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19th December, 2005
SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR CALLS ON GERMANY TO PUT UZBEKISTAN’S INTERIOR MINISTER ON TRIAL FOR CRIMES OF TORTURE
SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR CALLS ON GERMANY TO PUT UZBEKISTAN ’S INTERIOR MINISTER ON TRIAL FOR CRIMES OF TORTURE (Reissued as received.) GENEVA, 19 December –- The Special Rapporteur on torture of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Manfred Nowak, issued the following statement on Friday, 16 December: “The Special...
19th December, 2005
DONORS MUST MEET INTERNATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES TO SURVIVORS OF SOUTH ASIA TSUNAMI, UN EXPERTS WARN
DONORS MUST MEET INTERNATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES TO SURVIVORS OF SOUTH ASIA TSUNAMI, UN EXPERTS WARN (Reissued as received.) GENEVA, 19 December –- The following statement was issued today by the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living of the United Nations Commission...
19th December, 2005
DETERMINED, ENERGETIC, SUSTAINED EFFORTS NEEDED TO END CONFLICT IN AFRICA, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD
Security Council 5331st Meeting*(AM) DETERMINED, ENERGETIC, SUSTAINED EFFORTS NEEDED TO END CONFLICT IN AFRICA , SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Appeals for Expanded, More Effective Security Presence in Darfur , Sudan , as Soon as Possible “The greatest contribution we can make to addressing...
19th December, 2005
BUDGET IMPLICATIONS OF PROPOSED PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION, FINANCING FOR WOMEN’S INSTITUTE AMONG ISSUES DISCUSSED IN FIFTH COMMITTEE
Sixtieth General Assembly Fifth Committee 33rd Meeting (AM) Budget implications of proposed peacebuilding commission, financing   for women’s institute among issues discussed in fifth committee At the outset of the final week of the main part of its session, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) took...
19th December, 2005
SECRETARY-GENERAL RELIEVED AT RESULT OF HONG KONG TRADE TALKS
SECRETARY-GENERAL RELIEVED AT RESULT OF HONG KONG TRADE TALKS The following statement is attributable to the Spokesman for United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan: The Secretary-General is relieved that the World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting in Hong Kong did not end in failure, as had been widely predicted.  He recognizes...
19th December, 2005
SECURITY COUNCIL SANCTIONS COMMITTEE UPDATES LIST OF INDIVIDUALS, ENTITIES SUBJECT TO MEASURES IMPOSED BY SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1596 (2005)
SECURITY COUNCIL SANCTIONS COMMITTEE UPDATES LIST OF INDIVIDUALS, ENTITIES SUBJECT TO MEASURES IMPOSED BY SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1596 (2005) On 14 December 2005, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo, approved additional information...
19th December, 2005
CREATION OF DECENT JOBS HOLDS KEY TO REDUCING POVERTY IN AFRICA, SAYS REGIONAL COMMISSION’S LATEST ANNUAL REPORT
CREATION OF DECENT JOBS HOLDS KEY TO REDUCING POVERTY IN AFRICA , SAYS REGIONAL COMMISSION’S LATEST ANNUAL REPORT NEW YORK, 19 December (DPI) -- Africa achieved 4.6 per cent growth in 2004, the highest in almost a decade, but this was not enough to arrest growing unemployment and poverty, reports the Addis Ababa-based United...
16th December, 2005
SECOND COMMITTEE APPROVES TEXT RECOMMENDING HOLDING OF HIGH-LEVEL DIALOGUE ON INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION, DEVELOPMENT IN NEW YORK NEXT SEPTEMBER
Sixtieth General Assembly Second Committee 38th Meeting (PM) second committee approves text recommending holding of high-level dialogue on international migration, development in new york next september The General Assembly would decide to hold the High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development in New...
16th December, 2005
GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROVIDES BUDGET COMMITTEE WITH CONFERENCE SERVICES FOR NIGHT, WEEKEND CONSULTATIONS
Sixtieth General Assembly Plenary 65th Meeting (Night) GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROVIDES BUDGET COMMITTEE WITH CONFERENCE SERVICES FOR NIGHT, WEEKEND CONSULTATIONS The General Assembly this evening, acting on the recommendation of its Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary), decided to provide that Committee with full...
16th December, 2005
DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL TO LEAVE UN IN EARLY 2006, TAKE UP POST AT CANADA’S INTERNATIONAL GOVERNANCE INNOVATION CENTRE
DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL TO LEAVE UN IN EARLY 2006, TAKE UP POST AT CANADA ’S INTERNATIONAL GOVERNANCE INNOVATION CENTRE The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan: The Deputy Secretary-General, Louise Fr袨ette, has informed the Secretary-General of her intention to...
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