Security Council

4300^th Meeting* (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT WELCOMES NEW AGREEMENTS

BETWEEN GEORGIAN AND ABKHAZ SIDES

Human Rights Committee

Seventy-first Session

1902^nd Meeting (AM)

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONSIDERS DRAFT GENERAL COMMENT

ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN TIMES OF PUBLIC EMERGENCY

The Human Rights Committee this morning continued its consideration of the draft General Comment on article 4 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, adopting six paragraphs of the draft.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE FOR WORLD DAY FOR WATER

Following is the text of a statement issued today by General Assembly President Harri Holkeri (Finland) on the occasion of the World Day for Water (22 March):

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE FOR WORLD POETRY DAY

Following is the text of a statement issued today by General Assembly President Harri Holkeri (Finland) on the occasion of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) World Poetry Day

(21 March):

Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Plenary

97^th Meeting (AM)

CONFERENCE ON FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT TO BE HOSTED BY MEXICO; GENERAL ASSEMBLY

ALSO TAKES ACTION ON JUNE SPECIAL SESSION ON HABITAT

The General Assembly this morning adopted, without a vote, two resolutions regarding upcoming international events on financing for development and human settlements.

'EVERY ISSUE IS A "WOMEN’S ISSUE", AND WOMEN SHOULD GET INVOLVED IN ALL AREAS

OF HUMAN CONCERNS', SAYS DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL

Following is the text of the Helvi Sipilä Lecture delivered in Helsinki on 20 March by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette:

It is a great pleasure for me to be here with you tonight, and a great honour to give the Helvi Sipilä Lecture. 

HIGH-LEVEL NAPLES WORKSHOPS FOCUS ON IMPACT OF ‘ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT’

Preparatory Committee for the

United Nations Conference on

 The Illicit Trade in Small Arms

 And Light Weapons in All Its Aspects

32^nd Meeting (AM)

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR JULY CONFERENCE ON ILLICIT SMALL ARMS TRADE

REVIEWS PREAMBLE TO PROPOSED DRAFT ACTION PROGRAMME

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES NEW FUNDING ROUND BY UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION

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

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