Introductory statement by the Under Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Europe made an introductory statement.

Introductory statement by the High Commissioner for Human Rights followed by question time

The session was opened by the Chairman, Bernd Michael Rode (Austria), who also made an opening statement.

The High Commissioner participated in the meeting and made an introductory statement, emphasizing the need for cooperation.

At the same meeting, the Under Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs made an introductory statement.

The session was opened by the Chairman of the Commission on Sustainable Development, John W. Ashe (Antigua and Barbuda), who made an introductory statement.

At the 5th meeting, on 18 April 2005, the President of the Council made an introductory statement.

The Committee began its general debate and heard an introductory statement by the Under Secretary General of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

At the same meeting, the Assistant Secretary General for Policy Coordination and Inter Agency Affairs made an introductory statement.

Mr. Dan Deac, Chief, Programme Planning and Assessment Unit, made an introductory statement presenting the document by the secretariat.

At the same meeting, the Commission heard an introductory statement by the Chief of the Science and Technology Section of UNCTAD.

In an introductory statement to the item, the representative of UNHCR made a number of observations and proposals from the Office's perspective.

Mr. Kamran Kousari, Special Coordinator for Africa, made an introductory statement with reference to the report Economic Development in Africa.

At the 7th meeting, on 26 May, the representative of the Science and Technology Section of UNCTAD made an introductory statement.

At its 17th meeting, on 6 July, the Council held a general discussion on agenda item 4 and heard an opening statement by the Vice President of the Council, Ali Hachani (Tunisia) and an introductory statement by the Assistant Secretary General for Policy Coordination and Inter Agency Affairs.

At the 17th meeting, on 26 October, the Assistant Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations made an introductory statement.

The Committee began its joint consideration of the sub items and heard an introductory statement by the Director, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, New York.

At the same meeting, the Representative of the Secretary General on the human rights of internally displaced persons made an introductory statement (see A C.3 60 SR.28).

At its 11th meeting, on 30 June, the Council heard an introductory statement by the Under Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs.

Albania, Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Poland, Republic of Korea, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America.

At its 38th meeting, on 25 July, the Council adopted draft decision 17 recommended by the Commission,23 entitled Human rights and international solidarity , by a recorded vote of 32 to 18. See Council decision 2005 271. The voting was as follows 24

Mr. Heiner Flassbeck, Officer in Charge of the Division for Globalization and Development Strategies, made a detailed introductory statement with reference to the Trade and Development Report 2005.

At its 31st meeting, on 19 July, an introductory statement was made by the Officer in Charge of the Asia and the Pacific Division, Department of Political Affairs.

It had before it the report of the Committee on Non Governmental Organizations on its 2005 regular session (E 2005 32 (Part I)). (See decisions 2005 207, 208 and 209.

At the 10th meeting, on 17 October, the Chairman of the Fourth Committee made an introductory statement (see A C.4 60 SR.10).

Introductory statements were made by the Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and by the representative of the World Tourism Organization.

Also at the 20th meeting, the Minister of Environment of Algeria made an introductory statement (under sub item (g)) (see A C.2 60 SR.20).

Introductory statements were made by the Vice President of the Council, Johan Verbeke (Belgium) and the moderator of the panel, Jan Egeland, Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator.

Also at the 15th meeting, the independent expert for the United Nations study on violence against children made an introductory statement (A C.3 60 SR.15).

At the 26th meeting, of 27 October, the Special Rapporteur on the right to food made an introductory statement (see A C.3 60 SR.26).

At its 24th meeting, on 26 October, the Committee heard an introductory statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary General on the situation of human rights defenders.

The Senior Economic Affairs Officer, Financing for Development Office, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, and the Chief, Debt and Development Finance Branch, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, made introductory statements.

At the 31st meeting, on 16 November, the Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact Office made an introductory statement (see A C.2 60 SR.31).

At the 28th meeting, on 28 October, the Representative of the Secretary General on the human rights of internally displaced persons made an introductory statement (see A C.3 60 SR.28).

The project started on 2 December 2004 with a kick off meeting held at the UNICRI Headquarters in Turin and attended by two representatives from each partner country.

The Director of the Financing for Development Office, DESA, and the Chief of the Multi stakeholder Engagement and Outreach Branch, Financing for Development Office, DESA, made introductory statements.

Ms. Lakshmi Puri, Director of the Division on International Trade in Goods and Services, and Commodities, UNCTAD, made opening remarks, on behalf of Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary General of UNCTAD, and an introductory statement on item 6.

At the 6th meeting, on 7 October, the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and Director General of the United Nations Office at Vienna made an introductory statement (see A C.3 60 SR.6).

At the 34th meeting, on 21 July, an introductory statement was made by the Assistant Secretary General and Special Adviser on Gender Issues and the Advancement of Women (under agenda items 7 (e), 13 (l) and 14 (a)).

At the 6th meeting, on 7 October, the Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention and the Director General of the United Nations Office at Vienna made an introductory statement (see A C.3 60 SR.6).

At the 12th meeting, on 19 October, introductory statements were made by the Director of the Secretariat of the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination and a representative of the Secretariat of the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (see A C.2 60 SR.12).

Also at the same meeting, the Independent Expert on the effects of economic reform policies and foreign debt on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights, made an introductory statement and engaged in a dialogue with the representatives of Cuba and Tunisia (see A C.3 60 SR.29).