Press Release

JAPANESE YOUTH SUPPORT UN COUNTER-NARCOTICS EFFORTS

(Reissued as received.)

VIENNA, 25 March (UN Information Service) -- The Tokyo-based Drug Abuse Prevention Centre’s (DAPC) “No! Absolutely No!” campaign against drug abuse in developing countries sets a unique example of what young people can do when they approach a worldwide problem.

OVERALL PROGRESS ON MILLENNIUM GOALS UNEVEN AT BEST, SECRETARY-GENERAL

SAYS IN MESSAGE TO HIGH-LEVEL BEIJING CONFERENCE

STAFF SAFETY ‘IS MY FOREMOST CONCERN’, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS ON DAY

OF SOLIDARITY WITH DETAINED, MISSING STAFF MEMBERS

Following is the text of remarks today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members:

INTERNET GOVERNANCE ISSUES ARE NUMEROUS AND COMPLEX, SECRETARY-GENERAL

SAYS AT OPENING OF GLOBAL FORUM

Following is the text of remarks today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the opening session of the Global Forum on Internet Governance:

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY DISTURBED AT LOSS OF LIFE IN COTED’IVOIRE DEMONSTRATIONS

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

MULTIFACETED REGIONAL APPROACH NEEDED TO COMBAT SUBREGIONAL, CROSS-BORDER PROBLEMS

IN WEST AFRICA, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATE ON ISSUE

Following is the text of remarks today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the open debate of the Security Council on “Ways to combat subregional and cross-border problems in West Africa”:

Security Council                                           

Security Council                                           

Commission on Population and Development                   

Thirty-seventh Session                                     

7^th Meeting (AM)

UNIS Vienna Launches New Web site

Web Site Offers Enhanced Features, Comprehensive Database

VIENNA, 25 March (UN Information Service) -- The United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Vienna today launched its new Web site:  

http://www.unis.unvienna.org