UNFPA SHIPS SUPPLIES TO ENSURE SAFE CHILDBIRTH,

 

MEET WOMEN’S NEEDS IN TSUNAMI-HIT COUNTRIES

 

(Reissued as received.)

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

UN FOUNDATION TO ENCOURAGE DONATIONS FOR TSUNAMI VICTIMS

 

NEW ISSUE OF TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS JOURNAL PUBLISHED

 

(Reissued as received.)

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS PALESTINIAN TERROR ATTACK ON ISRAELI CIVILIANS

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

The Secretary-General condemns the Palestinian terror attack that caused the death of six Israeli civilians and injury to four others at the Karni crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip yesterday evening.  He wishes to express his deepest condolences to the families of those killed and injured.

RUMOURS OF UNSAFE FISH IN TSUNAMI ZONE UNFOUNDED,

 

NO INCREASED RISK OF FISH-BORNE DISEASES

 

(Reissued as received.)

ROME, 14 January (FAO) -- There is no evidence that fish- and seafood-borne illnesses have increased in Asian countries hit by the tsunami, according to a new Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) assessment.

UNIDO SUPPORT TO TSUNAMI-STRICKEN COUNTRIES

 

(Reissued as received.)

Committee on NGOS

13^th & 14^th Meetings (AM & PM)

NGO COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS FOUR ORGANIZATIONS FOR CONSULTATIVE STATUS

WITH ECOSOC, POSTPONES ACTIONS ON NINE APPLICATIONS

UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYS OUT $193.7 MILLION

(Reissued as received.)

Secretary-General calls for high-level political commitment to marine conservation

in meeting on reefs, island communities, protected areas

 

Creation of Token Havens Without Enforcement

Not Enough Amid Continuing Exploitation Elsewhere, He Says

Transcript of press conference by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Frechette

 

at United Nations Headquarters, 13 January 2005