TECHNOLOGY FOR GREEN GROWTH TO BE SHOWCASED DURING conference

IN SEOUL, 24 - 26 MARCH

Environmental Technology Seen As Key

To Achieving Environmentally Sustainable Economic Growth

(Reissued as received.)

BANGKOK, 24 March (UN Information Services) -- As part of the Ministerial Conference on Environment and Development (MCED) 2005, a forum on environmental technology will be held from 24 to 26 March in Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

40^th Meeting (AM)

BUDGET COMMITTEE TAKES UP REVISED FINANCING

 

FOR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGOMISSION

 

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES SECURITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION FOR SUDANMISSION,

 

TO ASSIST IMPLEMENTATION OF PEACE AGREEMENT

Following is United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s statement to the Security Council on adoption of a resolution on the Sudan, delivered by Jean-Marie Guéhenno, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, in New York, 24 March:

Security Council

5149^th Meeting (AM)

BRIEFING SECURITY COUNCIL ON MIDDLE EAST, UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES

CONCERN OVER ISRAEL’S FAILURE TO FREEZE EXPANSION OF SETTLEMENTS

Also Reminds Council of Secretary-General’s Call for Action

By Palestinian Authority against Those Perpetrating Terror, Violence

SEXUAL ABUSE IN PEACEKEEPING REPORT ‘HARD AND UNVARNISHED LOOK’ AT SERIOUS

PROBLEM, REFORMS MUST BE QUICKLY IMPLEMENTED, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL

Following is the statement of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Prince Zeid’s report, “A comprehensive strategy to eliminate future sexual exploitation and abuse in UN peacekeeping operations”, issued today in New York:

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Algiers on Tuesday afternoon, 22 March, to attend the sixtieth Summit of the League of Arab States.

UN WARNS ASIA-PACIFIC’S HIGH ECONOMIC GROWTH IS ENVIRONMENTLLY UNSUSTAINABLE

Ministerial Conference on Environment and Development

Seeks New Balance between Economic Growth and ‘Green Growth’

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Human Rights Committee

Eighty-Third Session

2268^th & 2269^th Meetings (AM & PM)

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONCLUDES REVIEW OF REPORT BY GREECE

Experts Welcome Creation of New Laws, Institutions to Ensure

Fundamental Freedoms but Voice Concerns over Rights of Minorities, Foreigners

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES ARAB STATES TO TAKE LEAD IN UNITING WORLD

AGAINST TERRORISM, IN ADDRESS TO ALGIERSSUMMIT

 

Following is UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s address to the Summit of the League of Arab States in Algiers, 23 March:

I would like to thank President Bouteflika for his leadership and for hosting this meeting at such a critical time for the Arab world and for the United Nations.

JORDAN PURSUING EQUITABLE SOCIETY FOR ALL – REGARDLESS OF DISABILITY

 

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO 2005 AWARD CEREMONY

Following is UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message for the presentation of the FranklinDelanoRoosevelt International Disability Award to King Abdullah the Second of Jordan, delivered by Nane Annan, in New York, 23 March: