Press Release

JUAN E. MÉNDEZ OF ARGENTINA APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVISER ON PREVENTION OF GENOCIDE

The Secretary-General has decided to appoint Juan Méndez of Argentina as his Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide.

Biographical Note

Ashraf Jehangir Qazi of Pakistan appointed Special Representative for Iraq

The Secretary-General has decided to appoint Ashraf Jehangir Qazi of Pakistan as his Special Representative for Iraq.

Mr.Qazi’s appointment as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General comes after a long and distinguished career with the Pakistani diplomatic service.

Biographical Note

MAJOR-GENERAL RAJENDER SINGH APPOINTED FORCE COMMANDER

OF UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA

The Secretary-General has appointed Major-General Rajender Singh of India as the new Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE).  The Major-General is expected to arrive in the Mission area by 19 July 2004.

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New United Nations project to help Gabon develop fishing sector

(Reissued as received.)

ROME, 14 July (FAO) -- Fishers in Gabon will benefit from a new Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) project aimed at boosting the country's fishing sector, the United Nations agency announced today.

UNRWA DELIVERS FOOD FOR 20,000 PEOPLE IN BEIT HANOUN, CONVOY COMES UNDER FIRE

(Reissued as received.)

GAZA, 14 July (UNRWA) -- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) today delivered 370 tons of food aid to the population of Beit Hanoun in the north of the Gaza Strip.  The aid will provide food for approximately 20,000 persons, two thirds of the population of the besieged town.

UNITED NATIONS SUPPORTS FLOOD RELIEF EFFORTS IN NEPAL

APPEAL FOR AID AFTER NICARAGUA FLOODS, MUDSLIDES

NEW YORK, 14 July (OCHA) -- United Nations agencies have requested just under $1 million to meet the needs of 5,751 people affected by the recent floods and mudslides in Nicaragua.  The appeal, covering a period of three months, intends to raise funds for health care, agricultural rehabilitation, food aid, education and psycho-social therapy, among other things.

‘Living with Risk:  A global review of disaster reduction initiatives’

launcHed at United Nations headquarters

Economic and Social Council                                

2004 Substantive Session