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31/01/2000
2000 "Global Compact"Web Site Links UN, Business, Civil Society with Simultaneous Launch in New York, DAvos, 28 January
31/01/2000
2000 Security Council Refers Tuvalu’s Application for UN Membership to Committee on Admission of New Members
31/01/2000
2000 Secretary-General Appoints Hans Blix of Sweden Executive Chairman of UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission
25/01/2000
2000 Japanese Pop Singer and DAPC to Donate Profits from CD to UN Drug Abuse Prevention Programmes
25/01/2000
20000 Seven African Heads of State Address Security Council in Day-long Meeting on Democratic Republic of Congo
25/01/2000
2000 Secretary-General, Addressing Security Council, Urges African Leaders to Strengthen "Fragile" Peace Process in Democratic Republic of Congon
25/01/2000
2000 Secretary-General Says Sierra Leone Peache Process at Crucial Stage in Message to Second Meeting on Joint Implementation Committee
24/01/2000
2000 Secretary-General Welcomes Agreement on Draft Optional Protocol to Convention on Rights of Child
11/01/2000
2000 Security Council Holds Debate on Impact of AIDS on Peace and Security in Africa
10/01/2000
2000 In Address to Security Council, Secretary-General Says Fight against AIDS in Africa Immediate Priority in Global Effort against Disease
22/02/2000
Cyanide Pollution in Danube Still Cause for Concern
08/02/2000
2000 Assembly President Calls for Action in Fight against AIDS
08/02/2000
2000 Security Council Briefed on Situatio in Sierra Leone by Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping
08/02/2000
2000 Security Council Expands Mandate, Numbers of Sierre Leone Force, Adopting Resolution 1289 (2000) Unanimously
08/02/2000
Secretary-General Stresses Importance of Partnerships in Struggle against AIDS
04/02/2000
2000 Jacques Paul Klein, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Coordinator of United Nations Operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Addresses the Permanent Council of the OSCE
04/02/2000
2000 Head of UN Transitional Administration in East Timor Briefs Security Council
04/02/2000
2000 Secretary-General’s Statement at Opening of 2000 Session of Committee on Exercise of Inalienable Rights of Palestinian People
03/02/2000
2000 Secretary-General Stresses Immediate Need for New and Effective Measures for Nuclear Disarmament and Non-proliferation
02/02/2000
2000 UN Spearheading Fights against Corruption
02/02/2000
2000 Outer Space Scientific and Technical Subcommittee to Hold Thrity-seventh Session in Vienna, 7-18 February 2000
01/02/2000
2000 Deputy Secretary-General Says Security Council Has "Spectacularly Reaffirmed Its Long-standing Engagement with Africa"
01/02/2000
2000 Deputy Secretary-General Says Safeguarding World’s Forests and Environment Quintessential Global Challenge
01/02/2000
2000 Secretary-Genersal Stresses Importance of Women’s Role in Media Coverage
30/03/2000
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan Offers 21st Century Action Plan, Urges Nations to Make Globalization Work for People
29/03/2000
Fifth Committee Recommends Assembly Approve Close to $6.2 Million for Political Missions in Guinea-Bissau and Central African Republic
28/03/2000
Project Against Trafficiking in Human Beings is Launched by the Centre for International Crime Prevention (CICP) and the Government of the Philippines
28/03/2000
United Nations International Drug Control Programme (UNDCP) Teams Up with National Basketball Association (NBA) and Sacramento Kings Star Vlade Divac
28/03/2000
Addressing Shirbrig Meeting, Secretary-General Says International Community Must Remain Vigilant and Maintain Preparedness
27/03/2000
Security Council Meets to Consider Humanitarian Situation in Iraq; Secretary-General Describes "Moral Dilemma" for United Natons
27/03/2000
Secretary-General Says Security Council Should Seek Every Opportunity to Alleviate Suffering of People in Iraq
27/03/2000
UN Extends Dealine for Nominations for Civil Society Award 2000
27/03/2000
Deputy Secretary-General Says Divisions, Violence in Sierra Leone Must Be "Relegated to the Past, Once and for All"
27/03/2000
World Population Growth Will Occur in Urban Areas of World, United Nations Report States
27/03/2000
Commission on Population and Development to Hold Thirty-third Session at Headquarters from 27 to 31 March
24/03/2000
Japans Biggest Pop Star, Tetsuya Komuro, to be Named Messenger for ’Music against Drugs’ - Japanese ’Young Civic Ambassadors’ will also attend 27 March Ceremony at UNDCP Offices in Vienna
23/03/2000
Outer Space Legal Subcommittee to Hold Thirty-ninth Session in Vienna, 27 March to 7 April 2000
23/03/2000
Security Council Hears Briefing on Situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
23/03/2000
Regional Institutions have Vital Role in Global Mission for Peace and Development, Secretary-General Tells United Nations-CARICOM Meeting
22/03/2000
Assembly President Stresses Need to Continue to Develop Holistic Strategies to Manage and Conserve World’s Water Resources
22/03/2000
Fifth Committee Takes up Reports on Administrative Matters, Discusses Proposed Definition for ’Exigency’ in Procurement
22/03/2000
Human Rights Committee Briefed on Preparations for 2001 World Conference Against Racism
22/03/2000
Security Council Briefed on Situation in east Timor by Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping
22/03/2000
Security Council Holds Open Briefing on Situation in Tajikistan
22/03/2000
Council Welcomes Decisive Progress in Implementation of General Agreement on Peace and Nations Accord in Tajikistan
22/03/2000
UN Committed to Ensuring World Water Security and "Blue Revolution", says Secretary-General, in Message to World Water Forum
21/03/2000
Assembly President Says Combating Racism, Xenophobia and Intolerance a Collective Responsibility
21/03/2000
"Millennium Dreamers" Delegates to be Announced During Special Event at Headquarters, 21 March
21/03/2000
Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination Observed 21 March; Focus on 2001 South Africa World Conference Against Racism
21/03/2000
Secretary-General Appoints Major-General Franco Ganguzza (Italy) as UN Truce Supervision Organization Chief of Staff
20/03/2000
At World Sport’s forum, Deputy Secretary-General Says Sports Can Help Heal Divisions between Peoples, Communities and Entire Nations
20/03/2000
Delivering Hendrik Brugmans Memorial Lecture, Deputy Secretary-General Stresses that World Community Must be Firmly Based on Shared Values
20/03/2000
Assembly Decides to Hold Millennium Summit from 6 to 8 September
20/03/2000
Fifth Committee Takes up Reports on Outsourcing
20/03/2000
New Report on Replacement Migration Issued by UN Population Division
20/03/2000
Secretary-General, in Message on World Health Day, Stresses Need for Accessible, Safe Blood Supply for World’s People
20/03/2000
With Perseverance, Faith, Commitment, Racism Can Be Eliminated, Says Secretary-General in Message on International Day
17/03/2000
United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs Concludes Forty-third Session in Vienna, 6-15 March
17/03/2000
Secretary-General to Launch Millenium Report on His Vision for United Nations
17/03/2000
Security Council, in Presential Statement, Commends Phased Transition in Haiti to International Civilian Suppport Mission
17/03/2000
Chairman of Security Council’s Angola Sanctions Committee Briefs Council on Expert Panel Report Investigating Sanctions Violations
17/03/2000
Secretary-General’s Message on the Occassion of the International Day on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination�
15/03/2000
General Assembly Requests Additional Emergency Assistance for Madagascar Following Devastation Caused by Tropical Cyclones
15/03/2000
UN/ECE Chief Calls on Countries to Sign Treaty Minimizing Environmental Impact of Industrial Accidents
15/03/2000
Secretary-General Stresses Need to Address Questions Related to External Debt, Trade and Official Development Assistance in Africa
14/03/2000
Fifth Committee Opens First Part of Resumed Fifty-fourth Session
14/03/2000
Luxembourg Again Contributes to UN Anti-Drug Efforts through a Special Fund of Assets Seized from Drug-related Criminal Activities
14/03/2000
Security Council Stresses Need for Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration of Ex-combatants in Sierra Leone
14/03/2000
Security Council Committee Concerning Sierra Leone Discusses Breach of Sanctions Regime
14/03/2000
Security Council Committee Concerning Somalia Appeals for Assistance in Enforcing Arms Embargo
13/03/2000
Secretary-General Appoints 16 Commissioners for UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission
13/03/2000
Secretary-General Appoints Angelica Hunt as Director of United Nations Information Centre in Buenos Aires
10/03/2000
Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations Concludes Session
10/03/2000
Human Rights Committee to Hold Sixty-eighth Session at Headquarters from 13-31 March
10/03/2000
Twenty-nine Speakers Address Security Council in Day-long Debate on Humanitarian Aspects of Issues before Council
10/03/2000
Inadequate Financing could Undermine Efforts to Ease Human Suffering says Security Council in Presidential Statement
10/03/2000
Secretary-General, Citing Wide Range of Crises, Tells Security Council Need for Effective Humanitarian Assistance Never Greater
09/03/2000
Peace Inextricably Linked with Equality between Women and Men says Security Council, in International Women’s Day Statement
09/03/2000
Secretary-General Urges Culture of Conservation and "Blue Revolution", in Message on World Water Day
08/03/2000
Transcript of Press Conference by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at Headquarters, 7 March
08/03/2000
UN in Vienna Seeking Nominees for Civil Society Award
08/03/2000
General Assembly President, in Message, Says International Women’s Day Symbolic Acknowledgement of Women’s Vast Contributions to Society
08/03/2000
Assembly President Calls for Focus, Speed and Resource Mobilization for Implementation of Secretary-General’s Recommendations on Africa
08/03/2000
Executive Director Appoints Letizia Moratti as UNDCP "Civic Ambassador to Italy"
07/03/2000
Assembly President Calls for Decisive Steps Forward to be Taken on Question of Reform and Enlargement of Security Council
07/03/2000
(*supersedes earlier version) Secretary-General Stresses Need to Remove Barriers to Women’s Involvement in Decision-making, in Women’s Day Message
07/03/2000
Inter-Parliamentary Union Presents ’Politics:� Women’s Insight’ Survey at Headquarters, 6 March
06/03/2000
’No Turning Back’ from Milestone of 1995 Beijing women’s Conference Deputy Secretary-General Tells Preparatory Committee
06/03/2000
Secretary-General, on Anniversary of Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty, Urges Parties to Reaffirm Commitment at Upcoming Review Conference
06/03/2000
VIC Women’s Group Iniative for the Observance of International Women’s Day 2000
03/03/2000
Inequality ’Stark and Undeniable’ Feature of Today’s World Order, Says Deputy Secretary-General to Annual UNIS-UN Conference
03/03/2000
General Assembly, Voting Concurrently with Security Council, Elects Thomas Buergenthal (United States) to World Court
03/03/2000
World Youth Have Much to Gain from Advancing and Maintaining Mutual Respect, Meaningful Cooperation and Peaceful Co-existence, Assembly President Says
03/03/2000
UNESCO Launches "March 8:� Women Make the News" Operation for International Women’s Day
02/03/2000
Commission on Narcotic Drugs to Hold Forty-third Session in Vienna, 6-15 March 2000
02/03/2000
Secretary-General Stresses ’Precious Opportunity’ for Middle East Peace in Message to Asian Meeting on Question of Palestine
01/03/2000
Partnership with Civil Society Necessity in Addressing Global Agenda says Secretary-General in Wellington, New Zealand Remarks
01/03/2000
High-level Meeting of ’Six Plus Two’ Group on Afghanistan Discusses Drugs Emanating from that Country
28/04/2000
UN Training Course in Stockholm to Promote Remote Sensing Education in Academic Institutions in Developing Countries
28/04/2000
26 Non-Governmental Organizations Obtain Association with Department of Public Information�
28/04/2000
Assistant-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Briefs Security Council, Describes Month of "Steady Progress" in East Timor
28/04/2000
Joint Message from Secretary-General, UNESCO, High Commissioner for Human Rights, to Mark World Press Freedom Day, 3 May 2000
27/04/2000
Addressing Commission on Sustainable Development, Deputy Secretary-General Weighs Past Gains, Persistent Problems.
