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:

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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:

INFORMAL CONSULTATIVE PROCESS ON OCEAN AFFAIRS TO HOLD THIRD MEETING

AT HEADQUARTERS, 8 - 15 APRIL

To Focus on Protection, Preservation of Marine Environment; Capacity-

Building, Regional Cooperation and Coordination, Integrated Ocean Management

The Third Meeting of the United Nations Consultative Process on Ocean Affairs will focus its one-week session, to be held at Headquarters from 8 to

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SECURITY COUNCIL MEETS AGAIN ON MIDDLE EAST, AT REQUEST OF ARAB GROUP,

WITH SPEAKERS DEMANDING IMPLEMENTATION OF RECENT RESOLUTIONS

Many Stress Need for Deployment of International Observer Force,

UN BODIES ADDRESS AGEING ASSEMBLY’S MAIN COMMITTEE

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

Six United Nations bodies addressed the Main Committee of the Second World Assembly on Ageing this afternoon, presenting their views and reporting on the relevant experiences on the ageing of the world population. 

UN:  ‘END THE HORROR IN THE CAMPS’

GAZA, 7 April (UNRWA) -- Peter Hansen, Commissioner General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), has called on the Israeli military to cease its bloody assault on Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank.

ROLE OF OLDER PEOPLE, FIGHTING POVERTY AND SUPPPORT FOR FAMILIES

AMONG THEMES STRESSED AT AGEING ASSEMBLY, MADRID

Issues of Ageing Must Be in Mainstream of Global Agenda, Says ECOSOC President

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

PRESS STATEMENT ON MIDDLE EAST BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL

Following is the text of yesterday’s press statement on the Middle East by the President of the Security Council, Sergey Lavrov (Russian Federation):

The consultations of the Security Council were convened at the request of the Arab Group.

The members of the Security Council have met in their determination to ensure the implementation of resolutions 1397, 1402 and 1403.