United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Brussels, Belgium, in the afternoon of 17 July from the Group of Eight (G-8) Summit in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.

Security Council

5491^st Meeting (AM)

Sixtieth General Assembly

First Committee

24^th Meeting (AM)

DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT WILL BE JEOPARDIZED, WITHOUT MORE RESOURCES FOR AFRICAN

UNION MISSION, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO BRUSSELS PLEDGING CONFERENCE

Following is UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s address to the pledging conference for the African Union Mission in the Sudan, in Brussels on 18 July:

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, from Florence, Italy, in the late afternoon of Sunday, 16 July.

AT MIDYEAR, UNITED NATIONS STILL NEEDS $3.1 BILLION FOR HUMANITARIAN ACTION

NEW YORK/GENEVA, 18 July (OCHA) -- Six months after the launch of the Humanitarian Appeal 2006, the United Nations and its partners still require $3.1 billion to address the urgent needs of 30 million people struck by crisis in 31 countries worldwide.

ECOnomic and Social Council Adopts Resolution on Strengthening Coordination

of Emergency Humanitarian Assistance

 

Holds Panel Discussion on Chronically

Underfunded Emergencies, Concludes Humanitarian Segment

(Reissued as received.)

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Italy from Germany in the evening of Tuesday, 11 July.

Economic and Social Council ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON SUSTAINED ECONOMIC

GROWTH FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

 

Concludes General Discussion on Humanitarian Affairs Segment

(Reissued as received.)

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL HOLDS PANEL DISCUSSION ON

 

GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES

 

(Reissued as received.)