| Press Release SG/SM/9446 AFR/1010 |
Secretary-General ‘SHOCKED AND OUTRAGED’ BY MASSACRE
OF CIVILIAN REFUGEES IN BURUNDI
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
| Press Release SC/8168 |
IN PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT, SECURITY COUNCIL CONDEMNS MASSACRE IN BURUNDI
OF REFUGEES FROM DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
The Security Council this evening condemned with “the utmost firmness” the massacre of refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which occurred in Gatumba, Burundi on 13 August. [In that attack, more than 160 people were killed, and 101 others were wounded.]
| Press Release SOC/NAR/914 |
UN STUDYONAFGHANISTAN’S ‘OPIUM ECONOMY’ WINS AWARD
(Reissued as received.)
VIENNA, 13 August (UN Information Service) -- “The Opium Economy in Afghanistan: An International Problem”, a United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) publication, has won the “Notable Government Documents 2003” award, presented by the Library Journal, a publication of the American Library Association.
| Press Release SOC/NAR/913 |
UNITED NATIONS DRUGS OFFICE LAUNCHES GUIDE FOR COACHES
ON USING SPORT TO TEACH HEALTHY LIFE SKILLS
(Reissued as received.)
| Press Release SG/SM/9445 IK/452 |
Secretary-General deeply saddened by iraq violence,
says un ready to help resolve current crisIs
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
| Press Release SAG/284 |
UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH INDIAN INSTITUTIONS
TO IMPROVE LAND AND WATER MANAGEMENT IN DROUGHT-PRONE AREAS
(Reissued as received.)
| Press Release HR/CN/1101 |
Round-Up of Session
SUBCOMMISSION ON PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
CONCLUDES FIFTY-SIXTH SESSION
(Reissued as received.)
| Press Release SG/A/884 BIO/3590 WOM/1466 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS RACHEL N. MAYANJA OF UGANDA AS SPECIAL ADVISER
ON GENDER ISSUES, ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN
The Secretary-General today announced the appointment of Rachel N. Mayanja as his Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women. The appointment is at the Assistant-Secretary-General level.
| Press Release SG/A/883 BIO/3589 IHA/935 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS MARGARETA WAHLSTRÖM OF SWEDEN
ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS
The Secretary-General today announced the appointment of Margareta Wahlström (Sweden) as Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator.
| Press Release SC/8167 |
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