Press Release

Commission on Population and Development                   

Thirty-seventh Session                                     

5^th and 6^th Meetings (AM & PM)

COMMISSION HOLDS SPECIAL SITTING ON SITUATION IN OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN

TERRITORY FOLLOWING THE KILLING OF SHEIKH YASSIN

Adopts Resolution Which Condemns Continuing Grave Violations

Of Human Rights in Territory, Including Tragic Assassination of Sheikh Yassin

(Reissued as received.)

REPRESENTATIVE ON SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN CUBA CITES

‘UNPRECEDENTED WAVE OF OPPRESSION’ IN THE COUNTRY

Construction of Security Barrier Criticized as Commission

Concludes Debate on Situation in Occupied ArabTerritories

(Reissued as received.)

UN REPORT SAYS WORLD URBAN POPULATION OF 3 BILLION TODAY

EXPECTED TO REACH 5 BILLION BY 2030

SECRETARY-GENERAL ‘SHOCKED AND OUTRAGED’ AT KILLING

OF UN MISSION POLICE OFFICERS IN KOSOVO

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

Security Council                                           

UN ICT TASK FORCE, WIRELESS INTERNET INSTITUTE UNVEIL

WIRELESS UNIVERSAL CONNECTIVITY INITIATIVES

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES DEEP CONCERN OVER HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN COLOMBIA

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

Human Rights Committee                                     

COMMISSION APPROVES SPECIAL SITTING ON SITUATION IN OCCUPIED

PALESTINE FOLLOWING ASSASSINATION OF SHEIKH YASSIN

Countries Speaking on Right to Development Call

For International Aid, Fair Economic and Trading Systems

(Reissued as received.)