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| CENTERPOINT NOW WEEKLY UN NEWS UPDATE Week 12 - 19 March 2006 |
| TOP NEWS - Interviews |
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Iran to suspend uranium enrichment, be given 4 to 6 weeks, text by Tuesday. |
| Negotiations on Iran text this week based on: US seeking to give only 14 days for bilateral meetings with Iran. China suggesting up to 45 days! |
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Russian Ambassador, "If we keep going at this pace, we’ll be bombing Iran by June" Bolton: "If I were as near to Iran as Russia is I'd certainly want to get this resolved quickly." |
| Iran |
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SC to meet to discuss Harriri investigation. No final decision in March if no SG report. What is the Scotland Yard looking for? When a colorful metaphor is appropriate? |
| UNITED NATIONS Official Statements |
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Set to meet and delegate Annan by the end of the month at the latest on Harriri. 23 Mar SG report on UNOMIG S/RES/1615 24 Mar SG report on UNMIS (quarterly) S/RES/1627 |
| THE WEEK AHEAD AT THE UNITED NATIONS Sunday, March 19 The Secretary-General is scheduled to leave Madagascar for the Republic of Congo, the next leg of his trip to Africa. Monday, March 20 General Assembly President Jan Eliasson will be in Washington DC, to brief the National Press Club. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres begins a 3-day visit to Beijing. The Security Council will hold an open debate on small arms in the morning. Tuesday, March 21 Today is International for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The Secretary-General will head to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Security Council will hold a private meeting with troop-contributing countries of the UN Mission in Sudan, followed by an open briefing on Sudan this morning. Wednesday, March 22 Today is World Water Day. Carolyn McAskie, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Burundi, will be the guest at the noon briefing. Thursday, March 23 There will be formal meetings of the Security Council on the UN Mission in Afghanistan and the UN Mission in Sudan in the morning, followed by consultations on Burundi and Guinea-Bissau. Friday, March 24 The Security Council will hold a private meeting in the morning for troop-contributing countries of the UN Mission in Liberia, followed by consultations on Liberia. |
| Security Council |
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| Secretary General |
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| General Assembly President Jan Elliason |
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Japan and UNDP sign agreement to train former child soldiers in Africa Japan unlikely to submit new Security Council reform plan by Sept.+ |
UNDP UN Reform |
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| Summit |
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| Bashar al-Assad to talk UN investigator in April. The general elections scheduled for June 18 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) face no major obstacles, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Jean-Marie Guehenno said. Tunisia, Namibia, Pakistan Greece celebrating their national days this week. |
| Country |
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| Ambassadors Bolton: HRC vote Iran |
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UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has appointed veteran Japanese diplomat Nabuaki Tanaka as the new Under-Secretary General for Disarmament Affairs. |
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| Before The Washington Post article on Monday reported exclusively on Sunday evening "Yes, more Ibrahim Al Jafaari" |
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Frist's immihtsyion bill would: _Require all employers to verify the identity and immigration status of their employees through an electronic system. |
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| @NY |
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| USA |
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| NGO |
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| NGO |
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| Media |
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| @ UN |
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World Water Day, 22 March: The theme of this year’s observance of World Water Day is “Water and Culture”. |
| World Water Day |
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| MDG |
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| Environment |
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| Bars |
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| Travel |
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| MD |
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"We would rather have nothing than something that falls short of our standards. That was our view all along," Hill off to United Nations |
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, 21 March: World Meteorological Day, 23 March |
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