Round-up of Session                                        

COMMISSION ON LIMITS OF CONTINENTAL SHELF concludes thirteenth session

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UN warns Food safety at risk in Asia-Pacific

Potential Danger of Food Contamination,

Food-borne Diseases Focus of International Conference

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SEREMBAN, MALAYSIA 24 May (FAO/WHO) -- Food-borne diseases pose a serious threat to densely populated areas of Asia and the Pacific, two United Nations agencies said today.

AFRICAN FINANCE MINISTERS SET JULY TARGET FOR TRADE CONCESSIONS

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KAMPALA, 23 May (ECA) -– African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development have ended their annual conference demanding that rich countries remove obstacles holding up international trade negotiations by July.

UNRWA Protests Israeli incursion into Jenin Camp Reconstruction

 

Project Office, detention of senior project manager

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objective of bangkok workshop is improved disability statistics for policies

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SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES COMMITTEE DRAFTING DISABILITIES CONVENTION

TO MAINTAIN MOMENTUM, UNDERSTANDING AS IT ENTERS CRITICAL PHASE

NEW SHELTERS FOR GAZA HOMELESS

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GAZA, 24 May (UNRWA) -- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) today handed over 86 new homes to refugee families from Rafah and Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip whose shelters have been destroyed by Israeli forces.

budget committee considers financing of peacekeeping

operations in haiti, timor-leste

As the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this morning took up the financing of the peacekeeping operations in Haiti and Timor-Leste, several speakers supported provision of adequate resources for the functioning of the missions and expressed concern over the interim nature of budget requests presented by the Secretariat.

UN HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERTS ECHO CONCERNS ABOUT EVENTS IN RAFAH AND GAZA STRIP

 

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GENEVA, 24 May (UN Information Service) -- Three Independent Experts of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights issued the following statement on Friday, 21 May:

Committee on NGOs