MOST WEBSITES FAIL DISABILITY ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS, ACCORDING TO STUDY

BY UNITED NATIONS DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO MINISTERIAL COUNCIL, URGES ORGANIZATION

FOR SECURITY, COOPERATION IN EUROPE TO EXPAND PRESENCE IN KOSOVO

DECLARATION RINGS HOLLOW IN FACE OF DEPRIVATION, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

 

IN MESSAGE TO OBSERVE INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY

 

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on International Human Rights Day, to be observed on 10 December:

Ad Hoc Committee on Convention

on Persons with Disabilities

21^st Meeting (AM & PM)

AD HOC COMMITTEE REACHES AGREEMENT ON TREATY PROTECTING, PROMOTING

RIGHTS, DIGNITY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

 

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES DESTRUCTION OF ‘CRUEL, INHUMANE’ ARMS WITHIN ESTABLISHED

DEADLINES, IN MESSAGE TO CONFERENCE OF PARTIES TO CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION

Security Council

5578^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS ITS ANNUAL REPORT TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY

In a brief meeting this morning, the Security Council adopted its annual report to the General Assembly for the period 1 August 2005 to 31 July 2006.

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION

 

LAUNCHING PROCESS TOWARDS TREATY ON GLOBAL CONVENTIONAL ARMS TRADE

 

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

Security Council

5579^th Meeting (PM)

Security council approves African protection, training mission in Somalia,

 

unanimously adopting resolution 1725 (2006)

 

SECURITY COUNCIL AL-QAIDA, TALIBAN SANCTIONS COMMITTEE REVISES ITS GUIDELINES

 

Sixty-first General Assembly

Plenary

67^th Meeting (PM)