27/04/2000
Secretary-General Addresses World Education Forum on Theme of "Building a Partnership for Girls Education"
25/04/2000
Secretary-General Urges Member States to Reaffirm Commitment to Reduce Dangers of Existing Nuclear Weapons, Further Proliferation
25/04/2000
Secretary-General, at Launch of Initiative to Strenghten African Universities, Says Education Surest Investment in Current "Globalizing" Age.
25/04/2000
Secretary-General Deeply Gratified by Russian Federation’s Ratification of Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
20/04/2000
UN Commission Paves Way for Substantial Action on Transnational Crime at Vienna Meeting
20/04/2000
Deputy Secretary-General, in Address to 2000 Model United Nations, Describes Need to Ensure Globalization Meets People"s Needs
20/04/2000
Security Council Moves to Enhance Protection of Civilians in Conflict
20/04/2000
Secretary-General, Addressing Security Council on Protection of Civilians In Conflict, Reviews Past Progress, Recommends Future Approaches
19/04/2000
Security Council Votes to Tighten Sanctions against UNITA, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 1295 (2000)
19/04/2000
�Shameful" to Exclude Part of Humanity from Globalization"s Benefits, Says Secretary-General in Address to Headquarters Meeting
18/04/2000
United Nations Crime Congress Concludes In Vienna by Adopting its Report
18/04/2000
Consideration of Recommendations of Tenth UN Crime Congress Main Agenda Item at Vienna Meeting from 18 to 20 April
18/04/2000
Speakers Call For Clearer Definition, Tighter Targeting of UN Sanctions As Council Draws on �Lessons Learned" to Refine Sanctions Regimes
18/04/2000
Secretary-General Reviews Lessons Learned During �Sanctions Decade" In Remarks to International Peace Academy Seminar
18/04/2000
Israel Formally Notifies Secretary-General of Decision To Withdraw from Lebanon by July
17/04/2000
UN Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention Receives World Police Prize 2000
17/04/2000
Chairman of Independent Inquiry into United Nations Actions During 1994 Rwanda Genocide Presents Report to Security Council
17/04/2000
Security Council Committee Concerning Afghanistan Designates Funds, Financial Resources of Taliban
17/04/2000
Secretary-General Welcomes Russian Ratification of START II Treaty
14/04/2000
Security Council Endorses Extension of Angola Office until 15 October Adopting Resolution 1294 (2000) Unanimously
13/04/2000
Secretary-General, in Havana on Eve of First �Group of 77" Summit Meeting, Evokes Promises and Pitfalls of Globalization
13/04/2000
Secretary-General, in Address to Developing Countries �South Summit", Calls for Steps to Make Global Economy More Equitable
12/04/2000
World Education Forum to Boost Drive for Education for All
12/04/2000
Secretary-General Welcomes Disengagement Plan as `Significant Step Forward’ in Democratic Republic of Congo Peace Process
12/04/2000
Secretary-General Welcomes Agreement for Korean Summit
11/04/2000
European Commission and UN Crime and Drug Control Body Discuss Strategic Alliance for Human Security
10/04/2000
People Face Unprecedented Challenges Posed by Increasingly Global Criminal World Says Deputy Secretary-General in Vienna Address
10/04/2000
No Reason for Optimism about Early Ceasefire in Afghanistan Security Council Told During Open Briefing
10/04/2000
Security Council, in Presidential Statement, Reiterates Grave Concern At Afghanistan Conflict, Condemns Taliban for New Offensives
10/04/2000
Secretary-General, Receiving Honorary Citizenship of Florence, Praises City"s Beauty, Culture, Commitment to Human Rights
07/04/2000
People Face Unprecedented Challenges Posed by Increasingly Global Criminal World Says Deputy Secretary-General in Vienna Address
07/04/2000
UN Outer Space Legal Subcommittee Concludes Thirty-Ninth Session in Vienna,� 27 March to 6 April
06/04/2000
Tenth Crime Congress to Convene in Vienna From 10 to 17 April 2000
06/04/2000
World Health Day Opportunity to Launch New Stage in Global Blood Safety Goal, Says President of General Assembly in World Health Day Message
06/04/2000
Secretary-General Says Extreme Poverty �Affront to Our Common Humanity" In Address to Italian Parliament
05/04/2000
Secretary-General Says Aids in Africa Tragedy on �Biblical Scale", Profoundly Welcomes $57 Million Gates Foundation Grant�
05/04/2000
Secretary-General Praises �Courageous" Decision of Serb National Council� Of Gracanica to Participate in Kosovo Bodies�
05/04/2000
Secretary-General Meets with Israel"s Foreign Minister in Geneva, Welcomes Assurances on Southern Lebanon
05/04/2000
Secretary-General Condemns Recent Escalation of Violence in Haiti, Following Murder of Director of �Radio Haiti"�
05/04/2000
Secretary-General Appoints Razali Ismail Special Envoy for Myanmar
05/04/2000
Kim Hak-Su of Republic of Korea Appointed Executive Secretary
04/04/2000
UN-United States Relations, Secretary-General’s Millenium Report Focus of Deputy-Secretary-General’s Address to UN Association-United States
04/04/2000
Addressing Inequities of Globalization ’Overarching Challenge’ of Times
04/04/2000
Secretary-General, in Message to Opening of ’Visas for Life’ Exhibit, Says Courageous People Honoured Are ’ Models for Our Time’
04/04/2000
Secretary-General, in Address to Commission on Human Rights, Underscores Need to Bridge Gap between Rights, Realities
03/04/2000
The Millennium Assembly and the Millennium Summit of the United Nations
31/05/2000
Secretary-General, Celebrating Silver Anniversary of ECOWAS, Stresses Need to Establish Peace, Security in Subregion
31/05/2000
Secretary-General, Marking World Environment Day, Sees "No Easy Solution"; Calls for Government Commitment to Conservation, Stewardship
31/05/2000
Secretary-General Hails Release of "Virutally All" Sierra Leone Peacekeepers
29/05/2000
World Needs to Have United States, United Nations Working Well Together Says Secretary- General, in Remarks to John Quincy Adams Society
29/05/2000
Secretary-General Delivers Commencement Address at Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, John Hopkins University
29/05/2000
Millennium Forum Adopts Final Declaration, Action Plan Agenda - Capping Week-long NGO Deliberations, Document Articulates Civil-Society Vision for UN in Twenty-first Century
26/05/2000
Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Briefs Security Council on East Timor
24/05/2000
Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Calls on OSCE to Implement Concrete Measures on Behalf of War-affected Children
24/05/2000
Council Strongly Endorses Secretary-General’s Report on Arrangements for Monitoring Israeli Withdrawal from Lebanon -- Presidential Statement Stresses Need to Achieve Comprehensive, Just, Lasting Peace in Middle East
23/05/2000
Secretary-General, "Immensely Saddened at Resumption of Incomprehensible War", Urges Ehtiopia, Eritrea to Conclude Immediate Ceasefire
23/05/2000
Learn to "Govern Better Together", Secretary-General Urges Participants at Millennium Forum
23/05/2000
"Historic Consensus" Significant Step Towards More Peaceful World, Says Secretary-General, at Conclusion of NPT Review Conference
23/05/2000
Secretary-General, Addressing Participants at Millennium Forum, Calls for Intensified "NGP Revolution"
23/05/2000
Secretary-General, Carefully Following South Lebanon Events, Urges Parties to Exercise Maximum Restraint
23/05/2000
Secretary-General Designates Sergio Vieira de Mello Special Envoy for Fiji
22/05/2000
Security Council Expands Sierra Leone Force to 13,000, Adopting Resolution 1299 (2000) Unanimously
22/05/2000
Secretary-General, In Commencement Address, Puts "Case for Multilateralism"
22/05/2000
Secretary-General, Receiving Doctorate of Laws, Gives Commencement Address at Notre Dame
22/05/2000
Secretary-General Introduces BBC World Service Millennium Concert at Roseland Ballroom, New York City
19/05/2000
Secretary-General Commends Haiti’s "Great Strides" Towards Elections; Cautions Against Violence in Runup to 21 May Vote
19/05/2000
Secretary-General Requests UN Development Programme to Explore Assisting Renewed Land Reform Programme in Zimbabwe
18/05/2000
No Military Solution to Conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo, United States Representative Tells Security Council
18/05/2000
Council Calls on States to Prevent Sale, Delivery of Arms to Ethiopia, Eritrea; Demands Immediate Cessation of Hostilities
18/05/2000
Secretary-General to Encourage Universal Participation in Multilateral Treaty Framework During Forthcoming Millennium Summit
18/05/2000
Greatest Prayer of Humankind Asks Not for Victory, but for Peace, Says Secretary-General, at Inauguration of Peace Garden
16/05/2000
General Committee Recommends Agenda Item on HIV/AIDS
16/05/2000
�International Narcotics Control Board Elects New President
16/05/2000
Secretary-General, In Commencement Address, Puts "Case for Multilateralism"
16/05/2000
Secretary-General Acknowledges Liberian President’s Role in Peacekeeping Release
16/05/2000
Secretary-General’s Message to Mark World Telecommunication Day, 17 May
15/05/2000
Information Committee, Concluding Session, Hears Calls to Rectify "Imbalances" of Global Information, Technology Revolution
15/05/2000
Head of Tajikistan Mission Describes Reasons for Peace Process Success, as Security Council Holds Final Meeting on United Nations Mission
15/05/2000
Secretary-General, on Presentation of International Disability Award, Congratulates Hungary for Efforts at Creating "A Society for All"
12/05/2000
Divergent Views Expressed as Security Council Hears Kosovo Mission Report
12/05/2000
Secretary-General Pleads with Council Not to Fail People of Sierra Leone, Africa
12/05/2000
Secretary-General, in Statement to Security Council, Demands Unconditional Release of United Nations Peacekeepers in Sierra Leone
12/05/2000
Council Calls on Georgia Parties to Finalize Agreements on Conflict Prevention, Refugee Returns
11/05/2000
General Assembly Establishes Procedures for Millennium Summit, Appoints Members to Inspection Unit, Contributions Committee
11/05/2000
Fifth Commettee Decision Projects Millennium Summit Cost at $1.4 Million
11/05/2000
International Narcotics Control Board to Review Compliance with Drug Control Treaties in Meeting from 15 to 26 May
11/05/2000
Secretary-General, in Message on International Day of Families, Stresses Crucial Role of Families in Society�
10/05/2000
Fifth Committee Discusses Lebanon, Golan Heights Peacekeeping, Budget Implications of Millennium Summit
10/05/2000
Security Council Hears Briefing on Situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina by High Representative for Implementation of Dayton Accords
10/05/2000
Secretary-General Says Palestine Refugees "Special Cause" for UN, at Palestine Relief Agency’s 50th Anniversary Photo Exhibit
10/05/2000
Secretary-General Joins in Celebrating Vision of Robert Schuman Who Laid Foundation for Idea of European Union
09/05/2000
Administrative and Budgetary Committee Begins Second Resumed Session, with Focus on Financing of Peacekeeping Operations
09/05/2000
Fifth Committee Continues Consideration of Peacekeeping Finance, Addressing Questions on Internal Oversight Reports
09/05/2000
