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ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL BEGINS COORDINATION SEGMENT, CONSIDERS REPORTS OF COORDINATION BODIES, REPORTS ON HAITI, GUINEA-BISSAU

ECOSOC/6300
20 July 2007
Economic and Social CouncilECOSOC/6300
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL BEGINS COORDINATION SEGMENT, CONSIDERS REPORTS


OF COORDINATION BODIES, REPORTS ON HAITI, GUINEA-BISSAU

 


(Reissued as received.)

IRAQ IN DIFFICULT TRANSITION, NEEDS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY’S SUPPORT TO FACE DAUNTING CHALLENGES, SAYS DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL IN NEW YORK MEETING

DSG/SM/331-IK/575
20 July 2007
Deputy Secretary-GeneralDSG/SM/331
IK/575
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Iraq in difficult transition, needs international community’s support to face


Daunting challenges, says Deputy Secretary-General in New York Meeting

 

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY CONCERNED BY DETERIORATING SECURITY SITUATION IN EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

SG/SM/11098-AFR/1563
20 July 2007
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/11098
AFR/1563
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY CONCERNED BY DETERIORATING SECURITY SITUATION


IN EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

 


The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

UNITED NATIONS SUSPENDS CÔTE D’IVOIRE PEACEKEEPING CONTINGENT; FULL INVESTIGATION OF SEXUAL EXPLOITATION ALLEGATIONS UNDER WAY

PKO/166
20 July 2007
Press ReleasePKO/166
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

United Nations suspends Côte d’Ivoire peacekeeping contingent; full investigation


of sexual exploitation allegations under way

 

GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS AGAINST INCLUSION OF NEW AGENDA ITEM ON ‘CONTEMPORARY FORMS OF XENOPHOBIA’

GA/10604
20 July 2007
General AssemblyGA/10604
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Sixty-first General Assembly

General Committee

6th Meeting (PM)


General committee recommends against inclusion of new agenda item


on ‘contemporary forms of xenophobia’

 

UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE MONITORING ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN TO CELEBRATE TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY

WOM/1635
20 July 2007
General AssemblyWOM/1635
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Background Release


UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE MONITORING ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION


AGAINST WOMEN TO CELEBRATE TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY

 


Will Consider Reports of 15 States

Parties at Thirty-Ninth Session, 23 July - 10 August

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ADOPTS DECISIONS ON RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED IN REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

ECOSOC/6301
20 July 2007
Economic and Social CouncilECOSOC/6301
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ADOPTS DECISIONS ON RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED


IN REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS


(Reissued as received.)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXPRESSES DEEP CONCERN AT DETERIORATING SECURITY SITUATION IN EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

SC/9084
23 July 2007
Security CouncilSC/9084
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Security Council

5721st Meeting (AM)


SECURITY COUNCIL EXPRESSES DEEP CONCERN AT DETERIORATING SECURITY SITUATION


IN EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

 


Presidential Statement Urges All Actors to Refrain