Reports

Press Briefing by Manoel de Almeida e Silva Spokesman for the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and by UN agencies TALKING POINTS The special guest today is William Byrd who is the Senior Economic Advisor for the World Bank. Mr. Byrd will…

The Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture 2004 Uppsala, Sweden, 22 September 2004 Noeleen Heyzer, Executive Director United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) Introduction I am deeply touched by this great honour to deliver this year's Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture. I was in the…

SC/8193 Security Council 5041st Meeting (AM) Secretary-General Says Complex Business of Peace-Building Requires Long-Term Commitment, More Resources, Well-Integrated Efforts, Trained Cadre The Security Council today, meeting at the ministerial level to discuss the ways in which durable peace could be built in societies shattered…

President Bush's Address to the 59th U.N. General Assembly Calling on nations to support fledgling democracies around the world, especially in Afghanistan and Iraq, U.S. President George Bush proposed the establishment of an international "Democracy Fund." "Because I believe the advance of liberty…

A/59/370 Fifty-ninth session Agenda item 105 (c) Human rights questions: human rights situations and reports of special rapporteurs and representatives Note by the Secretary-General* The Secretary-General has the honour to transmit to the members of the General Assembly the report of the independent expert…

TALKING POINTS Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Jean Arnault Invites New Herat and Ghor Governors To Be Guided By The Spirit Of Unity, Tolerance, And Reconciliation. I begin by putting on record the Statement by the Special Representative…

Nearly 8,000 mullahs in western region to receive sensitisation on range of children's issues KABUL, 12 September 2004 - 7,800 religious leaders from the western provinces of Afghanistan will start to receive awareness-raising and sensitization training on children's rights, as a…

TALKING POINTS JEMB Adopted New Regulations on the Political Campaign The first issue that I want to start with is the election and that is to bring to your attention the most recent regulations adopted by the Joint Electoral Management…

TALKING POINTS Launch of the Second Report on the Joint Verification Report of Political Rights Today, we have a very special set of guests. These are Nader Naderi, member of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) and also of the…

TALKING POINTS Afghan Government And UN Launch Emergency Appeal to Combat Drought - US$71.3 Million Needed Yesterday at a press conference with the Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, Haneef Atmar as well as the Minister of Irrigation, Water Resources and…