Secretary-General Salutes International Workshop on Human Rights Security in Mongolia
08/05/2000
Council, in Presidential Statement, Demands Cessation of Ugandan-Rwandan Hostilities; Calls Renewed Kisangani Clashes Threat to Lusaka Agreement
05/05/2000
Security Council, in Presidential Statement, Condemns Actions of RUF In Sierra Leone, Says Foday Sankoh �Must Be Held Accountable"
03/05/2000
2000 UN Commission Paves Way for Substantial Action on Transnational Crime at Vienna Meeting
03/05/2000
General Assembly President, in Message on World Press Freedom Day, Says: "No Democratic Society Can Exist Without a Free Press"
03/05/2000
Secretary-General, Receiving Honourary Degree in Yaounde, Cameroon Highlights Keys to Africa’s Full Participation in Global Economy
03/05/2000
Secretary-General Appoints Danuta Hubner of Poland Executive Secretary of United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
02/05/2000
Panel on "Reporting the News in Dangerous World: the Role of Media in Conflict Settlement, Reconciliation and Peace-Building"
30/06/2000
- Background Release Economic and Social Council to Hold 2000 Session at Headquarters, 6 July - 1 August - Theme for High-level Segment, 5 - 7 July, Role of Information Technology in Global Economcy
30/06/2000
High-level Government Officials Continue Statements on Further Initiatives for Social Development - Speakers at General Assembly Special Session Call for Greater Cooperation, Increases in Aid
30/06/2000
General Assembly Special Session Hears Further Calls for Greater Attention and Resources to Combat Social Problems
30/06/2000
International Community Needs to Help Developing Countries Foster Social Development, Speakers Tell General Assembly Special Session
29/06/2000
Transcript of Press Conference Given by Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Other Officials to Launch Joint Report "A Better World for All"
28/06/2000
General Assembly Special Session Continues, as Heads of State, High-level Ministers Discuss Initiatives for Special Social Development
28/06/2000
General Assembly Special Session Continues Debate on Poverty Eradication
28/06/2000
UN Teams Up with Iranian Soccer Star Khodadad Azizi in "Sports. Not Drugs" Media Campaign
28/06/2000
Security Council Briefed by Sergio Vieira de Mello, Special Representative for East Timor
28/06/2000
One of the Greatest Challenges to Humankind in New Century Will Be Struggle to Make Practice of Democracy Equally Universal, Secretary-General Says
27/06/2000
Deputy Secretary-General Stresses Partnership to Meet Development Goals in Statement to Paris Economic Cooperation and Development Forum
27/06/2000
General Assembly Opens Special Session on Follow-up to 1995 Social Summit
27/06/2000
Addressing Special Session on Social Development, Assembly President Calls for Globalization with Head, Heart and Human Face
27/06/2000
Peace Built from Bottom up "Begins With Every One of Us", Says Secretary-General to "Mondial des Enfants" Festival
27/06/2000
Secretary-General, in Address to General Assembly Special Session, Says Social and Economic Welfare Not Separate Concepts
27/06/2000
Economic Growth About People - Their Health, Education, Security, Says Secretary-General to Forum Geneva 2000
27/06/2000
Secretary-General Appoints Jean-Marie Guéhenno Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations
26/06/2000
Special Envoy for Balkans, Carl Bildt, Briefs Security Council, Says Integration of Region into Europe Vital for Stability
26/06/2000
General Assembly President Pledges Action to Eradicate Torture, in Message on International Day in Support of Victims
26/06/2000
General Assembly President Says Social Development Special Session Best Hope for Putting "Heart" into Globalization Process
23/06/2000
General Assembly Special Session Will Review Implementation of 1995 Social Summit Commitments in Geneva, 26 - 30 June
23/06/2000
"The Problem Belongs to All of Us" Says General Assembly President in Message on International Day Against Drug Abuse
23/06/2000
Secretary-General, President of International Olympic Committee Issue Joint Message on Occasion of Olympic Day Observance
23/06/2000
- TEXT EMBARGO until 26 June, 9:10 (DST) Poverty Can Be Significantly Decreased by 2015, Report Four Major International Organizations
22/06/2000
Security Council Extends Bosnia Mission Until 9 June 2001 by Vote of 14-0-1; Russian Federation Abstains
22/06/2000
Secretary-General, in Message on International Day Against Drug Abuse, Calls for New Commitment to Stamping Out "Disease" of Drug Menace
22/06/2000
Secretary-General Calls for Steadfast Fight AGainst Vile Human Act, in Message on International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
22/06/2000
Secretary-General Appoints Maria-Luisa Chavez Director of UN Information Centre in Athens
22/06/2000
Preparatory Committee for Social Development Special Session Approves Draft Final Document
21/06/2000
UN/ESA Workshop on Basic Space Science to Be Held in Toulouse, France, 27-03 June
21/06/2000
Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee Concludes Consideration of Cuba’s Fourth Periodic Report MISSING!!!!
21/06/2000
Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee Takes Up Cameroon’s Initial Report MISSING!!!!
20/06/2000
Security Council Endorses Secretary-General’s Conclusion on Israeli Withdrawal from Lebanon as of 16 June - Presidential Statement Notes Reports of Violations, Calls Upon Parties to Respect Line Identified by United Nations
20/06/2000
Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee Takes Up Report of Cuba
19/06/2000
Deputy Secretary-General, in Address to Summit on UN Staff Security, Says UN Can do Nothing Unless Staff Is Protected, Safe and Secure
19/06/2000
Assembly President Calls on States that Have not Yet done So to Become Parties to Anti- Desertification Convention
19/06/2000
Media Advisory - United Nations Millennium Summit Gaining Momentum - Over 100 Heads of State or Government to Attend 6 to 8 September Summit on Future Role of World Body
19/06/2000
Security Council Demands that Ugandan and Rwandan Forces Withdraw Immediately from Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo
19/06/2000
Transcript of Press Conference of Secretary-General Kofi Annan at Headquarters, 16 June
19/06/2000
Secretary-General Receives Confirmation from UNIFIL of Full Withdrawal of Israel from Lebanon
19/06/2000
Committee on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women Takes Up First, Second Reports of Lithuania
19/06/2000
Women"s Anti-Discrimination Committee Continues Consideration of Lithuania’s Reports
16/06/2000
General Assembly, Acting on Budget Committee Reports, Approves some $1.67 Billion in Ressources for UN Peacekeeping - Assembly Observes Minute of Silence for President Al-Assad of Syria; Text on UNIFIL Adopted by Recorded Vote of 110-2-0
16/06/2000
Security Council Meets on Situation in Democratic Republic of the Congo
16/06/2000
Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee Begins Consideration of Austria’s Periodic Reports
16/06/2000
Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee Concludes Consideration of Austria’s Third, Fourth, Fifth Reports
15/06/2000
Millennium UN World Television Forum to Focus on Convergence with Internet, 16-17 November, Will also Discus Briding "Digital Divide"
15/06/2000
Secretary-General’s Remarks on Receiving 2000 Path to Peace Award
15/06/2000
Secretary-General Appoints Major-General Manuel Saavedra, of Uruguay, as UNMOGIP Chief Military Observer
15/06/2000
Europe Enters the Last Stages of the Global Polio-free Certification Process
15/06/2000
Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee Takes Up Second, Third Periodic Reports of Iraq
15/06/2000
Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee Concludes Consideration of Iraq Reports
14/06/2000
Special Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina Briefs Security Council
14/06/2000
Secretary-General Calls Increasing Interdependence of Nations an Opportunity to Further Cause of Understanding, Tolerance and Peace
14/06/2000
Secretary-General Appoints Karen Abuzayd as Deputy Commissioner-General of UNRWA
13/06/2000
Sad and Sobering Reality that Women Continue to Be Deprived of Basic and Fundamental Rights, Special Assembly Session Told
13/06/2000
Kofi Annan Calls for Shared Values of Freedom, Tolerance and Non-Violence in Address to Anti-Discrimination Commettee
13/06/2000
Committee on Eliminatin of Discrimination Against Women Begins Three-week Session at Headquarters
09/06/2000
Department of Public Information, Inter-Parliamentary Union to Launch World Map of Women in Politics 8 June
09/06/2000
Security Council Extends Iraq "Oil-for-Food" Programme for Further 180 Days - Resolution 1302 (2000) Adopted Unanimously
09/06/2000
Secretary-General Says Fighting in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Must Cease Immediately
09/06/2000
Deputy Secretary-General Describes "Changing Landscape" of Peacekeeping in Ottawa Address
08/06/2000
General Assembly Special Session "Women 2000" Continues General Debate; Seventeen Speakers Describe Efforts to Achieve Gender Equality
08/06/2000
Speakers in Special Session Place Emphasis on Right of Women to Enjoy Equality in Decision-making and Power Roles
07/06/2000
Growing Awareness Most Pressing Women’s Problems Lack Solutions, Cuba Tells "Women 2000" General Assembly Special Session
07/06/2000
Twenty-third Special Assembly Session Continues Review of Progress Made since Fourth World Summit on Women
07/06/2000
International Status Report: Only 8 Nations Close Gender Gap in Legislatures and Girl’s Education
06/06/2000
General Assembly Opens Five-day "Women 2000" Special Session, with Focus on Gender Equality, Development, Peace
06/06/2000
Persistence of Violence Against Women Should Be Matter Both of Shame and Concern, "Beijing+5" Special Assembly Session Told
06/06/2000
General Assembly President Tells "Women 2000" Special Session "Victory Is Certain" in Gallant Struggle for Women’s Equality
06/06/2000
Secretary-General, in Address to "Women 2000" Special Session, Says Future of Planet Depends upon Women
06/06/2000
Secretary-General Tells Gathering of Non-governmental Organizations Women’s Beijing Action Plan Cannot Be Implemented without Them
06/06/2000
UNSCEAR Focuses on Chernobyl Accident in General Assembly Report
06/06/2000
Deputy Secretary-General Says Increased Number of Women in United Nations Ranks Makind a Difference
06/06/2000
United Nations Environment Programme Executive Director Issues World Environment Day Message
05/06/2000
In Environment Day Message, Assembly President Calls for Commitment to Ecologically Sustainable Development
05/06/2000
Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space to Hold forty-third Session in Vienna, 7 to 16 June 2000
05/06/2000
Prosecutor for International Tribunals Briefs Security Council
05/06/2000
Secretary-General Says Globalization Must Work in Favour of Human Rights and Justice Between Men and Women, Not Against Them
05/06/2000
Secretary-General Appoints Danuta Hubner of Poland Executive Secretary of United Nations Economics Commission for Europe * Reissued to correct information.
