SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES RELEASE OF DETAINED, BEATEN ZIMBABWE OPPOSITION LEADERS

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

Human Rights Committee

Eighty-ninth Session

2424^th & 2425^th Meetings (AM & PM)

Sixty-first General Assembly

Sixth Committee

24^th Meeting (AM)

FOCUS OF DISCUSSION IS ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AT UNITED NATIONS AS LEGAL COMMITTEE BEGINS CURRENT SESSION

Working Group Deliberations to Be Held

During 10-Day Session Scheduled to Conclude on 23 March

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE FOR WORLD WATER DAY, STRESSES IMPORTANCE

 

OF INTEGRATED, SUSTAINABLE APPROACH TO MANAGING FRAGILE RESOURCE

 

Following is the text of 12 March of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on World Water Day, to be observed on 22 March:

SECRETARY-GENERAL PLEASED WITH UGANDAN PARTIES’ READINESS TO EXTEND AGREEMENT

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

REFORMS WILL MAKE UN MORE RESPONSIVE, ACCOUNTABLE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL

SAYS IN BONN MEETING WITH EUROPEAN UNION DEVELOPMENT MINISTERS

Sixty-first General Assembly

Fifth Committee

40^th Meeting (AM)

WORLD POPULATION WILL INCREASE BY 2.5 BILLION BY 2050;

 

PEOPLE OVER 60 TO INCREASE BY MORE THAN 1 BILLION

 

Sixty-first General Assembly

Fifth Committee

41^st Meeting (AM)

BUDGET COMMITTEE TAKES UP FUNDING PROPOSALS TO MEET GROWING

COSTS OF AFTER-SERVICE HEALTH BENEFITS

 

SECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON CÔTE D’IVOIRE

The following Security Council press statement on Côte d’Ivoire was read out today by Council President Dumisano S. Kumalo ( South Africa):