Security Council

5030^th Meeting* (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL UNDERSCORES NEED FOR TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT OF HAITI

TO EXTEND AUTHORITY THROUGHOUT COUNTRY

Also Stresses, in Presidential Statement, Need for UN Mission

To Actively Assist Haiti in Addressing Activities of Illegal Armed Groups

GRAZ HOSTS UNITED NATIONS SYMPOSIUM ON SPACE SOLUTIONS FOR WATER MANAGEMENT

(Reissued as received.)

DPI/NGO Annual Conference

AM & PM Meetings

THREE-DAY DPI/NGO CONFERENCE AIMED AT ASSESSING PROGRESS TOWARDS MEETING

GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT GOALS CONCLUDES AT HEADQUARTERS

Fifty-eight General Assembly submits provisional agenda,

 

work programme to forthcoming session

 

The fifty-eighth session of the General Assembly this morning submitted to the forthcoming session the provisional agenda as well as the programme of work for the Assembly’s plenary meetings.

THOUSANDS OF CIVILIANS FLEE THEIR HOMES IN EASTERN Democratic Republic of Congo

Secretary-General horrified by car bombing at Australian embassy in Jakarta

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

Secretary-General says success of Montreal protocol protecting ozone layer

should inspire parties to other environmental agreements

 

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, observed 16 September:

Spirit of Amilcar Cabral’s courageous struggle for freedom should be

applied to Africa’s current challenges, says Secretary-General

 

FAO warns of pesticide waste time bomb in poor countries;

Agency running out of funds for clean-up operations

(Reissued as received.)

ROME, 9 September (FAO) -- High quantities of toxic chemical waste from unused or obsolete pesticides are posing a continuing and worsening threat to people and the environment in Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America, FAO warned today.

Note to Correspondents

UN Office on Internal Oversight Services to hold Symposium on Governance,

 

leadership and accountability, Friday, 10 September