05/06/2000
Secretary-General Appoints Marie Heuzé Director of United Nations Information Service in Geneva
05/06/2000
General Assembly Special Session "Women 2000", at Heaquarters, 5-9 June, to Review Progress Since 1995 Beijing Women’s Conference
05/06/2000
Despite Progress, Women’s Concerns Still Treated as "Second Priority", Says General Assembly President on Eve of "Women 2000"
05/06/2000
Preparatory Committee for Next Week’s "Beijing Plus Five" Transmits Text of Proposed Outcome Document to General Assembly
01/06/2000
United Nations Releasses Most Recent Statistics on World’s Women - Latest Comprehensive Report on Available Data Shows Gains, but Persistent Disparities between Women and Men Worldwide
31/07/2000
United Nations Key to Expanding Impact of Information Technology on Development, Secretary- General Tells Economic and Social Council
31/07/2000
Human Rights Committee Concludes Sixty-ninth Session
31/07/2000
Poitical Development, Killing of UN Peacekeeper, Plight of Refugees, Discussed in Security Council Meeting on East Timor
31/07/2000
Secretary-General Calls for Action to Accelerate Debt Relief for Poor Countries
28/07/2000
Deputy Secretary-General, Addressing Security Council Debates on Children in Armed Conflict, Calls Plight of War-affected Children Unaccessable
28/07/2000
Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination to Meet at Palais des Nations from 31 July to 25 August
28/07/2000
Security Council Holds Meeting on Situation in Angola
28/07/2000
Secretary-General Says UN Success Hinges on Ability to Attract Talented and Motivated Individuals
28/07/2000
Executive Summary and Conclusion of High-level Meeting on Global Compact
27/07/2000
International Narcotics Control Board and Commission on Narcotic Drugs Call on World Leaders to Focus on Drug Abuse at UN Millennium Summit
27/07/2000
Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Urges Security Council to Implement Specifici Measures to Protect War-affected Children
27/07/2000
Security Council Holds Debate on Childen and Armed Conflict
27/07/2000
Secretary-General Welcomes International Corporate Leaders to Global Compact Meeting
27/07/2000
Transcript of Press Conference by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at Headquarters, 26 July
26/07/2000
- Biographical Note - Secretary-General Appoints Hannah Yilma as Director of United Nations Information Centre in Pretoria
25/07/2000
Kofi Annan Enlists Corporations, Civil Society to Tackle Globalization Challenges
25/07/2000
Secretary-General Voices Disappointment at G-7"s Failure To Deliver on Promised Debt Relief
21/07/2000
Conflict Prevention Must Be "Cornerstone of Collective Security in 21st Century", Secretary- General Tells Members, as Council Discusses Armed Conflict - Speakers Urge New Culture of Prevention, Peace, Balanced Development
21/07/2000
Secretary-General Invites Corporate, Civil and Labour Leaders to Meet Challenges of Globalization
21/07/2000
Secretary-General Says Conflict Prevention Should Be Cornerstone of Collective Security in Twenty-first Century
19/07/2000
Louise Fréchette, Deputy Secretary-General of United Nations - Former Permanent Representative of Canada to United Nations Is First Person to Serve in Post
18/07/2000
Security Council, Adopting "Historic" Resolution 1308 (2000) on HIV/AIDS, Calls for Pre- Deployment Testing, Counselling for Peacekeeping Personnel
18/07/2000
Security Council Expresses Full Support for Rescue of UN Peacekeepers in Kailahun, Sierra Leone
18/07/2000
Secretary-General Gratified by Success of Operation to Bring UNAMSIL� Peacekeepers to Safety
14/07/2000
Security Council Pays Tribute to Victims of Screbrenica Massacre
14/07/2000
Security Council Hears Briefing on Kosovo by Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations
13/07/2000
Note to Correspondents, Media Arrangements for Millennium Summit of United Nations, 6 - 8 September, 2000
12/07/2000
United Nations Population Fund Marks World Population Day "Saving Women’s Lives" -� Statement by Nafis Sadik, Executive Director of UNFPA
11/07/2000
Secretary-General Appoints Major General Tim Ford as Military Advisor in Department of Peacekeeping Operations
11/07/2000
UN Secretary-General’s Message on the Occasion of World Population Day (11 July)� -� "Saving Women’s Lives"
11/07/2000
Secretary-General Says United Nations Stands "Ready to Help Africa, Wherever and However it Can"
11/07/2000
Secretary-General Says Sexual and Reproductive Health Essential Part of Universal Human Rights
11/07/2000
Srebrenica Tragedy Will Forever Haunt United Nations History, Says Secretary-General on Fifth Anniversary of City’s Fall
10/07/2000
Economic and Social Council Adopts Ministerial Declaration on Information Technology
10/07/2000
Assembly President Calls for End to Violence Against Women, Stresses Need to Respect Their Rights and Provide Them Access to Resources
10/07/2000
Human Rights Committee to Hold Sixty-ninth Session at Geneva from 10 to 28 July - Experts to Examine Reports of Kyrgyzstan, Ireland, Kuwait and Australia
10/07/2000
Secretary-General Stresses that Future of Africa Lies in Its People
07/07/2000
UN Official Highlights Roles of Multilateral Institutions in Addressing Conflicts at Vienna Seminar
06/07/2000
Security Council Decides to Impose Prohibition on Imports of Rough Diamonds from Sierra Leone
04/07/2000
General Assembly Concludes Special Session on Five-year Follow Up to Copenhagen Social Summit - Final Document Calls for Halving Extreme Poverty and Achieving Free and Universal Primary Education by 2015; Reduction of Trade Barriers
04/07/2000
Assembly President Calls for Political Will, Resources and People-Centred Priorities to Eradicate Poverty, Hunger, Want and Fear
04/07/2000
Azerbaijani President to Sign Drug Control Agreement in Vienna Tomorrow (5 July)
04/07/2000
Raoul Wallenberg’s Example "Will Live Forever in Our Consciousness" Says Secretary-General, in Budapest Remarks
04/07/2000
Secretary-General Hopes More and More Parties Will Make Use of International Tribunal for Law of Sea
04/07/2000
Secretary-General Stresses UN Role in Fighting Child Labour, Increasing Literacy, Promoting Women’s Equality and Combating HIV/AIDS
04/07/2000
Secretary-General Says Governance with View to Meeting Needs of People is "Central Challenge of Our Age"
04/07/2000
Women"s Anti-Discrimination Committee Concludes Three-Week Session at Headquarters - Adopts Recommendations for Advancing Women’s Status in Iraq, Austria, Lithuania, Cuba, Cameroon, Moldova, Romania
04/07/2000
New Environment Programme World Conservative Monitoring Centre Opens Today in Cambridge, United Kingdom
04/07/2000
General Assembly Special Session Urged to Spread Wealth of New Economies
04/07/2000
Geneva Special Assembly Session on Social Development Offers Bold Solutions to Reduce Poverty and Create Jobs in Gloval Economy
03/07/2000
Under-Secretary-General Kieran Prendergast Briefs Security Council, Urges It Not to Give up on Somalia
03/07/2000
Speakers Before General Assembly Special Session Urge Coordinated Responses to Causes of Poverty, Marginalization
03/07/2000
Government Officials Urge Cooperation Between Developed, Developing Nations
31/08/2000
Parliamentary Voices Must Be Heard If Global Democracy Is to Thrive, Says Secretary-General to Meeting of Heads of National Parliaments
30/08/2000
Security Council Holds Open Meeting on Latest Developments in East Timor -� Council Briefed by Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping
30/08/2000
Secretary-General Expresses Concern for Well-being of Aung San Suu Kyi, other National League for Democracy Leaders, in Myanmar Stand-off
30/08/2000
Secretary-General, Addressing Millennium Summit of Religious, Spiritual Leaders, Urges Participants to Set Example of Interfaith Cooperation
30/08/2000
Secretary-General Welcomes Agreement Reached on 28 August in Arusha by Parties to Burundi Peace Process
29/08/2000
Secretary-General, General Assembly President, Under-Secretary-General Hogan Deliver Opening Remarks as Fifty-third Annual DPI/NGO Conference Opens
29/08/2000
DPI/NGO Conference Hears Panel Discussion on Implementation of Action Plans of Major 1990s United Nations and NGO Conferences
29/08/2000
Secretary-General, in Message to Inauguration Ceremony of President of Somalia, Calls Event Milestone in Somali Efforts to Rejoin Community of Nations
29/08/2000
Assembly President, Addressing Fifty-third Annual DPI/NGO Conference, Calls for Global Solidarity between United Nations Partners
28/08/2000
Transcript of Press Conference by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette at Headquarters, 24 August
28/08/2000
- Round-up Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for Development Concludes Second Session
28/08/2000
- Background Release Commission on Limits of Continental Shelf to Meet at Headquarters, 28 August� - 1 September
28/08/2000
World Leaders Respond to Secretary-General’s Calls to Sign and Ratify Treaties
28/08/2000
- Round-up Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination Concludes Fifty-seventh Session
28/08/2000
Secretary-General’s Message for International Day of Peace, 5 September 2000
28/08/2000
Secretary-General’s Message on International Literacy Day, 8 September 2000
25/08/2000
High-Definition Television Leads State-of-the-Art Technology at United Nations Millennium Summit
25/08/2000
Fifty-third Annual DPI/NGO Conference to Open Monday, 28 August
25/08/2000
Briefing on Kosovo by Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Draws Mixed Reaction from Council Members - Russian Federation Says Upcoming Elections Prepare Ground for Province’s Separation from Yugoslavia
24/08/2000
Secretary-General Stresses Need to Address Issues Related to UNAMSIL’s Command and Control Structure, Equipment Shortfalls and Mandate
23/08/2000
Fifty-third Annual DPI/NGO Conference to Open at Headquarters, 28 to 30 August - Algerian President Bouteflika, Hanan Ashrawi, Jaime Lerner and Ralph Nader among Speakers
23/08/2000
Secretary-General Kofi Annan Promises Major Reform of United Nations Peacekeeping; Calls on Member States to Provide Funds, Improve Decision-making - Fully Endorses Far-reaching Report by Independent Panel
23/08/2000
Defence Chiefs of UNAMSIL Troop-contributing States to Confer at Headquarters Tomorrow
21/08/2000
Secretary-General Appoints General Abdulsalami Abubakar of Nigeria as Special Envoy Dealing with Democratic Republic of Congon
21/08/2000
Secretary-General Names Hina Jilani, Pakistan, as Special Representative on Human Rights Defenders
21/08/2000
Peter Leuprecht (Austria) Named as Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Human Rights in Cambodia
16/08/2000
United Nations to Resume all Humanitarian Relief Flights throughout Sudan, Secretary-General Announces
15/08/2000
Council Asks Secretary-General, Sierra Leone to Negotiate Agreement for Creation of Independent Special Court - Subject Matter Jurisdiction to Include Crimes against Humanity, War Crimes, Violations of International Law
15/08/2000
Security Council Hears Calls for Speedy Peacekeeper Deployment, "Self-sustaining" Peace in Ethiopia/Eritrea
14/08/2000
Deputy Secretary-General Urges First International Model UN Conference to "Help Bridge the Divides in the Human Family"
14/08/2000
- Background Release Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for Development to Hold Second Session at Headquarters
14/08/2000
- revised for technical reasons Heads of State of Namibia and Finland to Preside Jointly over Millennium Summit, by General Assembly Text
14/08/2000
Council, Voicing Concern at Impact of Armed Confict on Children, Expresses Intention to Consider "Taking Appropriate Steps"
11/08/2000
Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Meets with Charge D’affaires of Permanent Mission of Federal Mission of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
11/08/2000
United Nations Awards to Young People’s Organizations Highlight First International Youth Day
10/08/2000
Assembly President, Saluting World’s Young People, Stresses Need for Youth Participating in Social, Economic and Political Affairs
10/08/2000
Fifty-first Volume of United Nations Yearbook Published; Text Covers Major Activities of Organization in 1997
09/08/2000
International Youth Day to Be Observed for First Time on 12 August
09/08/2000
United Nations Finance Meeting Ends; More Transparency Urged in International Financing System
09/08/2000
"Let Us Resolve to Consolidate Our Partnerships With Youth on Every Front",� Secretary-General Urges in International Youth Day Message
09/08/2000
Secretary-General Appoints Hatsuhisa Takashima Director of UN Information Centre in Tokyo
