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:

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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPERS TO BE OBSERVED

AS DEMANDS FOR NEW PEACE OPERATIONS SURGE

NEW YORK, 24 May (DPI) -- The second observance of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers on 29 May comes at a moment of increased demands around the world for United Nations peacekeepers.

COUNTRIES IN NEAR EAST NEED TO GROW TREES TO CONTROL DESERTIFICATION,

IMPROVE WATER MANAGEMENT, SAYS FAO

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ROME, 24 May (FAO) -- Countries in the Near East are showing increasing interest in planting trees to improve water quality and increase food security, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)said today.

General Assembly decides to add agenda items on Year of physics, financing

for peacekeeping in burundi, international CIVIL service commission

In a brief meeting this morning, the General Assembly, acting on recommendations of its General Committee, decided to include several items in the agenda for its current session, including the “International Year of Physics, 2005” and the financing of the United Nations Operation in Burundi. 

PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS BEST WAY OF ENSURING SUSTAINABLE PEACE, SAYS

SECRETARY-GENERAL ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF UN PEACEKEEPERS

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message for the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, which will be observed on 29 May:

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES RESUMPTION OF DPRK-JAPAN DIALOGUE

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

WORKING GROUP ON ARBITRARY DETENTION TO MEET IN GENEVA

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GENEVA, 21 May (UN Information Service) –- The United Nations Working Group on arbitrary detention will hold its thirty-ninth session from 24 to 28 May at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

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