The following statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan was issued today by his Spokesman:
Tenth UN Crime Congress Begins Second Day in Vienna; Continues Review of State of Crime and Justice Worldwide
(Received from a UN Information Officer.)
PARIS, 11 April (UNESCO) -- Several countries have proved in the last 10 years that strong political will can make the dream of Education for All a reality. This message is key to the World Education Forum to be held in Dakar, Senegal, from 26 to 28 April, which will attract some 1,000 national educational leaders.
The Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on Strengthening the Role of the Organization needed to examine the difficulties that had prevented it from making progress in recent years, its Chairman said this morning, as the Committee began its annual two-week session.
The Secretary-General arrived in Rome from Geneva in the evening of Tuesday, 4 April, to hold meetings with Italian officials and then to chair the United Nations Administrative Committee on Coordination (ACC) which brings together, twice a year, the heads of all United Nations funds, programmes and agencies.
Members Hear Statements by Iraq, Bulgaria
NEW YORK, 10 April (DESA) -- The Youth Unit of the Division for Social Policy and Development, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), presented the United Nations World Youth Awards to 14 African youth organizations today at the opening of the first session of the African Youth Forum at the United Nations Conference Centre in Addis-Ababa.
South African Justice Minister Elected Congress President; Meeting Addressed by UN Deputy Secretary-General, Congress Secretary-General
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