08/08/2000
Assembly President Stresses Importance of Indigenous Peoples in Efforts to Bring Peace, Promote Sustainable Development, Eradicate Poverty
08/08/2000
UN to Target Organized Crime
08/08/2000
Secretary-General Says Protection of Indigenous Children and Youth Is Investment in Future of Humankind
07/08/2000
Secretary-General Concerned over Humanitarian Impact of Taliban Edict Prohibiting Afghan Women from Working with Foreign Agencies
07/08/2000
Secretary-General very Converned over Detention of British OSCE Members and Canadian Citizens by Yugoslav Army in Montenegro
04/08/2000
Security Council Calls on Government of Indonesia to Restore Order in West Timor Refugee Camps
03/08/2000
Africa Needs Well-trained, Well-equipped Peacekeepers to Meet Crises Facing Continent, Secretary-General Says
03/08/2000
Information Technology Should Be Used to Tap Knowledge from Greatest Universities to Bring Learning to All, Kofi Annan Says
03/08/2000
- Biographical Note - Secretary-General Appoints Gerd. D. Merrem as Special Representative in Guatemala, Head of MINUGUA
01/08/2000
Round-up of Session: Economic and Social Council, Winding Up 2000 Substantive Session, Decides to Establish Information, Communication, Technology Task Force
01/08/2000
1999 United Nations Disarmament Yearbook Released
01/08/2000
Security Council Decides to Establish United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea - Resolution 1312 (2000) Adopted Unanimously
01/08/2000
Secretary-General Appoints Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka as Executive Director of Habitat
29/09/2000
United Nations and Governments Need Partnerships with Civil Society, Assembly President Says
28/09/2000
General Committee Recommends Plenary Consideration of Items on Crime Prevention, UN-ECCAS Cooperation
28/09/2000
All Instruments of United Nations System Must Be Used to "Finish - The Last Chapter of Polio Eradication", Secretary-General Says
26/09/2000
Secretary-General’s Eagerly Awaits Outcome of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Elections
26/09/2000
Secretary-General’s Message Marking International Day of Older Persons - 1 October 2000
25/09/2000
Assembly Must Maintain "Millennium Spirit", Proceed with Sense of Urgency -- Not Business as Usual, President Says
25/09/2000
Millennium Assembly’s Challenge: Put Summit Commitments into Action, Says General Assembly President, as General Debate Concludes
25/09/2000
Fifth Committee Elects Vice-Chairman
21/09/2000
Efforts to Eliminate Narcotic Drugs and Combat Drug-trafficking Described During Assembly Debate
21/09/2000
Emphasis Placed on Importance of Preventive Diplomacy and Peace-building in General Assembly Debate
21/09/2000
Globalization Just New Name for Old Unjust System, General Assembly Told, as General Debate Continues
21/09/2000
Secretary-General Welcomes United States Move to Establish Normal Trade Relations with China
20/09/2000
Women Bear Burden of Incomplete, Flawed Urban Governance Says Secretary-General in World Habitat Day Message
19/09/2000
U.S. Congressmen Call for Expanded United Nations Role in Andean Region
19/09/2000
- * Reissued for technical reasons. Security Council Authorizes 4,200 Troops for Ethiopia-Eritrea Mission Adopting Resolution 1320 (2000) Unanimously
19/09/2000
Addressing 44th General Conference of IAEA, Secretary-General Reviews Past Successes, Future Risks in Nuclear Field
19/09/2000
Collective Efforts Can Resolve Underdevelopment, Secretary-General Says
18/09/2000
Secretary-General, Addressing Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Group of 77, Says Group’s Support Indispensable to UN
18/09/2000
Secretary-General Says "Six plus Two" Group Remains Essential Forum for Solution of Afghan Question
15/09/2000
Strengthened Peacekeeping Operations, Middle East Peace Addressed, as Fifty-fifth General Assembly Continues Debate - Hears from Foreign Ministers of Lebanon, Norway, Libya, United Kingdom, Germany, Syria, Ireland, Sweden, Bosnia and Herzegovina
15/09/2000
Assembly, Continuing General Debate, Discusses Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, Role of Private Sector in World Affairs
15/09/2000
Committtee on the Rights of the Child to Hold Twenty-fifth Session at Geneva from 18 to 6 October 2000
15/09/2000
Afghanistan Opium Cultivation in 2000 Substantially Unchanged - Country Still the Largest Opium Producer in the World
15/09/2000
-� * Reissued to incorporate text originally delivered in French Secretary-General, Addressing Meeting on Dialogue among Civilizations, Says Global Civilizations Defined by Tolerance of Dissent
15/09/2000
- * Reissued to incorporate text originally delivered in French As General Debate Begins, Secretary-General Tells Member States: "Key Decisions Lie in Your Hands"
14/09/2000
Strength of UN Comes from Keeping to Purposes, Principles of Charter, Foreign Minister of China Tells General Assembly
14/09/2000
Issues Related to Sanctions and Security Council Reform Taken Up During General Assembly Debate
14/09/2000
Dag Hammarskjold Library Announces Web Access to: Online Catalogue; Indexes to UN Documentation; Voting Records, and Speech Citations (UNBISnet)
13/09/2000
Secretary-General Presents Annual Report on Work of Organization, as Fifty-fifth General Assembly Begins General Debate - Assembly Hears Djibouti’s President, Guatemala’s Vice-President, Foreign Ministers of Brazil, United States, France, Nepal,
13/09/2000
Globalization, Situation of Africa and Development Issues Addressed during General Assembly Debate
13/09/2000
Rule of International Law Emphatically Reaffirmed at United Nations Millennium Summit
13/09/2000
Secretary-General’s Annual Report Says Headquarters Support for Peacekeeping is Still Inadequate - Calls for Greater International Cooperation to Better Lives of Those "Left Behind" by Development
13/09/2000
Role of United Nations Development Programme Much Clearer Now, Secretary-General Tells Ministerial Meeting
13/09/2000
As General Debate Begins, Secretary-General Tells Member States; "Key Decisions Lie in Your Hands"
13/09/2000
Secretary-General Stresses Equal Status of Parties in Cyprus Proximity Talks
12/09/2000
General Assembly Adopts 179-item Agenda for Fifty-fifth Session - New Items Include Role of United Nations in Promoting New Global Order, Global Partnerships, Role of Diamonds in Confict
12/09/2000
Transcript of Press Briefing at Headquarters by Harri Holkeri (Finland), President of Fifty-fifth Session of General Assembly, 11 September
12/09/2000
UN-aided Efforts Blocking Major Heroin Route
12/09/2000
- * Reissued as delivered Secretary-General, Addressing Closing Session of Millennium Summit, Sees "Remarkable Convergence of Views"
12/09/2000
Secretary-General Pays Tribute to ECOWAS Efforts for Peace in Sierra Leone; Calls on ECOWAS Leaders to Influcence Rebels to Cooperate
12/09/2000
Secretary-General Says Convergence of Jubilee Year, Millennium Summit, Is "Momentum of Potent Symbolism"
11/09/2000
Secretary-General, Addressing Closing Session of Millennium Summit, Sees "Remarkable Convergence of Views"
11/09/2000
-* Revised to include full text of meeting’ recommendation. Women Heads of State, Government Convene at United Nations on Eve of World Summit
11/09/2000
Libya Calls for Redefinition of Terrorism as Millennium Summit Continues; Sri Lanka Makes Plea for Integrity of Sovereign States
11/09/2000
Co-chairs Issue Statement on Millennium Summit’s Final Day
11/09/2000
Council Condemns "Outrageous and Contemptible" Killing of Three UN Staff in West timor;� Insists Indonesia Disarm, Disband Militia - Decides to Dispatch Mission to Discuss Implementation of Resolution
11/09/2000
Accepting Gift from Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Secretary-General Praises Its "Courage and Character"
11/09/2000
Secretary-General Concerned about Possible Impact of High Oil Prices
08/09/2000
- *Reissued to reflect further information. List of Participants at General Assembly’s Millennium Summit, 6-8 September
08/09/2000
Opening Session of Millennium Summit Hears Statements by 19 Heads of State, 10 Heads of Governments, Two Vice-Presidents
08/09/2000
Forty Speakers, Including 31 Heads of States/Governments, Address Issues of Corruption, Sanctions on Millennium Summit’s Second Day
08/09/2000
Speakers at Millennium Summit Focus on United Nations Role in Twenty-First Century
08/09/2000
General Committee Recommends Nine Additional Items for General Assembly Agenda - Decides Not to Recommend Inclusion of Item on "Republic of China on Taiwan"
08/09/2000
Women Heads of State, Government Convene at United Nations on Eve of World Summit
08/09/2000
Statement by Co-chairpersons of Millennium Summit of General Assembly Welcoming Inter- Korean Summit and Follow-up Measures
08/09/2000
United Nations Launches Live Radio Broadcasters in Six Langugages
08/09/2000
Security Council Holds Meeting of World Leaders on Occasion of General Assembly’s Millennium Summit
08/09/2000
Secretary-General, Addressing Council Summit on International Peace, Security, Stresses Council Responsibility for Adequate Support of Peacekeepers
08/09/2000
Secretary-General Thanks Mongolia for Gift
08/09/2000
Secretary-General’s Message Marking International Day for Preservation of Ozone Layer
08/09/2000
Secretary-General Appoints Assistant Secretary-General Federio Riesco Coordinator for Multilingualism
07/09/2000
Opening Session of Millennium Summit Hears Statements by 19 Heads of State, 10 Heads of Government, Two Vice-presidents
07/09/2000
Secretary-General Calls on World Leaders to Decide Priorities and Adapt the United Nations to Meet Them
07/09/2000
Summit Starts Well, Secretary-General Tells Summit Luncheon
06/09/2000
- Biography Harri Holkeri, Former Prime Minister of Finland, Elected President of Millennium Assembly
06/09/2000
List of Participants at General Assembly’s Millennium Summit, 6-8 September
06/09/2000
General Assembly, Bringing Down Curtain on Fifty-fourth Session, Reviews Past 12 Months, Clears Unfinished Business
06/09/2000
Millennium Assembly Elects Harri Holkeri (Finland) President, Admits Tuvalu as 189th United Nations Member State
06/09/2000
United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations, 2001 Launched with Headquarters Round Table Discussion
06/09/2000
Round Table Launching "Year of Dialogue among Civilizations" Concludes at Headquarters
06/09/2000
In Valedictory Message, Outgoing President Reviews Fifty-fourth Assembly Session, Pinpoints Outstanding Issues
06/09/2000
Secretary-General Announces Membership of Group of Eminent Persons for Year of Dialogue among Civilizations
06/09/2000
Millennium Summit Co-chairs Stress Need for Leaders to Realize Summit Goals
06/09/2000
Secretary-General, Deploring Assault on Freedom of Movement of Myanmar Democratic Leaders, Calls for "Substantive Political Dialogue"
06/09/2000
Secretary-General, Addressing Meeting on Dialogue among Civilizations, Says Global Civilization Defined by Tolerance of Dissent
06/09/2000
Secretary-General Congratulates Lebanon on Conclusion of Elections
06/09/2000
Secretary-General Ringing Peace Bell, Hails Millennium of Hope after Century of Destruction
06/09/2000
Secretary-General Discusses Land Reform in Zambabwe with Four African Presidents
06/09/2000
Secretary-General Welcomes Tuvalu as New Member of United Nations Family
06/09/2000
Secretary-General Regrets Decision by Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Not to Attend Millennium Summit Following Airpoort Incident
06/09/2000
Secretary-General Thanks Republic of Croatia for Gift of Bronze Sculpture
05/09/2000
UN: No Plans for "Biological War" on Coca - Drug Control Programme Head Refutes Report of Proposal to Test Fungal Herbicides in Colombia
04/09/2000
At Headquarters Press Conference, General Assembly President Praises Book "Imagining Tomorrow: Rethiniking the Gobal Challenge"
04/09/2000
Media Arrangements for Millennium Summit of United Nations,� 6 - 8 September 2000
04/09/2000
Department of Public Information Launches Redesigned UN Home Page
04/09/2000
Millennium Summit to Be Webcast Live on United Nations Web Site
04/09/2000
Digitizing the Past to Illuminate the Future
01/09/2000
GA President, Addressing Presiding Officers of National Parliaments, Sees Inter-Parliamentary Union Arriving "With a Bang" on UN Scene
01/09/2000
In a UN First, Summit to Be Covered by High-definition TV
01/09/2000
Security Council Adopts Report to General Assembly
01/09/2000
Olympic Games "A True Celebration of Humanity",� Secretary-General Says
31/10/2000
Secretary-General Names Thorvald Stoltenberg Chair of Expert Group to Report on Humanitarian Situation in Iraq
