY GROUP ON GUINEA-BISSAU

 

OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL OF UNITED NATIONS

 

NEW YORK, 11 October (DESA) -- The Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Guinea-Bissau of the Economic and Social Council calls on the International Community to continue to support Guinea-Bissau.

Secretary-General congratulates Wangari Maathai on award of Nobel Peace Prize

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