Press Release

UN HUMANITARIAN ENVOY FOR CRISIS IN CÔTE D’IVOIRE VISITS LIBERIA

NEW YORK, 3 February (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) -- Carolyn McAskie, t he Secretary-General’sHumanitarian Envoy for the Crisis in Cô te d’Ivoire, concluded a three-day mission to Liberia today. 

AIR POLLUTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE –- TACKLING BOTH PROBLEMS IN TANDEM

(Reissued as received; delayed in transmission.)

SECRETARY-GENERAL’S ADVISORY BOARD ON DISARMAMENT MATTERS

TO MEET FROM 5 TO 7 FEBRUARY

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY SADDENED BY SPACE SHUTTLE TRAGEDY;

SAYS LOSS OF COLUMBIA IS LOSS TO ALL HUMANKIND

      The following statement was issued on 1 February by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

SECRETARIAT OF PERMANENT FORUM ON INDIGENOUS ISSUES ESTABLISHED

BY DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS

SECRETARY-GENERAL WILL SEEK ADDITIONAL DONOR SUPPORT TO ENSURE CONTINUED AID

FOR DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA

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

UN STUDY EXPOSES ORIGINS, DIMENSIONS AND IMPACT OF AFGHANISTAN OPIUM ECONOMY,

POINTS TO ALTERNATIVE

Ad Hoc Committee on Indian Ocean

449^th Meeting (PM)

INDIAN OCEAN COMMITTEE ELECTS OFFICERS IN ORGANIZATIONAL SESSION;

SUBSTANTIVE SESSION SCHEDULED FOR 8 JULY

OPEN DISCUSSION ON INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND WORLD GOVERNANCE

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VIENNA, 3 February (UN Information Service) -- The issue of terrorism prevention strategies will be discussed by a group of experts during an upcoming meeting to be held in Turin.

POWER STATIONS THREATEN PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE WITH MERCURY POISONING;

GLOBAL STUDY OF THIS HAZARDOUS HEAVY METAL RELEASED

UNEP's Governing Council 3 to 7 February

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NAIROBI, 3 February (United Nations Environment Programme) -- Mercury poisoning of the planet could be significantly reduced by curbing pollution from power stations, a new report released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) suggests.