UNITED NATIONS, SOUTH AFRICA DISCUSS IMPLEMENTATION OF PRETORIA PEACE AGREEMENT

BETWEEN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO AND RWANDA

A team of South African experts is visiting New York for consultations with the Secretariat on the practical modalities of the Pretoria Agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, signed on 30 July. 

UNITED NATIONS UNVEILS ROAD MAP TO SAFER WORLD BY REDUCING RISK

‘Living with Risk’ –- Global Review of Disaster Reduction Initiatives

TOKYO, 9 August -- United Nations chiefs launch today a global review on disaster reduction initiatives to call for a world in which earthquakes shake buildings but not economies; in which cyclones bring drama but not tragedy, and in which floods drench landscapes without washing away hope.

SEABED ASSEMBLY TAKES UP REPORT ON AUTHORITY’S WORK

(Reissued as received.)

KINGSTON, 9 August (International Seabed Authority) -- The Assembly of the International Seabed Authority began this morning its annual review of the work of the Authority and prospects for its future activities.

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Committee on the Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

575^th & 576^th Meetings (AM & PM)

LANDMARK CONSTITUTION CREATES ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR WOMEN,

UGANDAN MINISTER TELLS COMMITTEE

Experts Urge Repeal of Remaining Legal Discrimination

Ad Hoc Committee on Convention

on Rights of Persons with Disabilities

20^th Meeting (PM)

AGREEING TO HOLD SECOND SESSION, COMMITTEE URGES IMPROVED ACCESS

FOR DISABLED TO UNITED NATIONS FACILITIES

Decision Stresses Importance of NGOs in Committee’s Work

LEGAL AND TECHNICAL COMMISSION AGREES ON NEXT STEP

IN STUDY OF SULPHIDES AND CRUSTS

(Reissued as received.)

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPLAUDS FOOTBALL TEAMS FOR SUPPORTING FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS

No One Is Safe from Epidemic, He Warns

Following are the remarks made by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the opening of Real Madrid v. Roma game to benefit the global fight against AIDS:

I’ll be very brief as I know you are in a hurry to watch the match.

CONSENSUS TRADITION CAN CONTRIBUTE TO CONFLICT RESOLUTION,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY MESSAGE

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan for the International Day of the World's Indigenous People, today, 9 August:

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES PERSEVERANCE IN RESOLVING BORDER DISPUTE

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

The Secretary-General has been following with interest the Belize-Guatemala Facilitation Process designed to assist the Governments of Belize and Guatemala achieve a peaceful resolution of the longstanding territorial controversy between the two countries.