31/10/2000
Secretary-General Calls Kosovo Elections "Landmark", Praises Kouchner Mission, KFOR
31/10/2000
Deputy Secretary-General Seeks Strategies for All-out War on Hunger
31/10/2000
In Innovative Move, United� Nations Issues First Novel; Aim Is to Encourage Humanitarian Impulses Among Youth
31/10/2000
Security Council Extends MINURSO Mandate until 28 February 2001, Unanimously Adopts Resolution 1324 (2000)
30/10/2000
Third Committee Hears Report on Human Rights in Bosnia, Croatia, Yugoslavia in Aftermath of Recent Elections
30/10/2000
Secretary-General Urges Spirit of "Peace and Tolerance" for 28 October Municipal Elections in Kosovo
27/10/2000
Secretary-General Nominates Ruud Lubbers (Netherlands) to Be UN HIgh Commissioner for Refugees
27/10/2000
Second Committee Takes up UN Decade for Eradication of Poverty
27/10/2000
Work of World Bank Leader to Ease Global Poverty Is Lauded by Secretary-General at New Yrok Award Ceremony
27/10/2000
Secretary-General, Expressing Concern at Events in Côte D"ivoire, Urges Parties to Take Opportunity to Move to Political Reform
27/10/2000
Secretary-General Announces Appointment of Thoraya Obaid (Saudi Arabia) to Be Executive Director of United Nations Population Fund
27/10/2000
Secretary-General Announces Nomination to General Assembly of Ruud Lubbers to Be High Commissioner of Refugees
27/10/2000
Secretary-General Appoints Thoraya Obaid of Saudi Arabia as Executive Director of United Nations Population Fund
25/10/2000
Deputy Secretary-General Addresses Fourth Forum on Global Issues
25/10/2000
Key Role of Information and Communication Technology in Addressing Inequalities of Globalization Discussed in Second Committee
25/10/2000
Speakers in Second Committee Stress Need to Ensure Developing Countries Participate in Benefits of Globalization
25/10/2000
31 International Financial Centers Support UN in Global Anti-Money Laundering Initiative
25/10/2000
International Conference in San Patrignano, Italy, Will Look at Social Risks of Drug Addiction - "Rainbow" Anti-Drug Association and United Nations to Map Drug Abuse Trends, Review Global Strategy
25/10/2000
Setting the Record Straight - The UN Financial Crisis
25/10/2000
Stronger Decision-making Role for Women in Peace Processes Is Called for in Day-long Security Council Debate - Speakers Note Continued Under-Representation of Half of Mankind in Key Security Positions within United Nations System and Beyond
25/10/2000
Secretary-General Calls for Council Action to Ensure Women Are Involved in Peace and Security Decisions
24/10/2000
Assembly President Lauds Efforts against HIV/AIDS; Says Education Is Key to Beating "Threat to Future of Entire Nations"
24/10/2000
Secretary-General Extols Goodwill Ambassadors as "Defenders, Advocates" of United Nations Principles
24/10/2000
Secretary-General, Presenting Awards to HIV/AIDS Activists, Calls for Redoubled Global Efforts to Halt Spread of Disease
23/10/2000
Assembly Adopts Resolution to Further Cooperation with Council of Europe - Also Takes up Cooperation with Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
23/10/2000
Calm and Quiet Needed to Create Best Atmosphere for Resumption of Middle East Peace Talks, Secretary-General States
20/10/2000
Deputy Secretary-General Welcomes Marchers to Headquarters
20/10/2000
Draft Resolution on Steps to Prevent Accidental Use of Nuclear Weapons Among 13 Texts Introduced in Disarmament Committee
20/10/2000
Spread of New Forms of Racism, Including Internet Dissemination of Hatred, Assailed in Third Committee’s Continuing Debate on Racism
20/10/2000
Fourth Committee Concludes Debate on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, with Several Speakers Suggesting Expanded Outer Space Committee
20/10/2000
Prime Minister of Tajikistan Mr. Akil Akimov and United Nations Under-Secretary-General Pino Arlacchi to Officially Inaugurate the Tajik Drug Control Agency
19/10/2000
Deputy Secretary-General Urges Universal Access to �Most Basic Human Right" ? Food
19/10/2000
General Assembly Continues Discussion of Annual Security Council Report
18/10/2000
General Assembly President, in United Nations Day Message, Asks for Action to Reach Universal Goals of Peace, Justice and Equality
18/10/2000
Russian Federation Cautions against Military Deployment in Outer Space; Reiterates Proposal for Conference to Prevent Militarization
18/10/2000
Secretary-General, in UN Day Message, Says Peoples of World Must Hold Their Leaders to Millennium Pledges
18/10/2000
Secretary-General Kofi Annan Expresses Relief at Outcome of Sharm El-Sheikh Summit on Recent Middle East Turmoil - Commitment to Peaceful Resolution of Differences Lauded;� Parties also Urged to Refrain from "Language of Violence"
18/10/2000
Secretary-General Welcomes Progress between Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and United States
17/10/2000
Deputy Secretary-General Praises UN Film on Small Arms Plague
17/10/2000
General Committee Recommends Agenda Items on Chemical Weapons Organization, Millennium Summit Follow Up, Korean Penninsula
17/10/2000
Outer Space Activities Should Be Based on Ethical Principles, Special Political Committee Is Told - As Debate on International Cooperation Begins, European Union� Says Well-being of Humanity is Primary Factor
16/10/2000
International Conference in Tashkent Will Seek Ways to Counter Drugs, Organized Crime and Terrorism in Central Asia
16/10/2000
Security Council Extends Mission in Democratic Republic of Congo until 15 December, Unanimously Adopting Resolution� 1323 (2000)
16/10/2000
Security Council Mission Greatly Disturbed by Suffering in Sierra Leone, but also Sees Signs of Hope
16/10/2000
Secretary-General Calls on Governments, Civil Society, Private Sector and International Organizations to Fight World Hunger
16/10/2000
Secretary-General Welcomes further British Military Assistance for Sierra Leone
16/10/2000
Secretary-General Welcomes Awarding of Nobel Peace Prize to Republic of Korea President
16/10/2000
Secretary-General Stresses Global Responsibility to Work for more Equitable World Economy
16/10/2000
Good Intentions Are Not enough to Eradicate Poverty, President of General Assembly Says in Poverty Eradication Day Message
13/10/2000
Secretary-General Says News of West Bank Violence �Chilling"; Calls for Renunciation of Violence, Return to Discourse
13/10/2000
Third Committee Approves Draft Text on Concerted Action against Drug Scourge
13/10/2000
Deputy Secretary-General Pays Tribute to UN Staff, as She Accepts Elie Wiesel Ethics Award on Behalf of UNAMET
13/10/2000
General Assembly Elects 18 Members to Economic And Social Council; Three-year Terms Begin 1 January 2001
13/10/2000
Palestinian Rights Committee Calls for Immediate End to Violence in Middle East and Speedy Implementation of Security Council Resolution 1322 (2000)
12/10/2000
Secretary-General Says Trilateral Security Meeting Important Step Towards Cessation of Hostilities in Middle East
11/10/2000
Colombia, Ireland, Mauritius, Norway and Singapore Elected to Security Council for 2001-2002
10/10/2000
Secretary-General Travels to Middle East
10/10/2000
Secretary-General Stresses Need for Involvement of Women and Young People in World Disaster Reduction Efforts
10/10/2000
Secretary-General Says Action in Middle East Must Shift "From the Street to the Bargaining Table"
09/10/2000
Security Council Deplores 28 September Provocation in Jerusalem, Adopting Resolution 1322 (2000) by 14-0-1 (United States)
09/10/2000
Secretary-General Warmly Welcomes "Momentous Change" in Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
09/10/2000
Secretary-General Welcomes Release of Two Members of Kosovo Mission, Calls for Early Release of Remaining Canadian, Dutch Nationals
05/10/2000
In Asia It"s Local Values vs. Amphetamines, Says UN�
05/10/2000
Hailing World Space Week, Secretary-General Says �Final Frontier" Means Bridging Divide between Technology"s Haves, Have-nots
05/10/2000
Need for Inter-sectoral Approach to Fighting Crime and Illegal Drugs Stressed in Third Committee Debate
05/10/2000
Links between Terrorism, Drug Trafficking, Illegal Arms Trade Stressed in Continuing Third Committee Debate on Crime
04/10/2000
New Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka Presents Credentials
04/10/2000
UN, Italy Sign Agreement on Palermo Conference
04/10/2000
Security Council Takes up Situation in Middle East; Speakers Express Sympathy to Families of Wounded And Killed, Condemn Violence
04/10/2000
Secretary-General, in Message on Anniversary of German Unification, Says Event Transformed Germany, Europe and World�
04/10/2000
Danube River Basin Programme Receives over EURO 22 Million to Implement European Union Water Framework Directive
03/10/2000
New Permanent Representative of Malaysia
03/10/2000
New Permanent Representative of Morocco
03/10/2000
New Permanent Representative of Chile
03/10/2000
Secretary-General Addresses Executive Committee of UNHCR
03/10/2000
Third Committee Continues to Study Crime, Criminal Justice, International Drug Control
03/10/2000
Third Committee Hears Calls for Urgent Action against Drug Trafficking, Corruption, Money Laundering
03/10/2000
New Permanent Representative of Iceland Presents Credentials
02/10/2000
New Permanent Observer of the Euorpean Commission
02/10/2000
Security Council Briefed by Nelson Mandela, Facilitator of Arusha Peace Process; Adopts Presidential Statement Condemning Attacks on Civilians
02/10/2000
Militias Root Cause of Problems for UNTAET and Indonesia in East Timor, Secretary-General"s Special Representative Tells Council
02/10/2000
Secretary-General Asks Harvard Jurists to Work for Better Understanding of Benefits of International Criminal Court
02/10/2000
Secretary-General, Addressing Council Briefing on Burundi by Nelson Mandela, Praises Peace Efforts of Former South African President
02/10/2000
Secretary-General, Concerned by Outbreak of Violence in Jerusalem, Regrets Loss of Life, Urges Maximum Restraint on Both Sides
02/10/2000
Sustainable Elimination of Illicit Crops, Promotion of Alternative Crops Stressed as Third Committee Debates Drug-prevention Strategies
30/11/2000
Concluding Debate on Strengthening Coordination of UN Relief Assistance; Assembly Adopts Two Related Drafts without Vote
30/11/2000
Assembly, Opening Debate on Question of Palestine, Hears Call for Enhanced UN Involvement in Current Middle East Situation - Chairman of Palestinian Rights Committee Introduces Four Draft Texts
30/11/2000
Assembly President, in World AIDS Day Statement, Commends Theme this Year of "Men Make a Difference" - Says Rate of Infection Remains High, with Young People Most at Risk; Perception of Protection as "Unmanly" Should Be Dispelled
30/11/2000
Assembly President"s Statement on Occasion of International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People
30/11/2000
UN to Present Award to Grassroots Leaders in Fight against Drug Abuse and Crime
30/11/2000
Secretary-General Reiterates full Commitment of United Nations to Supporting Parties through Middle East Peace Process
30/11/2000
Secretary-General Outlines Challenges of Post-conflict Peace-building in Remarks to Security Council Meeting on Guinea-Bissau
30/11/2000
Secretary-General Says Big Gap Exists between Promises on Human Rights Education and Resources Made Available - Message for Human Rights Day 2000
29/11/2000
Secretary-General Says Important Contribution of Volunteers often Overlooked
29/11/2000
In International Day for Disabled Persons Message, Secretary-General Stresses Importance of Making Information Technologies Work for All
29/11/2000
35 Million Urgently Need Humanitarian Assistance, Secretary-General Says at Consolidated Appeals Launch
29/11/2000
Secretary-General Expresses Disappointment at Inconclusive Outcome of Hague Climate Change Conference
29/11/2000
General Assembly President, in Human Rights Day Message, Stresses Importance of Education for Exercise of Rights - Knowledge Seen as Aid to Better Understanding between Diverse People, Empowerment of Those Marginalized, Elimination of Discrimination
29/11/2000
Palestinian Rights Committee to Hold Solemn Meeting on International Solidarity Day, 29 November
29/11/2000
Assembly President Calls on All Member States to Heed Appeals to Meet Needs of Victims of Conflict and Natural Disasters
29/11/2000
Volunteerism "A most Undervalued Asset" Participants Are Told at Opening of International Year of Volunteers 2001 - High Levels of Civic Engagement Mean Lower Levels of Communal Strife, Says Secretary-General in Keynote Speech
29/11/2000
United Nations Consolidated Inter-agency Appeals for 2001 Launched at Headquarters; Launch Theme -? "Women and War"; Secretary-General, Assembly President and Executive Director of UNIFEM Speak
