Security Council

5117^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL CONDEMNS VIOLENCE ALONG BLUE LINE BETWEEN ISRAEL AND LEBANON,

EXTENDS MANDATE OF UNIFIL UNTIL 31 JULY

Resolution 1583 (2005) Adopted Unanimously

RISKS OF FLOODING CONTINUE IN GUYANA

NEW YORK, 28 January (OCHA) -- Risks of further flooding continue in Guyana due to more rain over the past days, warned the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team.  The team has been sent in response to a request of the Government of Guyana after flooding in that country.

SECRETARY-GENERAL ‘DEEPLY DISTURBED’ BY ATTACK ON DARFUR VILLAGE,

CALLS ON PARTIES TO COMPLY FULLY WITH CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT

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

UN WOMEN’S RIGHTS COMMITTEE ISSUES FIRST FINDINGS UNDER OPTIONAL PROTOCOL

Inquiry into Rapes, Murders, Abductions in North Mexico

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT OPENS FIRST PART OF 2005 SESSION

UN Secretary-General Says Disarmament Critical

For Conflict Prevention, Peace-Building, Realizing Millennium Goals

(Reissued as received.)

STATEMENT ON UN ELECTORAL ASSISTANCE DIRECTOR’S REMARKS TO PRESS

The following statement was issued on 26 January by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

FAO expert consultation recommends guidelines, methodologies Monitoring

environmental effects of GENETICALLY MODIFIED crops

(Reissued as received.)

Reconciling water needs of agriculture, ecosystems FOCUS OF FAO/NETHERLANDS

International Conference on Water for Food and Ecosystems

(Reissued as received.)

ROME/THE HAGUE, 26 January (FAO) - Agriculture and natural ecosystems are increasingly competing for often scarce water resources, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today.

Secretary-General Renews Dr. Piot’s Appointment As UNAIDS Executive Director

(Reissued as received.)

GOVERNING COUNCIL OF UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION

COMMISSION ELECTS PRESIDENT, VICE-PRESIDENT

(Reissued as received.)