Human Rights Committee

Eighty-ninth Session

2434^th Meeting* (AM)

Note to Correspondents

‘WORLD TB DAY’ TO BE OBSERVED AT HEADQUARTERS 22 MARCH WITH LAUNCH

OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBIT, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION REPORT

 

Background Release

COMMISSION ON LIMITS OF CONTINENTAL SHELF TO HOLD PLENARY PART

OF NINETEENTH SESSION IN NEW YORK FROM 26 MARCH TO 5 APRIL

 

Note to Correspondents

TWENTY-TWO FELLOWSHIPS AWARDED FOR 2007 UN FELLOWSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL LAW

(Reissued as received.)

Security Council

5641^st Meeting* (AM)

INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MUST MOVE QUICKLY TO HELP AFGHANISTAN AS EFFORTS TO SECURE

PEACE, STABILITY ‘WERE BEING PUT TO THE TEST’, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD

Despite Laudable Progress, Continuing Challenges Include Mounting

Sixty-first General Assembly

Fifth Committee

42^nd Meeting (AM)

BUDGET COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS ASSETS FROM COMPLETED

 

BURUNDI OPERATION BE DONATED TO GOVERNMENT

 

Also Approves Text on Joint Inspection Unit’s Work Programme

UNITED NATIONS MEETING IN SUPPORT OF ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE

TO TAKE PLACE IN ROME, 22-23 MARCH

Theme: “Relaunching the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process – Challenges and Vision”

Security Council

5642^nd Meeting (AM)

SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS MADE BY COMMISSION INVESTIGATING ASSASSINATION

OF FORMER LEBANESE PRIME MINISTER HARIRI, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD

Head of Investigation, Representative of Lebanon Brief Council

STATEMENT BY MIDDLE EAST QUARTET

 

Following is the text of today’s statement by the Quartet ( United Nations, Russian Federation, United States and European Union):