ATTACKS AGAINST UNITED NATIONS PERSONNEL IN 2006 GO UNPUNISHED, STAFF UNION SAYS

COMMITTEE ON STAFF SECURITY CALLS ON COUNTRIES TO JOIN

OPTIONAL PROTOCOL ON SAFETY OF HUMANITARIAN PERSONNEL

Recent Treaty Event Encouraging but Much Broader Action Required

UNITED NATIONS STAFF UNION DEMANDS HALT TO CONTINUED HARASSMENT

OF UNMEE STAFF BY ERITREA

 

Recent Decision to Expel United Nations Staff Members Illegal

UNITED NATIONS STAFF COUNCIL PROTESTS ATTACKS ON LEBANON MISSION,

 

CALLS FOR FULL INVESTIGATION OF EVENTS

 

EXPERT PANEL ON UNITED NATIONS INTERNAL JUSTICE SUBMITS REPORT TO SECRETARY-GENERAL,

UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES

 

These are the 192 Member States of the United Nations with dates on which they joined the Organization, following the admission Montenegro on 28 June 2006:

Member	Date of Admission

PRESS RELEASE ON MEETINGS CALENDAR DISCONTINUED

The monthly press release on the meetings calendar has been discontinued.  All information on the schedule can be obtained at http://www.un.org/events, which is regularly updated.

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MEMBERSHIP OF PRINCIPAL UNITED NATIONS ORGANS IN 2006

 

General Assembly

The General Assembly is made up of 191 Member States.  The States and the dates on which they became Members are listed in Press Release ORG/1360 issued 4 October 2002.

Security Council

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF UNITED NATIONS BODIES IN FEBRUARY 2006

The following is a tentative list of United Nations meetings scheduled to be held in February, including major meetings of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations:

Meetings continued from previous month:

ATTACKS AGAINST UN PERSONNEL CONTINUED UNABATED

 

THROUGHOUT 2005, UN STAFF UNION SAYS