The Secretary-General has appointed Maria Costa Pinto as Director of the United Nations Information Centre in Lisbon effective 1 November.
NAIROBI, 22 October (UNEP) -- At a workshop to be held at the headquarters of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) from 26 to 30 October, more than 100 experts and policy makers will hold discussions on the sustainable management of freshwater resources in Africa.
Following is the statement of the President of the General Assembly, Theo Ben-Gurirab (Namibia) at a tribute honouring the founder and first President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Julius K. Nyerere, who died on 14 October, delivered in New York on 25 October:
Committee Takes Up Board of Auditors and Oversight Office Reports
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was well-managed,and media allegations to the contrary were unproven. The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) was told this morning.
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Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appointed Christine B. Koerner, a national of Germany, as Director of the United Nations Information Centre in Harare, Zimbabwe. She is expected to take up her duties on 1 November.
