Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs B. Lynn Pascoe today commended recent steps by the Governments of Eritrea and Djibouti to negotiate a settlement, with Qatar acting as mediator, to the border dispute between them, which erupted into conflict in March 2008.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Vitaly I. Churkin (Russian Federation):

With facilitators appealing for more time to wrap up the work of the tenth session of the United Nations Forum on Forests, Chairperson Mario Ruales Carranza (Ecuador) urged delegations to redouble their efforts and show flexibility so that expected late-night negotiations would yield concrete, consensus-based decisions by tomorrow.

30/04/2001

Press Release SG/SM/7784

SECRETARY-GENERAL DISMAYED AT DEATH OF EIGHT SECURITY FORCE MEMBERS

IN FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

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

The Secretary-General expresses his dismay at the death of eight members of the security forces of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and wishes to convey his condolences to their families.

7/11/2001

Press Release DEV/2303

2001 UN Pledging Conference

for Development Activities

1^st Meeting (AM)

ON FIRST DAY OF PLEDGING CONFERENCE, 17 COUNTRIES PLEDGE

CONTRIBUTIONS TO UN DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

Seventeen Member States pledged their contributions to support the development activities of the United Nations system this morning, during the annual United Nations Pledging Conference for Development Activities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meeting of States Parties                                         SEA/1706

20/07/2001

Press Release GA/AB/3450

Resumed Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

69^th Meeting* (AM)

ASSEMBLY’S BUDGET COMMITTEE, REVIEWING ARREARS IN UN DUES PAYMENTS,

GRANTS VOTING RIGHTS TO BURUNDI, COMOROS, GEORGIA, MOLDOVA

Preparations in Next Year’s International Conference

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                  GA/SM/241

02/01/2001

Press Release ORG/1321

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF UNITED NATIONS BODIES IN JANUARY 2001

The following is a tentative list of United Nations meetings scheduled to be held in January, including major meetings of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations:

Meetings beginning in January:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the University of Denver graduate commencement ceremony, in Denver on 7 June: