ECONOMIC WOES AND LACK OF RAIN SET TO WORSEN HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN ZIMBABWE

NINE CONFIRMED DEAD IN MOZAMBIQUE

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

606^th & 607^th Meetings (AM & PM)

WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE URGES CONGO TO ELIMINATE

TRADITIONAL PRACTICES, CUSTOMARY LAWS UNFAIR TO WOMEN

The Secretary-General travelled to Paris in the evening of Thursday, 23 January, arriving early the following morning.

IVOIRIAN LEADERS OF ALL PARTIES MUST ENSURE RESPECT FOR RULE OF LAW,

HUMAN RIGHTS, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the opening of the Conference of Heads of State on Côte d’Ivoire in Paris on 25 January:

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SECRETARY-GENERALURGES THOROUGH REFORM OF IVORIAN DEFENCE, SECURITY FORCES

Following is the text of remarks, as delivered by Secretary-General Kofi Annan, to the meeting on the follow-up mechanisms for the peace agreement on Côte d’Ivoire in Paris, on 25 January:

Nous sommes réunis ici aujourd’hui pour entériner l’accord mettant fin au conflit qui ravage la Côte d’Ivoire depuis plusieurs mois. 

GOAL MUST BE TO MAKE GLOBALIZATION AN EQUITABLE, INCLUSIVE PROCESS,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the World Social Forum, delivered today by Mr. Nitin Desai, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, in Porto Alegre, Brazil:

It gives me great pleasure to send my greetings to this forum.

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEPLORES ‘OMINOUS’ ESCALATION OF VIOLENCE IN GAZA STRIP

The following statement was issued by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Sunday, 26 January:

Security Council

4692^nd Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFED BY CHIEF UN WEAPONS EXPERTS

ON FIRST 60 DAYS OF INSPECTIONS IN IRAQ

The Security Council this morning heard formal briefings by the heads of the weapons inspections regime in Iraq, Hans Blix and Mohamed ElBaradei, on the first 60 days of their work, fulfilling a requirement of resolution 1441 (2002), on which the current inspections are based.