United Nations dignitaries hail nobel peace prize winners

 

in special tribute to muhammad yunus, grameen bank

 

Sixty-first General Assembly

Fifth Committee

22^nd & 23^rd Meetings (AM, PM & Night)

FIFTH COMMITTEE REQUIRES VOTE TO ADVISE ON IMPLICATIONS

 

OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY DRAFT RESOLUTION

 

Decision Approved 143-5-2;

General Assembly Plenary

Tenth Emergency Special Session

28^th & 29^th Meetings (AM, PM & Night)

SECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

 

Following is a statement given to the press on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, delivered by Security Council President Jorge Voto-Bernales ( Peru):

Note to Correspondents

UNITED NATIONS TO HOST THIRD WEB FOR DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE 20-22 NOVEMBER

The United Nations will host the third annual Web for Development Conference at its world Headquarters in New York.

IN MESSAGE MARKING AFRICA INDUSTRIALIZATION DAY, SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS

FOR SUSTAINED DRIVE TO EXPAND, DIVERSIFY CONTINENT’S ECONOMIC BASE

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on Africa Industrialization Day, to be observed on 20 November:

SECRETARY-GENERAL DISCUSSES LEBANON DEVELOPMENTS WITH PRESIDENTS OF IRAN, SYRIA

 

The following statement was issued on Saturday, 18 November, by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

SECRETARY-GENERAL, RECEIVING SCHMIDHEINY FREEDOM PRIZE, PROPOSES INITIATIVE

TO EXPAND BENEFITS OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, MITIGATE RISKS

 

GENEVA EMBODIES WHAT UN STANDS FOR -- AN INTERSECTION OF TOLERANCE, PEACE, DEMOCRACY,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL ON ACCEPTING PRIZE OF FONDATION POUR GENÈVE

Sixty-first General Assembly

General Committee

5^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT GENERAL ASSEMBLY MAKE ROOM IN ITS SCHEDULE

THIS YEAR TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF COMPREHENSIVE DISABILITIES CONVENTION