Secretary-General says success of Montreal protocol protecting ozone layer

should inspire parties to other environmental agreements

 

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, observed 16 September:

DPI/NGO Annual Conference

AM & PM Meetings

DPI/NGO CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON OVERCOMING OBSTACLES TO ACHIEVING

MILLENNIUM GOALS, ROLE OF NORTH/SOUTH PARTNERSHIPS

Obstacles Include Lack of Political Will,

Inadequate Financial Resources, Corruption

WORKING GROUP ON ARBITRARY DETENTION TO MEET IN GENEVA FROM 13 TO 17 SEPTEMBER

(Reissued as Received.)

GENEVA, 8 September (UN Information Service) -- The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention will hold its fortieth session from 13 to 17 September 2004 in Geneva.

Secretary-General reiterates call for ‘immediate, unconditional’

release of all civilians held hostage in Iraq

 

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL HEARTENED BY CONTINUING PROGRESS

IN RELATIONS BETWEEN INDIA, PAKISTAN

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

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

General Committee

6^th Meeting (PM)

GENERAL COMMITTEE SUBMITS PROVISIONAL AGENDA TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY

The General Committee this afternoon submitted the provisional agenda to the General Assembly and recommended the programme of work for the forthcoming plenary session, in accordance with the new approach approved by the Assembly in resolutions on the revitalization of its work.

COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD TO HOLD THIRTY-SEVENTH SESSION

IN GENEVA FROM 13 SEPTEMBER TO 1 OCTOBER

Reports from Brazil, Botswana, Croatia, Bahamas, Kyrgyzstan,

Equatorial Guinea, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda to Be Considered

(Reissued as received.)

UN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN SUPPORT

 

OF PALESTINIAN PEOPLE to convene 13 - 14 September

 

UNRWA OPENS NEW SHELTERS FOR RAFAH HOMELESS,

NEW SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN OF DEMOLISHED AREAS

(Reissued as received.)

Secretary-General in Mexico City address praises Latin America’s democratic,

development gains, says future challenges demand ‘more democracy, not less’

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s address to the opening ceremony of the International Seminar on Democracy, Politics and the State in Mexico City, 8 September: