Press Release HAB/184 |
UN-HABITAT LAUNCHES WATER AND SANITATION IN THE WORLD’S
CITIES: LOCAL ACTION FOR GLOBAL GOALS
Waking Up to Realities of Water and Sanitation Problems of Urban Poor
(Reissued as received.)
Press Release HAB/184 |
UN-HABITAT LAUNCHES WATER AND SANITATION IN THE WORLD’S
CITIES: LOCAL ACTION FOR GLOBAL GOALS
Waking Up to Realities of Water and Sanitation Problems of Urban Poor
(Reissued as received.)
Press Release SG/SM/8641 SC/7695 AFR/587 |
UNLESS ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED, PROLIFERATION OF SMALL ARMS, MERCENARIES WILL
CONTINUE TO POSE SEVERE THREAT TO WEST AFRICA, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS
Following is the text of remarks, as delivered, by Secretary-General Kofi Annan, to today’s Security Council meeting on “Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons and the Phenomenon of Mercenaries: Threats to Peace and Security in West Africa” in New York:
Press Release AFR/586 IHA/768 |
RENEWED FIGHTING IN LIBERIA DISPLACES MORE CIVILIANS
NEW YORK, 18 March (OCHA) -- Fighting between Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy Rebels and Liberian Government forces in Liberia’s Bong County has caused an estimated 15,000 persons to flee the town of Gbarnga toward Totota, where there are already an estimated 60,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs). There are unconfirmed reports that another
Press Release SC/7694 |
Security Council
4720th Meeting (AM & PM)
SECURITY COUNCIL CALLS FOR STRENGTHENED COOPERATION IN WEST AFRICA
TO COUNTER SMALL ARMS TRAFFICKING
Press Release SOC/NAR/853 |
COLOMBIAN COCA CULTIVATION FALLS BY 30 PER CENT
(Reissued as received.)
VIENNA, 17 March (UN Information Service) -- The national survey conducted by the Government of Colombia and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime reported 102,000 hectares of coca under cultivation as of 31 December 2002. This represents a significant 30 per cent reduction compared to 2001, when the surface was 144,807 hectares.
Press Release SG/SM/8639 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL STRONGLY DEPLORES ISRAEL’S CONTINUING GAZA STRIP RAIDS
The following was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General
Kofi Annan:
Press Release SG/SM/8640 SC/7693 IK/330 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL AUTHORIZES WITHDRAWAL OF UNITED NATIONS PERSONNEL FROM IRAQ
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for
Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
Press Release HR/CT/628 |
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE OPENS SEVENTY-SEVENTH SESSION
Elects Officers, Adopts Programme of Work
(Reissued as received.)
Press Release SG/SM/8637 AFR/584 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS COUP D’ETAT IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
Press Release IAEA/1355 |
IAEA DIRECTOR-GENERAL ADVISED BY U.S. GOVERNMENT TO PULL OUT INSPECTORS
FROM BAGHDAD; SEEKS GUIDANCE FROM SECURITY COUNCIL
(Reissued as received.)