Press Release ECOSOC/6003 |
Economic and Social Council
2002 Organizational Session
4th Meeting (AM)
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL SELECTS MEMBERS OF 20 SUBSIDIARY BODIES
United States among Those Elected to Commission on Human Rights
Press Release ECOSOC/6003 |
Economic and Social Council
2002 Organizational Session
4th Meeting (AM)
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL SELECTS MEMBERS OF 20 SUBSIDIARY BODIES
United States among Those Elected to Commission on Human Rights
Press Release SC/7382 |
PRESS STATEMENT ON Middle East Situation BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT
Following is this evening's press statement on the Middle East by Security Council President Sergey Lavrov (Russian Federation):
The members of the Security Council heard a briefing by the Under-Secretary-General, Kieran Prendergast, on the sending of the fact-finding team to Jenin.
Press Release SG/SM/8216 |
DISCUSSIONS CONCLUDE BETWEEN UN, ISRAEL ON FACT-FINDING TEAM;
ISRAELI CABINET TO TAKE FORMAL DECISION 28 APRIL
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
Press Release SG/SM/8215 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL, ON SIXTEENTH ANNIVERSARY OF CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT, INDICATES
SHIFT IN UN ASSISTANCE TOWARDS LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
Today, 26 April, marks the sixteenth anniversary of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine.
Press Release SG/SM/8214 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL’S SPECIAL ENVOY CONCLUDES FOUR-DAY MISSION TO MYANMAR
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
Razali Ismail, the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Myanmar, left Yangon Friday after concluding his four-day mission aimed at helping facilitate the national reconciliation process in Myanmar.
Press Release SG/SM/8213 SC/7380 |
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY WILL STILL HAVE CRUCIAL ROLE IN HELPING EAST TIMORESE
TO CONSOLIDATE NEW INSTITUTIONS, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL
The following statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan was delivered today at the Security Council meeting on the situation in East Timor:
Press Release SG/SM/8212 ECO/24 |
UNITED NATIONS JOINT STATEMENT ON GLOBAL COMPACT BY SECRETARY-GENERAL
AND PRESIDENT OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF EMPLOYERS (IOE)
The following statement was issued today in New York:
Press Release SG/A/799 BIO/3421 |
Biographical Note
SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS PATRICIA DURRANT OF JAMAICA AS UNITED NATIONS OMBUDSMAN
The Secretary-General announced the appointment of Patricia Durrant of Jamaica as United Nations Ombudsman. The appointment is at the Assistant Secretary-General level.
A career diplomat since 1971, Ms. Durrant has been accredited as Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the United Nations since 7 June 1995.
Press Release SEA/1744 |
Meeting of States Parties
to Law of Sea Convention
70th Meeting (AM)
STATES PARTIES TO LAW OF SEA CONVENTION CONCLUDE TWELFTH MEETING,
APPROVE $7.8 MILLION 2003 BUDGET FOR INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL
The States parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea concluded their twelfth meeting this morning, approving a $7.8 million budget for the International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea for 2003.
Press Release SC/7381 |
PRESS STATEMENT BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT ON EAST TIMOR
Following is the press statement on East Timor delivered today by Security Council President Sergey Lavrov (Russian Federation):