Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

791^st Meeting (PM)

WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE CONCLUDES THREE-WEEK SESSION; INITIAL

REPORTS ON CONVENTION COMPLIANCE FROM EIGHT STATES CONSIDERED

Next Session 23 July – 10 August

Secretary-General, in remarks at Africa Day celebrations, urges full use

Of Region’s Institutional mechanisms to promote real progress

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Africa Day celebrations in New York today, 31 May:

SECRETARY-GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS GLOBAL NATURE OF CLIMATE CHANGE

IN MESSAGE FOR WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY

 

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Environment Day, to be observed on 5 June:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Germany early on Wednesday, 30 May, to attend a Quartet meeting on the Middle East.

Secretary-General strongly condemns attacks on villagers

 

in south kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo

 

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

Peacebuilding Commission

High-Level Briefing

AM Meeting

BURUNDI MUST SEIZE PRESENT OPPORTUNITY FOR PEACE, JUSTICE, DEVELOPMENT,

HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF TELLS PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION

 

Strengthening Rule of Law, Combating Impunity

Security Council

5685^th Meeting (PM)

Security Council authorizes establishment of special tribunal

to try suspects in assassination of rafiq Hariri

 

Resolution 1757 (2007) Adopted by 10-0-5;

PANEL IN GENEVA CALLS FOR MASSIVE INVESTMENTS IN information

and communications technology FOR DEVELOPMENT

 

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

Security Council

5686^th Meeting (PM)

STATEMENT BY MIDDLE EAST QUARTET

 

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