COMMUNITY-BASED DISASTER-REDUCTION STRATEGIES CALLED FOR AT HEADQUARTERS FORUM

PRESS STATEMENT ON TIMOR-LESTE BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

(Delayed in transmission.)

The following statement to the press on Timor-Leste was delivered on 28 February by then Security Council President Joel W. Adechi (Benin):

CITING POTENTIAL FOR PEACE, SECRETARY-GENERAL PLEDGES UN SUPPORT FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE,

SECURITY, DEVELOPMENT AT MEETING TO SUPPORT PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY

Following is the text of remarks, as delivered today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the meeting in support of the Palestinian Authority in London:

All of us are here today to express our full and strong support for the reform efforts of the Palestinian Authority.

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES BURUNDI FOR SUCCESSFUL REFERENDUM ON CONSTITUTION

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

The Secretary-General would like to congratulate warmly the Transitional Government of Burundi and the Burundian people for the successful conduct of the referendum on the post-transitional constitution, which took place yesterday, 28 February 2005.

Commission on the Status of Women

Forty-ninth Session

3^rd & 4^th Meetings (AM & PM)

Commission on Sustainable Development

Preparatory Meeting

3^rd, 4^th & 5^th Meetings (AM & PM)

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PREPARATORY MEETING HOLDS INTERACTIVE

DISCUSSIONS ON WATER, SANITATION, HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

 

Over 1 Billion People Worldwide Lack Access to Safe

Drinking Water; Over 2.5 Billion Lack Access to Improved Sanitation

FATE OF TERRORIST ATTACK SURVIVORS TOO OFTEN NEGLECTED, SECRETARY-GENERAL

SAYS IN MESSAGE TO BOOK LAUNCH MEETING

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the meeting to launch the book “The Trauma of Terrorism”, delivered today by Danilo Türk, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs:

BASEL CONVENTION ON HAZARDOUS WASTES, UN REGIONAL SEAS PROGRAMME

 

TO FIGHT COASTAL POLLUTION TOGETHER

 

(Reissued as received.)

28 FEBRUARY 2005 OFFICIALLY PROCLAIMED CORPORATE PHILANTHROPY DAY IN UNITED STATES

NEW YORK, 28 February (United Nations Fund for International Partnerships) -- To recognize and promote the tremendous philanthropic work of corporations in communities around the world, New York Governor Pataki, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and US Secretary of Commerce Donald L. Evans proclaimed 28 February 2005 as “Corporate Philanthropy Day”.

Commission on the Status of Women

Forty-ninth Session

1^st & 2^nd Meetings (AM & PM)

NO TOOL FOR DEVELOPMENT MORE POWERFUL THAN WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT, SAYS

SECRETARY-GENERAL, AS WOMEN’S COMMISSION OPENS 2005 SESSION

Aims to Review Progress 10 Years after Beijing Conference;

Speakers Say Much Achieved, But Large Gap Remains between Policy, Practices