28/11/2000
Resources Sought for Brahimi Initiatives Would Make Significant Difference to Peacekeeping Abilities, Secretary-General Tells Fifth Committee
28/11/2000
Security Council Extends UNDOF Mandate for Further Six Months; Adopts Resolution 1328 (2000) Unanimously
28/11/2000
Secretary-General"s Message on International Day for Palestinian People
28/11/2000
Secretary-General Says Failure to Act Now on Peacekeeping Recommendations Package Will Weaken UN Capabilities
28/11/2000
Secretary-General Urges Hezbollah and Governments of Israel, Lebanon and Syria to Show Restraint Following Violations of "Blue Line"
28/11/2000
Secretary-General Appoints Berhanu Dinka as Chairman of Implementation Monitoring Committee for Burundi Peace Process
27/11/2000
Deputy Secretary-General Highlights United Nations" Crisis Management and Rapid Reaction Capacity at OSCE Ministerial Meeting�
24/11/2000
UN Holds Workshop on Satellite Data Analysis Techniques for Educators and Scientists from Asia and Pacific Countries�
23/11/2000
Member States Commend Oversight Office Activities in Fifth Committee
23/11/2000
Assembly President, on Day for Eliminating Violence against Women, Says Such Violence "Crime against Humanity"
23/11/2000
Security Council Meets in Emergency Session on Middle East
23/11/2000
Secretary-General Appoints Mervat Tallawy as Executive Secretary for Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
23/11/2000
Rules for New Optional Protocol to Women"s Conference to Be Reviewed by United Nations Committee Experts - Berlin Workshop on Procedure that Allows Individual Women to Bring Petitions for Violations of Anti-discrimination Treaty
22/11/2000
Oversight Office Reports Taken Up by Fifth Committee
22/11/2000
Committee Approves Four Drafts on Palestinian Rights
22/11/2000
Security Council Meets to Discuss International Tribunals for Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda - Council Briefed by Presidents and Chief Prosecutor of Two Organs
22/11/2000
Secretary-General, on Day for Eliminating Violence against Women, Says Scourge of Gender- based Violence must Be Globally Condemned
21/11/2000
- Biography Kofi A. Annan, United Nations Secretary-General�
21/11/2000
Assembly Hears Reports from International Tribunals for Rwanda, former Yugoslavia - Despite Recent Progress, Problems Persist
21/11/2000
Secretary-General Stresses Academy"s Key Role in Promoting Nuclear Disarmament
21/11/2000
Military Operations Should Not Be Described as Humanitarian Action, Secretary-General Tells Symposium
21/11/2000
Secretary-General, Speaking of "World Awash with Small Arms", Presents Report on Weapons Destruction to Security Council President�
17/11/2000
Assembly Again Confronts Issue of Security Council Reform - Veto, Permanent Membership, Equitable Geographic Representation among Points Raised
17/11/2000
General Assembly President, in Address to Forum of Small States, Describes Efforts at United Nations Reform, Revitalization
17/11/2000
Remarks by General Assembly President to UN World TV Forum: "The General Assembly and the Digital Divide", 16 November 2000
17/11/2000
Special Representative in Kosovo Briefs Security Council, Says Recent Municipal Elections "Victory" for Democracy - Tells Council National Elections Proposed for Spring
17/11/2000
New Information Technology Has Enormous Potential to Promote Economic Growth and Help Eradicate Poverty, Secretary-General Says
17/11/2000
�Don"t Give Up on Africa� Pleads Secretary-General in Message to Conference of Broadcast News Executives - Sporadic Coverage of� �Convulsion� Said to Be Misleading; Needs of Continent, Efforts at Self-Help Deserving More Attention
17/11/2000
Secretary-General Appoints Legwaila Joseph Legwaila (Botswana) as His Special Representative for Ethiopia, Eritrea
16/11/2000
First UN Treaty against Transnational Organized Crime Adopted by Assembly
16/11/2000
Assembly Adopts Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and Two Additional Protocols - Instruments to Be Open for Signing at High-Level Palermo Conference
16/11/2000
Deputy Secretary-General Calls for Consideration of Institutional Framework for Global Governance
16/11/2000
Goals of 1990 Children"s Summit Remain Unfulfilled, Assembly President Says - Calls for More Effective Policies and Programmes in More Countries
16/11/2000
Security Council Discusses Exit Strategies for Peacekeeping Operations
16/11/2000
Secretary-General Welcomes Planet Project World Interactive Poll
16/11/2000
Secretary-General, in Address to International Rescue Committee, Reflects on Humanitarian Impact of Economic Sanctions
15/11/2000
Deputy Secretary-General Seeks Guidance on Practical Steps to Secure Implementation of Human Rights Standards - Address to Swedish Group Describes Challenge of Achieving Results
15/11/2000
Adopting Two Draft Texts, Assembly Reaffirms Primacy of Dayton Accords, Decides to Observe 40th Anniversary of Decolonization Declaration - Also Elects Malta to Economic and Social Council, 1 January 2001-31 December 2002
15/11/2000
Peace and Poverty Eradication Overriding UN Goals, Assembly President Says
15/11/2000
Committee Hears of United Nations Efforts to Bridge "Digital Divide" as Communications Technologies Expand - Under-Secretary-General for Public Information Reviews Progress, Noting Major Undertaking on Behalf of Millennium Summit
15/11/2000
Texts on Information in Service of Humanity, UN Information Policies Approved by Fourth Committee, as It Concludes Current Session also Approves Decision to Expand Committee on Information Membership
15/11/2000
Security Council Expresses Concern at Failure to Achieve Comprehensive Settlement over Abkhazia, Georgia
15/11/2000
Security Council Briefed by Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping on Situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
15/11/2000
Secretary-General Says Aids Must Not Be Dismissed as �Someone Else"s Issue�; Stresses Need to Support Those Living with Aids
14/11/2000
Speakers in Fourth Committee Stress Importance of UN Information Activities in Areas of Concern to Developing Countries - Role of Information Activities in UN Peace Operations also Supported
14/11/2000
Security Council, Responding to "Brahimi Report", Adopts Wide-ranging Resolution on Peacekeeping Operations - Resolution 1327 (2000) Adopted Unanimously; Council Resolves to Give Missions Clear, Credible, Achievable Mandates
14/11/2000
Radical Changes in World Economy Needed if Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Be Brought Down to Sustainable Level, Secretary-General Says
14/11/2000
In Speech to OIC Summit, Secretary-General Addresses Middle East Peace Process, Afghanistan, Iraq and other Issues
14/11/2000
Secretary-General Hopes New Bahrain UN House Will Signal "New and Even Better" Chapter in Relations Between Organization and Bahrain
13/11/2000
Security Council"s Expanded Role, �Double Standards� among Issues Raised as Fourth Committee Concludes Discussion of Peacekeeping Operations
13/11/2000
Fourth Committee Approves 12 Draft Resolutions on Israeli Practices, Work of UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees
13/11/2000
Departing United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Briefs Council One Last Time
10/11/2000
Second Committee Takes up Annual Report of Economic and Social Council
10/11/2000
For Ninth Successive Year, General Assembly Calls for End of United States Embargo against Cuba - Says Blockade Contrary to International Law; United States Argues Embargo Trade Policy Matter; Aimed at Human Rights Improvement
10/11/2000
Fourth Committee Hears 17 Speakers in Debate on Peacekeeping Operations; Security Council Reform, "Brahimi Report" Recommendations Addressed
09/11/2000
Deputy Secretary-General Says Independent Internal and External Oversight Mechanisms Have Central Place in Today"s UN
09/11/2000
International Civil Service Commission Praised in Fifth Committee
09/11/2000
Lack of Participation by Developed Countries in UN Peacekeeping Missions Raised in Fourth Committee
09/11/2000
Secretary-General Urges Government of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to Take Necessary Measures to Ensure Security of Prisoners
08/11/2000
Fourth Committee Begins Consideration of Special Committee"s Report on Israeli Practices in Occupied Territories - Also Approves Draft Resolution on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
08/11/2000
General Assembly President Calls for New Relationship between UN, Civil Society
08/11/2000
Fifth Committee Continues Discussion of Human Resources and Medium-term Plan for 2002-2005
08/11/2000
Committee Debates World Refugee Movement, Congratulates High Commissioner on 10-year Stewardship - Committee Adopts Text On Palestinian Right to Self-Determination After Recorded Vote
08/11/2000
Secretary-General Welcomes Appointment by United States President of Fact-Finding Committee Established in Accordance with Sharm El-Sheikh Summit
08/11/2000
Secretary-General Appoints Lieutenant General Daniel Opande of Kenya as Force Commander in Sierra Leone
06/11/2000
New Permanent Representative of Argentina Presented Credentials
06/11/2000
Security Council Condemns Continued Cross-border Attacks along Border Area of Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia
06/11/2000
Secretary-General Appoints Major-General Patrick Cammaert of the Netherlands As Commander of UN Force in Eritrea and Ethiopia (UNMEE)
06/11/2000
General Assembly President Focuses on Future Dynamics of UN-Civil Society Relationship in Vienna Address to NGO Conference
06/11/2000
2000 Transcript of Press Briefing at Vienna International Centre by Harri Holkeri (Finland), President of Fifty-fifth Session of General Assembly
03/11/2000
Secretary-General Meets with Foreign Minister of Israel
03/11/2000
Secretary-General Calls for Commitment to "An Active Tolerance that Allows Human Beings to Accept, Respect, and Live with One Another in Peace"
02/11/2000
Deputy Secretary-General Reviews Efforts to Streamline United Nations Human Resources Management - Fifth Committee Is Told Shorter Recruitment Timeline among Objectives, as Greater Proportion of Staff Involved in Field Operations
02/11/2000
General Assembly, on Recommendation of Security Council, Admits Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to United Nations Membership - Decision Taken by Acclamation; Delegates Say Action Gives Hope for Solution to Remaining Problems in Balkans Region
02/11/2000
General Assembly President, Welcoming Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to United Nations, Urges Support from Member Nations
02/11/2000
No Country Immune to Criticism in Area of Human Rights, Say Speakers in Third Committee
02/11/2000
Secretary-General, at Flag Raising for Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Speaks of Milestone on Passage of Balkans Towards Democracy
01/11/2000
World Cannot Remain Divided Between Rich and Poor and Remain Peaceful and Secure at Same Time, Second Committee Told - Committee Continues Consideration of 2001 Least Developed Countries Conference
01/11/2000
Assembly President Urges Continuing Efforts to Meet Goals of 1995 World Summit for Social Development - Remarks Open Discussion on Five-Year Review; Poverty Eradication, Global Financial Reform, Better Crisis Management Still Crucial Imperatives
01/11/2000
Security Council Refers Yugoslav Application for UN Membership to Committee on Admission of New Members
01/11/2000
Security Council Recommends Federal Republic of Yugoslavia for Membership of United Nations - Resolution 1326 (2000) Sends Application to General Assembly for Final Decision
01/11/2000
Secretary-General Calls for "Full, Immediate Implementation" of Sharm El-Sheikh Understandings
01/11/2000
Secretary-General Welcomes Free Trade Initiative by Community of East and Southern Africa States - Cooperation of Government, Private Sector Said to Be Economic Necessity to Establish Role of Region in Global Marketplace
29/12/2000
UN Releases "World Economic Situation and Prospects 2001"; Report Shows Moderate Global Economic Expansion
29/12/2000
Nanguyalai S. Tarzi Appointed Director Of UN Information Centre in Tehran
27/12/2000
Secretary-General Calls for Pledge of New Attention for Fragile Ecosystems
27/12/2000
Secretary-General Welcomes Agreement on Scale of Assessments
22/12/2000
Transcript of Press Conference by President of General Assembly at Headquarters, 21 December
22/12/2000
- Biographical Note Secretary-General Appoints Michael Sheehan as Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations
22/12/2000
