Press Release

Security Council                                           

NO EVIDENCE OF H5N1 INFLUENZA IN SWINE IN VIET NAM –- FAO

(Reissued as received.)

BANGKOK/ROME, 6 February (FAO) -- The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Friday that it had no evidence at this stage that swine were involved in transmission of the H5N1 influenza virus and the spread of the avian influenza epidemic.

LANDOWNERSHIP IN RUSSIAN FEDERATION:  HOWGOODLAND

ADMINISTRATION CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

(Reissued as received.)

Note to Correspondents

COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TO HOLD PANEL ON INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION

The Commission for Social development will hold a panel discussion on the issue of international migration from a social perspective on Tuesday, 10 February from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Conference Room 4 at Headquarters.

Economic and Social Council                                

2004 Organizational Session                                

4^th Meeting (PM)

International Reconstruction Conference

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OVER $500 MILLION PLEDGED AT INTERNATIONAL RECONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE ON LIBERIA

Secretary-General, US Secretary of State,

French Foreign Minster among Those Calling for Effective Action

UNITED NATIONS OFFICE SEES ‘CRITICAL DECISIONS’ FOR COUNTER-NARCOTIC

EFFORTS IN AFGHANISTAN

INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS URGE MORE ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT

OF WOMEN IN ELECTIONS AND NATION-BUILDING

Commission for Social Development                          

Forty-Second Session                                       

Secretary-General Kofi Annan travelled to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday morning, 3 February, to meet with President George W. Bush and other senior US officials, as part of the regular exchanges he holds twice a year with officials in Washington.