To mark the occasion of the Millennium Assembly, and to inspire reflection about the past, present and future of the United Nations, the Dag Hammarskjöld Library has digitized and posted on its Web site selected landmark documents in all of the official languages of the Organization (http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/landmark/amajor.htm).
Assistant Secretary-General For Legal Affairs Says Host Country Has No Legal Obligation to Issue Entry Visas
With More Than 150 Heads of State, Government Expected, Millennium Summit Will Be Largest-Ever Gathering of World Leaders
Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's message to the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, which will be held in Sydney, Australia, from 15 September to 1 October:
On behalf of the United Nations, I am delighted to convey my warmest greetings to the Games of the XXVII Olympiad in Sydney.
BONN, 30 August (UNFCCC) -- Government delegates from some 150 countries will convene in Lyon, France, from 11-15 September to finalize preparations for the ministerial-level round of climate change negotiations to be held in The Hague, Netherlands, in November.
In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the new Chairmen of the United Nations security bodies for September:
Security Council
Moctar Ouane (Mali) succeeds Hasmy Agam (Malaysia) as President of the Security Council
Military Staff Committee
The following is a tentative list of United Nations meetings scheduled to be held in September, including major meetings of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations:
Meetings continued from previous month:
