INTERNATIONAL DAY OF UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPERS TO BE OBSERVED

AS DEMANDS FOR NEW PEACE OPERATIONS SURGE

NEW YORK, 24 May (DPI) -- The second observance of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers on 29 May comes at a moment of increased demands around the world for United Nations peacekeepers.

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UN HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERTS ECHO CONCERNS ABOUT EVENTS IN RAFAH AND GAZA STRIP

 

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GENEVA, 24 May (UN Information Service) -- Three Independent Experts of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights issued the following statement on Friday, 21 May:

budget committee considers financing of peacekeeping

operations in haiti, timor-leste

As the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this morning took up the financing of the peacekeeping operations in Haiti and Timor-Leste, several speakers supported provision of adequate resources for the functioning of the missions and expressed concern over the interim nature of budget requests presented by the Secretariat.

General Assembly decides to add agenda items on Year of physics, financing

for peacekeeping in burundi, international CIVIL service commission

In a brief meeting this morning, the General Assembly, acting on recommendations of its General Committee, decided to include several items in the agenda for its current session, including the “International Year of Physics, 2005” and the financing of the United Nations Operation in Burundi. 

AFRICAN FINANCE MINISTERS SET JULY TARGET FOR TRADE CONCESSIONS

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KAMPALA, 23 May (ECA) -– African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development have ended their annual conference demanding that rich countries remove obstacles holding up international trade negotiations by July.

United Nations Counter-Narcotics Chief Visits Central Asia, Urges Greater

Regional Cooperation against Drugs, Crime and Terrorism

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UNITED NATIONS, LITHUANIA DISCUSS COOPERATION AGAINST DRUGS, CRIME

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SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES SECURITY COUNCIL DECISION

TO ESTABLISH UN OPERATION IN BURUNDI

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES SUDAN’S ANNOUNCEMENT OF STEPS

TO FACILITATE HUMANITARIAN ACCESS TO DARFUR REGION

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