Human Rights Committee

Eighty-ninth Session

2424^th & 2425^th Meetings (AM & PM)

WORLD IS WATCHING, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

IN MESSAGE URGING IT TO PROMOTE OBJECTIVE, UNIVERSAL APPROACH

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the opening of the fourth session of the Human Rights Council, in Geneva today, 12 March:

SECRETARY-GENERAL ENCOURAGED BY TALKS ON MEETING ON BORDER SECURITY FOR IRAQ

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

Sixty-first General Assembly

Sixth Committee

24^th Meeting (AM)

FOCUS OF DISCUSSION IS ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AT UNITED NATIONS AS LEGAL COMMITTEE BEGINS CURRENT SESSION

Working Group Deliberations to Be Held

During 10-Day Session Scheduled to Conclude on 23 March

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES RELEASE OF DETAINED, BEATEN ZIMBABWE OPPOSITION LEADERS

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL PLEASED WITH UGANDAN PARTIES’ READINESS TO EXTEND AGREEMENT

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE FOR WORLD WATER DAY, STRESSES IMPORTANCE

 

OF INTEGRATED, SUSTAINABLE APPROACH TO MANAGING FRAGILE RESOURCE

 

Following is the text of 12 March of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on World Water Day, to be observed on 22 March:

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES EUROPEAN UNION DECISION TO ESTABLISH TARGETS

 

FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY, USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES

 

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

AT ONE YEAR, $376 MILLION PROVIDED BY EMERGENCY FUND

 

NEW YORK, 9 March (OCHA) -- In the year since its official launch on 9 March 2006, $376.1 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has been used to provide life-saving humanitarian aid in 40 countries through 361 individual projects. 

Commission on the Status of Women

Fifty-first Session

13^th Meeting* (PM)