Secretary-General hails Africa’s decade-long progress in development, security,

human rights in address to African Union summit in Gambia

Following is UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s address to the African Union Summit in Banjul, Gambia, 1 July:

Review Conference

on Illicit Small Arms Trade

11^th & 12^th Meetings (AM & PM)

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

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL OPENS 2006 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION

 

Keynote Statements Focus on “Working Out of Poverty”;

Policy Discussion on Important Developments in World Economy Held

(Reissued as received.)

UNITED NATIONS VIDEO TEAM WINS ‘BEST NEWS REPORT’,

 

‘BEST MEDICAL/ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT’ AWARDS

 

DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS ECOSOC SHOULD BE ‘DEVELOPMENT PARLIAMENT’,

KEEP WORLD ON TRACK FOR 2015 ANTI-POVERTY GOALS, IN GENEVA ADDRESS

 

Special Committee on

Decolonization

14^th Meeting (AM)

DECOLONIZATION COMMITTEE, ADOPTING REPORT, CONCLUDES CURRENT SESSION

Agrees to Leave Open Possibility

Of Holding Modified Seminar for Pacific Region in 2006

Security Council

5480^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS INCREASE IN FORCE STRENGTH OF UN MISSION

IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO UNTIL 30 SEPTEMBER

Resolution 1693 (2006) Adopted Unanimously;

Objective Is Free, Fair, Peaceful Election Process

Review Conference

on Illicit Small Arms Trade

9^th & 10^th Meetings (AM & PM)

Security Council

5479^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF BURUNDI OPERATION UNTIL 31 DECEMBER,

UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1692 (2006)

Secretary-General Recommends Integrated Office to Commence 1 January 2007,