KOBE MARKS 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF DEVASTATING EARTHQUAKE

 

ON EVE OF WORLD CONFERENCE ON DISASTER REDUCTION

 

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FAO to hold special conference on smallisland developing States

Meeting to Follow Up on Mauritius Recommendations

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HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ELECTS CHAIRPERSON, OTHER OFFICERS OF 2005 SESSION

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GENEVA, 17 January -- The United Nations Commission on Human Rights met today to elect the officers of its upcoming session, choosing Makarim Wibisono of Indonesia as its next Chairperson.

DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG PRAISES STAFF FOR DONATING FUNDS

 

TO HELP STRICKEN COMMUNITIES

 

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GENEVA, 17 January -- Following are the remarks addressed by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), at a ceremony at the Palais des Nations today marking the handover of donations raised by the Staff Coordinating Council:

DEVELOPMENT GOALS NOT UTOPIAN, BUT EMINENTLY ACHIEVABLE, SECRETARY-GENERAL

 

SAYS AT LAUNCH OF MILLENNIUM PROJECT REPORT

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks at the launch of the report of the Millennium Project in New York, today, 17 January:

It is indeed a great pleasure to accept the final report of the Millennium Project.

This is an important and impressive document.

experts meet in kobe, japan, tomorrow to discuss means to mitigate

 

devastation caused by natural hazards

World Conference on Disaster Reduction to Hold Special Session on Tsunami

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Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Mauritius from the Maldives islands on Monday, 10 January.

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

671^st & 672^nd Meetings (AM & PM)

women’s anti-discrimination committee takes up reports of paraguay

 

Domestic Violence, Sexual Exploitation, Human Trafficking Discussed

UNFPA SHIPS SUPPLIES TO ENSURE SAFE CHILDBIRTH,

 

MEET WOMEN’S NEEDS IN TSUNAMI-HIT COUNTRIES

 

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UN STAFF RECEIVE GENEROUS $500,000 MATCHING CHALLENGE GRANT BY

UN FOUNDATION TO ENCOURAGE DONATIONS FOR TSUNAMI VICTIMS