In progress at UNHQ

PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION DISCUSSES UPCOMING WORK IN GUINEA-BISSAU, ADDS MEMBERS TO COUNTRY-SPECIFIC CONFIGURATION

PBC/28
21 January 2008
General AssemblyPBC/28
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Peacebuilding Commission

Guinea-Bissau configuration

1st Meeting (AM)


PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION DISCUSSES UPCOMING WORK IN GUINEA-BISSAU,

 

ADDS MEMBERS TO COUNTRY-SPECIFIC CONFIGURATION

 

CHANGING ATTITUDES JUST AS IMPORTANT AS ‘BRICKS AND MORTAR’, SECRETARY-GENERAL EMPHASIZES IN ADDRESS TO FIRST RETREAT OF PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION

SG/SM/11381-PBC/27
21 January 2008
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/11381
PBC/27
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

CHANGING ATTITUDES JUST AS IMPORTANT AS ‘BRICKS AND MORTAR’, SECRETARY-GENERAL


EMPHASIZES IN ADDRESS TO FIRST RETREAT OF PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION

COMMITTEE ON NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, OPENING 2008 SESSION, WINS PRAISE AS ‘ENTRY GATE’ FOR UNITED NATIONS-CIVIL SOCIETY PARTNERSHIP

ECOSOC/6316-NGO/629
21 January 2008
Economic and Social CouncilECOSOC/6316
NGO/629
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Committee on NGOs

1st & 2nd Meetings (AM & PM)

COMMITTEE ON NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS APPROVES 17 APPLICATIONS FOR CONSULTATIVE STATUS, DEFERS ACTION ON 16 OTHERS

ECOSOC/6317-NGO/630
22 January 2008
Economic and Social CouncilECOSOC/6317
NGO/630
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Committee on NGOs

3rd & 4th Meetings (AM & PM)


committee on non-governmental organizations approves 17 applications


for consultative status, defers action on 16 others

 

ACCEPTING SECRETARY-GENERAL’S RECOMMENDATION, GOVERNMENT REQUEST, SECURITY COUNCIL GRANTS SIX-MONTH EXTENSION OF UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN NEPAL

SC/9233
23 January 2008
Security CouncilSC/9233
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Security Council

5825th Meeting (AM)


accepting Secretary-General’s recommendation, government request, Security Council


grants six-month extension of United Nations Mission in nepal

 

UNITED NATIONS MUST BALANCE MISSION ON BEHALF OF OTHERS WITH NEED TO PROTECT ITS OWN, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN REMARKS TO CEREMONY FOR ALGIERS BOMBING VICTIMS

SG/SM/11384
23 January 2008
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/11384
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

UNITED NATIONS MUST BALANCE MISSION ON BEHALF OF OTHERS WITH NEED TO PROTECT ITS


OWN, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN REMARKS TO CEREMONY FOR ALGIERS BOMBING VICTIMS

 

SECRETARY-GENERAL ENCOURAGED BY COMMITMENT TO END HOSTILITIES IN EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

SG/SM/11385-AFR/1647
23 January 2008
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/11385
AFR/1647
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

SECRETARY-GENERAL ENCOURAGED BY COMMITMENT TO END HOSTILITIES


IN EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

 


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