UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON DECOLONIZATION SENDS ASSESSMENT MISSION

TO PACIFIC NON-SELF-GOVERNING TERRITORY OF TOKELAU

UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL TO VISIT CENTRAL ASIA

FOR TALKS ON NUCLEAR-WEAPON-FREE ZONE

NEW YORK, 12 August (Department for Disarmament Affairs) -- Jayantha Dhanapala, Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs, will visit Central Asia from 14 to 26 August.  Mr. Dhanapala will visit Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan and will meet with the political leadership of these countries and senior officials.

Committee on the Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

575^th & 576^th Meetings (AM & PM)

LANDMARK CONSTITUTION CREATES ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR WOMEN,

UGANDAN MINISTER TELLS COMMITTEE

Experts Urge Repeal of Remaining Legal Discrimination

                                                            SG/SM/8333

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPLAUDS FOOTBALL TEAMS FOR SUPPORTING FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS

No One Is Safe from Epidemic, He Warns

Following are the remarks made by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the opening of Real Madrid v. Roma game to benefit the global fight against AIDS:

I’ll be very brief as I know you are in a hurry to watch the match.

CONSENSUS TRADITION CAN CONTRIBUTE TO CONFLICT RESOLUTION,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY MESSAGE

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan for the International Day of the World's Indigenous People, today, 9 August:

LEGAL AND TECHNICAL COMMISSION AGREES ON NEXT STEP

IN STUDY OF SULPHIDES AND CRUSTS

(Reissued as received.)

SEABED ASSEMBLY TAKES UP REPORT ON AUTHORITY’S WORK

(Reissued as received.)

KINGSTON, 9 August (International Seabed Authority) -- The Assembly of the International Seabed Authority began this morning its annual review of the work of the Authority and prospects for its future activities.

UNITED NATIONS UNVEILS ROAD MAP TO SAFER WORLD BY REDUCING RISK

‘Living with Risk’ –- Global Review of Disaster Reduction Initiatives

TOKYO, 9 August -- United Nations chiefs launch today a global review on disaster reduction initiatives to call for a world in which earthquakes shake buildings but not economies; in which cyclones bring drama but not tragedy, and in which floods drench landscapes without washing away hope.

Ad Hoc Committee on Convention

on Rights of Persons with Disabilities

20^th Meeting (PM)

AGREEING TO HOLD SECOND SESSION, COMMITTEE URGES IMPROVED ACCESS

FOR DISABLED TO UNITED NATIONS FACILITIES

Decision Stresses Importance of NGOs in Committee’s Work