Optional Protocol to Women’s Convention Comes into Force
22/12/2000
General Assembly Adopts Three Resolutions Concerning Africa, Text Entitled "Towards Global Partnerships"
22/12/2000
Fifth Committee Approves Seven Consensus Texts for Presentation to General Assembly
21/12/2000
Taking Up Second Committee Reports, Assembly Adopts 34 Resolutions and 10 Decisions -- Text on Natural Resources in Occupied Palestinian and Arab Territory Adopted by Vote of 147-2-3
21/12/2000
Secretary-General"s Message to Summit Meeting in Mali of Economic Community of West African States
21/12/2000
Transcript of Press Conference by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at Headquarters, 19 December 2000
21/12/2000
Secretary-General Pleased by Adoption of Resolution on UN System Staff College
20/12/2000
Assembly Adopts Texts on Assistance to Afghanistan, UN Humanitarian Disaster Relief, Central America, UN-OSCE Cooperation, UNIFIL
20/12/2000
Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Briefs Security Council on Kosovo -- Describes Success of October Municipal Elections, Continued Efforts to Address Politically Motivated Violence
20/12/2000
Security Council Imposes Wide New Measures against Taliban Authorities in Afghanistan, Demands Action on Terrorism -- Resolution 1333 (2000) Calls for Closure of Training Camps, End to Provision of Sanctuary; Ban Imposed on Military Assistance
20/12/2000
Secretary-General Encouraged by Resumption of Talks between Israeli, Palestinian Representatives
19/12/2000
Security Council Fails to Adopt Draft Resolution on Observer Mission for Occupied Palestinian Territories -- No Votes Against, but Those in Favour Fall Short of Required Nine; Statements Deplore Violence, Applaud Resumed Dialogue between Parties
19/12/2000
UN Posters Depict Timeless Values, Common Desire to Make World Better Place, Says Secretary-General, at Opening of Headquarters Exhibition
19/12/2000
Secretary-General Joins Appeal for Worldwide Moratorium on Executions, as He Accepts "Moratorium 2000 Campaign" Petition at Headquarters
18/12/2000
Secretary-General Appointed Ernesto Zedillo of Mexico Chairman of High-level Panel on Financing for Development
18/12/2000
DecemberNew Permanent Representative of Jordan Presents Credentials
18/12/2000
Fifth Committee Discusses Outline for United Nations Budget for 2002-2003
18/12/2000
First International Migrants’ Day ? 18 December ? to Be Observed Worldwide; Aim Is to Focus on Their Protection, Contribution to Host Countries -- Human Rights Officials, Labour Experts to Speak at UN Event, Noting Global Effort against Exploitation,
18/12/2000
Transcript of Press Conference by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Financing for Development at Headquarters UN Headquarters -- 15 December 2000
18/12/2000
Secretary-General Appoints Henry Hans Holthuis of Netherlands Registrar of Former Yugoslavia Tribunal
18/12/2000
Enrique Rom�n-Morey Appointed Deputy Secretary-General of Conference on Disarmament
15/12/2000
Speakers Address Issues of Corruption, Law Enforcement, Capacity-building at Palermo Crime Convention Meeting
15/12/2000
More than 120 Nations Sign New UN Convention on Transnational Organized Crime, as High-level Meeting Concludes in Palermo -- Head of United Nations Drug Control and Crime Prevention Office Offers Organization"s Support to Help Countries Translate New
15/12/2000
MORE THAN 120 NATIONS SIGN NEW UN CONVENTION ON TRANS-NATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME, AS HIGH-LEVEL MEETING CON-CLUDES IN PALERMO; Head of United Nations Drug Control and Crime Prevention Office Offers Organization"s Support to Help Countries Translate New
15/12/2000
Press Conference by Secretary-General"s Personal Representative for UN Year of Dialogue among Civilizations (2001)
15/12/2000
Security Council, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 1332 (2000), Extends Democratic Republic of Congo Mission until 15 June
15/12/2000
Secretary-General, in Statement on UN Mission in Democratic Republic of Congo, Urges Respect for Terms of Lusaka Agreement
15/12/2000
Secretary-General, at Opening of Fiftieth Anniversary Exhibition, Commends Work of Office of UN High Commissioner for Refugees
14/12/2000
Aspects of UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime Discussed by 19 Government Representatives -- Palermo Signing Conference Begins Third Day
14/12/2000
Challenge of Borderless "Cyber-Crime" to International Efforts to Combat Transnational Organized Crime Discussed at Symposium
14/12/2000
ASPECTS OF UN CONVENTION AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME DISCUSSED BY 19 GOVERNMENT REPRESENT- ATIVES; Palermo Signing Conference Begins Third Day
14/12/2000
CHALLENGE OF BORDERLESS �CYBER-CRIME" TO INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO COMBAT TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME DISCUSSED AT SYMPOSIUM; Three-Day Symposium, Held in Conjunc-tion with Palermo Convention"s Signing Conference, Concludes
14/12/2000
SPEAKERS ADDRESS ISSUES OF CORRUPTION, LAW ENFORCEMENT, CAPACITY-BUILDING AT PALERMO CRIME CONVENTION MEETING; Four-Day Signing Conference to Conclude Tomorrow
14/12/2000
Security Council Extends Mandate of Peacekeeping Force
14/12/2000
President of Italian Parliament’s Anti-Mafia Commission Urges "Culture of Legality", Citizen Involvement -- Palermo Signing Conference for Transnational Organized Crime Convention Hears 18 Speakers in Second Day of Discussions
14/12/2000
Need for Common Response to Transnational Crimes Discussed at Symposium on Rule of Law in Global Village
13/12/2000
High-level Political Signing Conference for UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime Opens in Palermo, Italy -- Meeting Addressed by Presidents of Italy and Palermo, UN Secretary-General, Head of UN Drug Control and Crime Prevention Office
13/12/2000
Justice Minister of Italy Elected President of Signing Conference for UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime -- High-level Meeting Addressed by 11 Heads of State or Government, other Goverment Representatives
13/12/2000
Issues of Sovereignty and Universality in Context of Rule of Law in Global Village Discussed at UN Conference Symposium
13/12/2000
Palermo Convention"s High-Level Political Signing Conference Continues Hearing Statements on Combatting Transnational Organized Crime
13/12/2000
Symposium of Rule of Law in Global Village Discusses Issues of Universal Jurisdiction
13/12/2000
PALERMO CONVENTION"S HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL SIGNING CONFERENCE CONTINUES HEARING STATEMENTS ON COMBAT-TING TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME
13/12/2000
SYMPOSIUM OF RULE OF LAW IN GLOBAL VILLAGE DISCUSSES ISSUES OF UNIVERSAL JURISDICTION
13/12/2000
PRESIDENT OF ITALIAN PARLIAMENT"S ANTI-MAFIA COMMISSION URGES �CULTURE OF LEGALITY", CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT; Palermo Signing Conference for Transnational Organized Crime Convention Hears 18 Speakers in Second Day of Discussions
13/12/2000
NEED FOR COMMON RESPONSE TO TRANSNATIONAL CRIMES DISCUSSED AT SYMPOSIUM ON RULE OF LAW IN GLOBAL VILLAGE
13/12/2000
Special Representative for Bosnia and Herzegowina Briefs Security Council, Says Recent Events Provide ’Historic Opportunity" to Close Tragic Decade
13/12/2000
Secretary-General Says Peace Agreement between Ethiopia and Eritrea Marks Victory for Voice of Reason, Power of Diplomacy
13/12/2000
Secretary-General Condemns Attack on Kissidougou, Guinea
13/12/2000
Secretary-General, Welcoming Imminent Closure of Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plants, Calls for International Assistance to Mitigate Disaster"s Long-term Impact
12/12/2000
Background Release: HIGH-LEVEL CONFERENCE ON UN CONVENT-ION AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME TO BE HELD IN PALERMO, ITALY, FROM 12 TO 15 DECEMBER
12/12/2000
HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL SIGNING CONFERENCE FOR UN CONVENT-ION AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME OPENS IN PALERMO, ITALY; Meeting Addressed by Presidents of Italy and Poland, UN Secretary-General, Head of UN Drug Control and Crime Prevention Office
12/12/2000
JUSTICE MINISTER OF ITALY ELECTED PRESIDENT OF SIGNING CONFERENCE FOR UN CONVENTION AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME; High-level Meeting Addressed by 11 Heads of State or Government, other Government Representatives
12/12/2000
ISSUES OF SOVEREIGNTY AND UNIVERSALITY IN CONTEXT OF RULE OF LAW IN GLOBAL VILLAGE DISCUSSED AT UN CONFERENCE SYMPOSIUM
12/12/2000
Secretary-General Says Palermo Meetings is Declaration against a World Where Children Are Raised with Fear
12/12/2000
High-Level Conference on UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime to Be Held in Palermo, Italy, from 12 to 15 December
11/12/2000
General Assembly Commemorates 40th Anniversary of Decolonization Declaration - Declares 2001 ? 2010 Second Decade for Elimination of Colonialism
11/12/2000
Secretary-General Expresses Concern about Situation on Guinea/Liberia/Sierra Leone Borders
11/12/2000
Hans Haekkerup Appointed as Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Kosovo
11/12/2000
Under Secretary-General Guéhenno Expresses Guarded Optimism for UN Peacekeeping in Austrian Parliament
08/12/2000
Secretary-General Launches International Partnership - Against AIDS in Africa in Addis Ababa
08/12/2000
Secretary-General Says Spread of AIDS Can Be Halted
08/12/2000
Staffan de Mistura to Be Personal Representative of Secretary-General for Southern Lebanon
08/12/2000
Secretary-General Announces Appointment of Rolf Knutsson as Executive Secretary of United Nations Compensation Commission
08/12/2000
High Commissioner for Human Rights" Message for Human Rights Day
07/12/2000
Fourth Committee Endorses Special Committee"s Report on Brahimi Panel Peacekeeping Recommendations
07/12/2000
Legal Counsel Briefs Security Council on Efforts to Combat Terrorism; Reviews International Legal Regime, Stresses Need for Cooperation
07/12/2000
Security Council Reiterates Condemnation of Terrorism, in Presidential Statement
07/12/2000
Security Council Says Planning Should Begin for Strong International Presence in East Timor Following Independence
07/12/2000
Secretary-General Appoints Kenzo Oshima of Japan Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
06/12/2000
New Permanent Representative of Sweden Presents Credentials
06/12/2000
Assembly President"s Message on International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
06/12/2000
Security Council Extends Iraq "Oil-for-Food" Programme for further 180-day Period Beginning 6 December - Council Unanimously Adopts Resolution 1330 (2000)
06/12/2000
UN Decides to Suspend Electoral Technical Assistance in Cote d"Ivoire; Regular Activities of UN Agencies and Programmes to Continue
06/12/2000
Secretary-General Appoints Chairman of International Commission of Inquiry for Côte d"Ivoire
06/12/2000
New Permanent Representative of Lebanon Presents Credentials
05/12/2000
Assembly Condemns Misuse of Information Technologies for Criminal Purposes - Also Condemns All Doctrines Based on Assumption of Racial Superiority
05/12/2000
Special Committee on Peacekeeping Adopts Report on Brahimi Recommendations
05/12/2000
Secretary-General Says UN Success in Sierra Leone Will Depend on Teamwork
05/12/2000
Secretary-General Calls for Free Access to Rebel-held Territory in Sierra Leone
04/12/2000
Assembly Adopts Six Resolutions by Recorded Vote on Palestine Question, Situation in Middle East
04/12/2000
Assembly President Calls for Renewed Commitment to UNRWA
04/12/2000
Educating Young People Best Insurance against Spread of HIV/AIDS, World Aids Day Observance Told
04/12/2000
Secretary-General Appoints Amara Essy of Côte d"ivoire Special Envoy to Central African Republic, Republic of Congo
04/12/2000
In Fight against AIDS, Silence is Enemy, Says Deputy Secretary-General at World AIDS Day Event
01/12/2000
As Assembly Winds Up Debate on Question of Palestine, Israel Appeals for End to Incitement, Confrontation - Dispatch of UN "Protection Force" Would Internationalize Essentially Bilateral Spirit of Israeli-Palestinian Dialogue
01/12/2000
General Assembly, Opening Middle East Debate, Receives Texts on Golan Heights, Administration of Jerusalem - Recent Violence Deplored, Resumption of Negotiations Urged; Speakers Challenge Israeli Settlement Policies, Occupation of Arab Territories
01/12/2000
General Assembly President, on International Day for Disabled Persons, Says Equal Opportunities for Disabled Basic Human Right
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