Commission on the Status of Women

Fifty-third Session

16^th & 17^th Meetings (AM & PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL AL-QAIDA AND TALIBAN SANCTIONS COMMITTEE CONDUCTS REVIEW

 

OF ENTRIES, POSTS NARRATIVE SUMMARIES OF REASONS FOR LISTING ON WEBSITE

 

CONCERNED BY ESCALATING TENSIONS IN MADAGASCAR, SECRETARY-GENERAL REITERATES

RESUMPTION OF DIALOGUE ONLY SOLUTION TO CURRENT CRISIS

 

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

INCREASED, BETTER AID NEEDED TO MATCH AFRICAN EFFORTS, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL

SAYS IN KEYNOTE SPEECH ON ‘NAVIGATING SHIFTING TIDES OF GLOBALIZATION’

Committee on Relations

with Host Country

241^st Meeting (AM)

HOST COUNTRY DELEGATE DENIES INCREASE IN NUMBER OF TRAFFIC TICKETS ISSUED

TO DIPLOMATIC VEHICLES IS DRIVEN BY FINANCIAL CRISIS

 

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON

AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, 12 MARCH 2009

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:  Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.  It is a great pleasure to see you today. I think we have much to discuss.

Commission on the Status of Women

Fifty-third Session

15^th Meeting* (AM)

Sixty-third General Assembly

Fifth Committee

32^nd Meeting (AM)

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE FOR WORLD OBSERVANCE, UNDERSCORES POTENTIAL

 

OF WATER AS UNIFYING FORCE RATHER THAN CATALYST FOR CONFLICT

 

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

CAIRO SEMINAR ON PALESTINIAN ASSISTANCE ASSESSES URGENT NEEDS IN GAZA STRIP;

 

BASIC SERVICES, ENDING ISOLATION, RESTARTING ECONOMY AMONG ISSUES DISCUSSED

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)