Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, which is observed on 26 June:
Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, "Facing Reality: Denial, Corruption and Violence", which is observed 26 June:
Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appointed Maria-Luisa Chavez as the Director of the United Nations Information Centre in Athens, Greece. She is expected to take up her duties on 20 June.
NEW YORK, 21 June (UNFPA) -- The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is airlifting about 10 metric tons of life-saving emergency safe motherhood and reproductive health supplies to help Eritreans internally displaced by the recent fighting between their country and Ethiopia.
The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) this afternoon deferred taking action on a complaint lodged by Cuba against the International Council of the Association for Peace in the Continents (ASOPAZCO) until Friday, 23 June, in the morning.
Assembly Observes Minute of Silence for President Al-Assad Of Syria; Text on UNIFIL Adopted by Recorded Vote of 110-2-0
CORRECTION
The following statement was issued on 15 June by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women met this afternoon to continue its article-by-article consideration of Cameroons compliance with the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
