Disarmament Commission                                      DC/2829*

CHALLENGE PRESENTED BY POVERTY, IMPORTANCE OF INTER-GENERATIONAL SOLIDARITY

AMONG THEMES RAISED AS AGEING ASSEMBLY CONTINUES IN MADRID

Speakers Describe Important Role of National Action Plans

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

Security Council

4511^th Meeting (Night)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR JOINT STATEMENT ON MIDDLE EAST ISSUED

TODAY BY UN, UNITED STATES, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, EUROPEAN UNION

AT BEST, CITIES SERVE AS MODELS OF DEMOCRACY, DIVERSITY,

MULTICULTURAL LIVING, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

‘More Than Half of Humankind Live in Cities’, He Adds

Following are today’s remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on receiving the keys to the city of Madrid from José María Álvarez Del Manzano y López Del Hierro, Mayor of Madrid:

Security Council

4510^th (Resumed) Meeting (AM)

COUNCIL HEARS RENEWED CALLS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS RESOLUTIONS,

DISPATCH OF INTERNATIONAL MONITORING FORCE TO MIDDLE EAST

In View of Israeli 'Disregard' of its Demands,

ENSURING FULL AND RIGHTFUL ROLE OF OLDER PERSONS IN SOCIETY, SUSTAINING SOCIAL

PROTECTION SYSTEMS STRESSED ON SECOND DAY OF AGEING ASSEMBLY, MADRID

ILO and WHO Stress Scope for Making Needed Changes in Care Systems

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

‘QUEST FOR DEVELOPMENT HAS REACHED A TURNING POINT’,

SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS AUDIENCE IN ALCALÁ, SPAIN

Following is the text of today’s address by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the University of Alcalá, Spain:

SPEAKERS STRESS NEED TO REINFORCE TRADITIONAL FAMILY SUPPORT FOR ELDERLY,

MORE AID IN AFTERNOON PLENARY AT AGEING ASSEMBLY IN MADRID

Positive Image of Ageing Urged to Ensure Society for All

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

OLDER PEOPLE’S VOICES NEED TO BE HEARD TO REDUCE POVERTY, NEW PUBLICATION SHOWS

MADRID, 9 April (UNFPA) -— Population ageing is increasingly becoming an issue of concern in many parts of the world.  A new publication from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) explains why.

WITH AGEING OF GLOBAL POPULATION, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL,

‘THERE IS NO TIME TO LOSE’ IN PREPARING FUTURE

Following is the text of today’s address to the Madrid NGO Forum on Ageing by Secretary-General Kofi Annan: