Background Release

GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPECIAL SESSION ON HIV/AIDS, 25-27 JUNE

In order to address the problem of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and secure a global commitment to combat the epidemic, the General Assembly will meet in special session from 25 to 27 June.

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ENCOUNTER ON QUESTION OF PALESTINE HEARS VIEWS

ON BREAKING DEADLOCK IN MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL LOUISE FRÉCHETTE

AT HEADQUARTERS, 20 JUNE 2001

The Deputy Secretary-General:  This is an attempt to present in a comprehensive way what is going to happen at the special session, which, as you know, will take place on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday next week.

UN SPECIAL SESSION ON HIV/AIDS SEEKS TO SPUR MASSIVE GLOBAL RESPONSE TO CRISIS

Secretary-General’s Call to Action

Urges Alliance to Turn Tide in Fight against AIDS

The United Nations is set to mobilize a greatly intensified global response to the AIDS epidemic when it holds a special session on HIV/AIDS from 25 to 27 June in New York.

Secretary-General Kofi Annan departed New York on Monday morning, 11 June, to begin a Middle Eastern trip aimed at pressing the Palestinians and the Israelis to implement the recommendations of the Mitchell Commission, which would eventually mean a return to the negotiating table.

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES GATES FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTION TO GLOBAL AIDS FUND

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

WAR LESS LIKELY BETWEEN MATURE DEMOCRACIES, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL

IN LECTURE AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY

Yet Sometimes Reluctance of Democracies to Fight

Or Take Risks Can Be Handicap When Action in Just Cause Is Really Needed

Following is the text of the Cyril Foster Lecture, "Why Democracy Is an International Issue", delivered by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at Oxford University, United Kingdom, on 19 June:

Security Council

4332^nd Meeting (PM)

COUNCIL EXEMPTS NON-LETHAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT FROM EMBARGO

ON WEAPONS DELIVERIES TO SOMALIA

Security Council

4331^st Meeting (PM)

SITUATION IN KOSOVO COMPLEX, VOLATILE, SAYS COUNCIL PRESIDENT,

PRESENTING REPORT OF COUNCIL MISSION TO YUGOSLAVIA

SECURITY COUNCIL EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR KOSOVO WOMEN NGOS

Representatives of Kosovo women’s non-governmental organizations and civil society met last night with the President of the United Nations Security Council, Ambassador Anwarul Chowdhury of Bangladesh, along with the Ambassadors of Colombia, Jamaica, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States.