Committee on Information

Twenty-seventh Session

4^th Meeting (PM)

INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF WATER RESOURCES KEY TO ATTAINING MILLENNIUM

DEVELOPMENT GOALS, SAYS WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION CHIEF

UN STANDARDS, NORMS PROVIDE STATES WITH VALUABLE GUIDELINES,

BEST PRACTICES, CRIME CONGRESS COMMITTEE 1 TOLD

 

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

BANGKOK, 20 April -- There was clear agreement in Committee I of the Eleventh United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice on the importance of continued work on United Nations standards and norms, the Chairman noted at the conclusion of today’s discussion.

FROM COWS TO KILOWATTS, BERRIES INTO BUSINESSES -- WINNERS OF FIRST SEED AWARDS ANNOUNCED

(Reissued as received.)

NAIROBI/NEW YORK, 20 April (UNEP) -- An environmentally-friendly way of growing rice and a project to cultivate a highly versatile berry found at the roof of the world are among the winners of a new sustainable development award.

Welcoming delegates, crown prince of Thailand highlights need

for effective cooperation against transnational crime

Participants Also Call for Technical Assistance,

Capacity-Building to Assist Developing Countries in Crime Prevention Efforts

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

PRESS STATEMENT ON IRAQ-KUWAIT BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is the text of today’s statement to the press on Iraq-Kuwait by Security Council President Wang Guangya (China):

Committee on Information

Twenty-seventh Session

2^nd & 3^rd Meetings (AM & PM)

INFORMATION CENTRE RATIONALIZATION, WEBSITE, LIBRARY MODERNIZATION

AMONG ISSUES ADDRESSED IN INFORMATION COMMITTEE DEBATE

 

eleventh un crime congress opens in bangkok with focus

 

on organized crime, terrorism

Elected President of Congress, Thai Justice Minister Stresses

Need for International Community to Build New Security Consensus

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES POPE BENEDICT XVI, WISHES HIM

STRENGTH, COURAGE IN ASSUMING RESPONSIBILITIES

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General congratulates His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI on his assumption of the papacy.  His Holiness brings a wealth of experience to this exalted office.

Commission on Sustainable Development

Thirteenth Session

12^th Meeting (AM)

Commission on Sustainable Development continues consideration of draft outcome

document, as chairman proposes alternative text to speed up negotiations