The twenty-second session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women takes place at United Nations Headquarters beginning today and running until 4 February.
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today announced the appointment of Kunio Waki of Japan as Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), effective 1 February.
Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annans address to the Womens International Forum, at Headquarters, on 14 January:
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Noting with concern the shortfall in funding for refugee and internally displaced persons in Africa, the Security Council this morning called on the international community to provide such programmes with the necessary financial resources, taking into account the substantial needs in the continent.
Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annans remarks today a ceremonial meeting to mark the formal turnover of the Chairmanship of the Group of 77 developing countries and China from Guyana to Nigeria:
The Security Council this morning authorized the United Nations Observer Mission in Prevlaka (UNMOP) to continue monitoring the demilitarization of the Prevlaka peninsula until 15 July.
BANGKOK, 12 January (UN Information Service) -- In 1990, at Jomtien, Thailand, 155 nations committed themselves to not only make every school-age child complete their elementary education, but halve the number of adult illiterates by the year 2000.
An anti-terrorism convention with a new focus - targeting those who finance terrorism was opened for signature on 10 January at the United Nations in New York. By the end of the day, the Convention had been signed by seven countries: Finland; France; Malta; Netherlands; Sri Lanka; United Kingdom and the United States.
The following statement was issued today by the President of the General Assembly, Theo-Ben Gurirab (Namibia):
