Note to Correspondents

Note to Correspondents

un to spotlight 10 stories world ‘should know more about’

at headquarters press conference 30 april

To spotlight some of the important international issues and developments that often do not get sufficient media attention, the United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI) is today launching a new initiative, presenting a list of “Ten Stories the World Should Know More About”.

Commission on Sustainable Development                      

Twelfth Session                                            

Nature-Rich Farmland Areas Need Greater Support,

 

un, european environment agencies warn

(Reissued as received.)

COPENHAGEN/DUBLIN, 29 April (UNEP) -- The European Union will not reach the goal of halting species loss by 2010 if it does not do more to prevent the decline of its most nature-rich areas of farmland, the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) warned today.

‘European Union Enlargement Expands Frontiers of Stability, Rule of Law’,

Un Drugs and Crime Chief Says

(Reissued as received.)

‘the more unified you are, the stronger you are’, says Secretary-General

in remarks on developing country group’s 40^th anniversary

Following are Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks at a luncheon on the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of the “Group of 77” developing countries and China, in New York, 29 April:

Thank you, Ambassador Al Nasser, for bringing us together today.

PRESS STATEMENT ON Cyprus BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is the press statement on Cyprus, delivered today by Security Council President Gunter Pleuger (Germany):

The Security Council takes note of the outcome of the referenda held in Cyprus on 24 April 2004 on the Comprehensive Settlement on the Cyprus problem.  The Council respects the outcome of both referenda.

Security Council                                           

Security Council                                           

HUMANITARIAN AGENCIES RESPOND TO HEALTH NEEDS OF BLAST VICTIMS

IN DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA

New York, 29 April (OCHA) -- United Nations humanitarian agencies are stepping up their efforts to meet the health needs of people affected by a massive blast in Ryongchon, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, last week.