Press Release

Economic and Social Council                                

2004 Substantive Session                                   

SUCCESSFUL INTERNATIONAL LEADERS SEE THEMSELVES AS ‘CITIZENS OF THE WORLD’,

SAYS DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL IN ADDRESS TO GOLDMAN SACHS LUNCHEON

Following is Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette’s address to the 2004 Goldman Sachs Global Leadership Institute’s luncheon in New York, 14 July:

Africa must accelerate links between national economies; aim for economic union,

states new report by United NationsEconomic Commission for Africa

Committee on Elimination of                                      

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE CONCERNING LIBERIA UPDATES LIST OF INDIVIDUALS,

ENTITIES SUBJECT TO ASSETS FREEZE LIST OF RESOLUTION 1532 (2004)

Security Council                                           

GLOBAL DATE PALM PRODUCTION AT RISK DUE TO PESTS, DISEASES,

SAYS UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION

ROME, 13 July (FAO) -- Date palm production is facing serious problems, such as low yields, due to the lack of research, the spread of pests, as well as marketing constraints, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today.

Note to Correspondents

‘LIVING WITH RISK’, GLOBAL REVIEW OF DISASTER-REDUCTION INITIATIVES,

TO BE LAUNCHED AT HEADQUARTERS, 14 JULY

BUREAU OF PALESTINIAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE WELCOMES ADVISORY OPINION

BY INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

Economic and Social Council                                

2004 Substantive Session