United Nations, iSRAEL pOST issue Holocaust REMEMBRANCE StampS

Today, the United Nations Postal Administration is launching a new stamp in observance of the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust.

Secretary-General mourns former Indonesian president suharto

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

PROMOTE DIVERSITY AS VIRTUE RATHER THAN THREAT, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES

AT DIALOGUE AMONG PEOPLES, CULTURES OF EURO-MEDITERRANEAN, GULF AREAS

UNITED NATIONS TO OBSERVE HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY ON 28 JANUARY 2008

Week-Long Events Include Concert, Exhibits, Educational Briefings, Film Screenings

Committee on NGOs

11^th & 12^th Meetings (AM & PM)

committee on non-governmental organizations approves one application

for consultative status, defers decisions on two others

 

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS KILLING OF AID WORKERS, JOURNALIST IN SOMALIA

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

rwanda genocide memorial a repository of hope, a call to justice,

 

Secretary-General declares in remarks to media

 

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the press at the Rwanda Genocide Memorial in Kigali today, 29 January:

Secretary-General notes timeliness of rights declaration anniversary at opening

of exhibition to honour holocaust victims, celebrate those who protected jews

Committee on NGOs

13^th & 14^th Meetings (AM & PM)

COMMITTEE ON NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS RECOMMENDS TWO INTERNATIONAL BODIES

FOR CONSULTATIVE STATUS, REVIEWS 53 QUADRENNIAL REPORTS

 

SECRETARY-GENERAL, ADDRESSING PARLIAMENT OF RWANDA, URGES ITS MEMBERS TO WORK

FOR COMMON GOALS WHILE PROMOTING NATIONAL UNITY, RECONCILIATION

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address to the Parliament of Rwanda in Kigali, today, 29 January: