millennium summit’s anti-poverty goals ‘common cause’ for international

community says Deputy Secretary-General in athens address

Following is Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette’s address to the European Foundation Centre’s annual General Assembly in Athens, 30 May:

Monitoring deep-water fish stocks off WestAfricancoast -- Countries

to report on fishing of non-tuna species inhabiting ‘sea mounts’

(Reissued as received.)

ROME, 31 May (FAO) -- A regional fishing body of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) has decided that its members should begin reporting on capture levels of non-tuna species taken in high-seas waters off the western coast of Africa.

SECRETARY-GENERAL RECEIVES HONORARY DOCTORATE FROM UNIVERSITE DE MONTREAL

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s video message to the ceremony today at which he was awarded an honorary doctoral degree by Université de Montréal.

I am deeply moved to be honoured in this way by one of Canada’s great universities.  And I am really sorry I cannot be with you in person today to accept the honour.

Biographical Note                                          

Secretary-General appoints Sukehiro Hasegawa of Japan

as Special Representative in Timor-Leste

PRESIDENT OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND CHAIRMAN

OF MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE IN JUNE

In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the President of the United Nations Security Council and the Chairman of the Military Staff Committee for June:

Security Council

in message for day of un peacekeepers, Security Council president pays tribute

to those who have served for their professionalism, dedication, courage

Following is the text of the message from the President of the Security Council, Munir Akram (Pakistan), on the occasion of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers (29 May):

Security Council                                           

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF UNITED NATIONS BODIES IN JUNE 2004

The following is a tentative list of United Nations meetings scheduled to be held in June, including major meetings of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations:

Meetings continued from previous month:

Committee on NGOs                                          

UNITED NATIONS RESPONDS TO MYANMAR STORM

NEW YORK, 28 May (OCHA) -- United Nations agencies in Myanmar are providing immediate assistance to people affected by the recent storm that hit four villages in Myanmar.  The storm was the worst since 1968.