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2001 United Nations Government News & Press Releases

31st May, 2001
GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS THIRD ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL -- ON FIREARMS -- TO CONVENTION AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME
Fifty-fifth General Assembly Plenary 101st Meeting (PM) GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS THIRD ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL -- ON FIREARMS -- TO CONVENTION AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME Also Approves Extension of Mandate of UN High Commissioner For Human Rights; Adopts Text on Protection of Religious Sites Adopting, without a vote, a...
31st May, 2001
SALUTING WORLD NO-TOBACCO DAY, GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT WARNS OF HAZARDS FROM SECOND-HAND SMOKE
SALUTING WORLD NO-TOBACCO DAY, GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT WARNS OF HAZARDS FROM SECOND-HAND SMOKE Following is the message of General Assemblypresident Harri Holkeri on the occasion of World No-Tobacco Day, 31 May: Today we join the World Health Organization in observing May 31 as World No-Tobacco Day, focusing on the often-overlooked...
30th May, 2001
ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN RHODE ISLAND, 27-28 MAY
ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN RHODE ISLAND, 27-28 MAY Secretary-General Kofi Annan travelled to Providence, Rhode Island, on Sunday afternoon, 27 May, to receive a Doctor of Laws degree honoris causa awarded to him by Brown University, in recognition of his contribution to world peace.   On Sunday evening he attended a dinner...
30th May, 2001
SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS UNDOF MANDATE FOR FURTHER SIX MONTHS; UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTS RESOLUTION 1351 (2001)
Security Council 4322nd Meeting (AM) SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS UNDOF MANDATE FOR FURTHER SIX MONTHS; UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTS RESOLUTION 1351 (2001) The Security Council this morning renewed the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) for another six months until 30 November. The Council took that action...
30th May, 2001
COUNCIL, EXAMINING REPORT OF ITS GREAT LAKES MISSION, SEES 'WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY' IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
Security Council 4323rd Meeting (AM) COUNCIL, EXAMINING REPORT OF ITS GREAT LAKES MISSION, SEES 'WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY' IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Several Speakers Express Concern over Burundi Situation The timely and important visit of the Security Council mission to the Great Lakes region had served to consolidate...
29th May, 2001
TURTLE RESCUE TEAM AMONG 18 INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS HONOURED ON WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2001
TURTLE RESCUE TEAM AMONG 18 INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS HONOURED ON WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2001 NAIROBI, 29 May (UNEP) -- A husband and wife team from Malaysia who have rescued over a quarter of a million turtle eggs, a Kenyan children's doctor who has almost single-handedly transformed an old quarry into a much loved nature reserve,...
29th May, 2001
CARIBBEAN REGIONAL SEMINAR ON DECOLONIZATION CLOSES WITH CALL FOR FULFILMENT OF 'SACRED RIGHT' TO SELF-DETERMINATION
CARIBBEAN REGIONAL SEMINAR ON DECOLONIZATION CLOSES WITH CALL FOR FULFILMENT OF 'SACRED RIGHT' TO SELF-DETERMINATION (Received from a UN Information Officer.) HAVANA, Cuba, 25 May -- The people of this small planet should not only fight for decolonization:  they should also fight to prevent a recolonization that threatened to...
25th May, 2001
PUERTO RICO, AMERICAN SAMOA, GUAM, GIBRALTAR, NEW CALEDONIA DISCUSSED AT CARIBBEAN DECOLONIZATION SEMINAR
PUERTO RICO, AMERICAN SAMOA, GUAM, GIBRALTAR, NEW CALEDONIA DISCUSSED AT CARIBBEAN DECOLONIZATION SEMINAR (Received from a UN Information Officer; delayed in transmission.) HAVANA, Cuba, 23 May -- The Special Committee this afternoon heard from experts from the Caribbean region, Committee members and representatives of Non-Self-Governing...
25th May, 2001
FIFTH COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT ASSEMBLY PROVIDE $1.8 BILLION FOR PEACE MISSIONS WORLDWIDE
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25th May, 2001
ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN WASHINGTON, D.C., 24 MAY
ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN WASHINGTON, D.C., 24 MAY On Thursday, 24 May, Secretary-General Kofi Annan went to Washington's Capitol Hill for a series of meetings with members of the United States Congress.  His first session was with Representative Richard Gephardt of Missouri, the Democratic minority leader, who invited...
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