BUENOS AIRES Colombia s presidential election at the end of May will be unique in many ways.

Guatemala stresses the importance of the elections scheduled to take place in Haiti at the end of 2005.

We are optimistic that the elections scheduled for next month will lead to a successful transition.

The Speaker of the House of Parliament also met with the mission. The matter of the scheduled elections was discussed.

In a press statement read by the President of the Council after the consultations, members welcomed the first round of presidential and legislative elections in the Central African Republic and underlined the importance of the second round of elections scheduled for 1 May.

The Chamber also held a status conference to discuss final preparations for the commencement of trial, which is scheduled for 19 September 2005.

The upcoming presidential appointment of Supreme Court judges, which should take place following the inauguration of the Parliament, offers an opportunity for corrective action.

There exists a risk of spillover effects should tensions increase in Liberia in connection with the elections to be held in October.

KYIV Ukraine s parliamentary election on October 28 will be neither free nor fair.

Political activities including debates among the candidates for the elections to be held in 2007 have remained peaceful so far.

The benchmarks will be completed later in the year, following parliamentary and provincial elections scheduled for September 2005.

However, as a result of the November 2004 crisis, the exams scheduled for the same month were cancelled.

The meeting will be followed immediately by informal consultations, which are scheduled for Tuesday 15 February and Wednesday 16 February 2005.

The Board will monitor the impact of the directive on the financial status of UNOPS during the final audit visit to be conducted for the 2004 2005 biennium.

Preparations continued for the next round of local elections, to be held in the districts of Cova Lima, Ermera and Viqueque on 12 and 18 May, respectively.

The Government has been engaged in preparations for presidential elections, which, as provided for in the Political Transition Charter, were envisaged by 7 May 2005.

NATO has provided additional forces to ensure a safe and secure environment for the National Assembly and provincial council elections scheduled for 18 September (see para.

Repairing the damage to the reputation of the Ministry is likely to take some time and will not happen before the elections in October.

UNOPS was to begin the analysis in May 2005.

The difficulties encountered in the implementation of the peace agreements call into question the feasibility of the presidential election planned for October 2005.

Meanwhile, time is swiftly running out for the organization of the first round of the presidential elections, currently scheduled for 30 October.

The defence case, which was originally scheduled for 12 January 2005, had to be adjourned following the withdrawal of an assigned lead counsel by the Registrar.

She also wished to assure delegations that there were no plans to touch other field offices than planned conversion cases during the pilot phase.

The defence case was scheduled to commence on 10 May 2005.

Haiti is also on the European Union's priority list for electoral observation for the local, parliamentarian and presidential elections, scheduled to take place in November and December 2005.

A conference is to be held in May to renew and review it.

To be held on Thursday, 12 May 2005, at 1 p.m.

To be held on Thursday, 12 May 2005, at 10 a.m.

To be held on Wednesday, 4 May 2005, at 3 p.m.

To be held on Thursday, 26 May 2005, at 10 a.m.

To be held on Wednesday, 4 May 2005, at 5.45 p.m.

To be held on Tuesday, 24 May 2005, at 10 a.m.

To be held on Tuesday, 31 May 2005, at 3.50 p.m.

To be held on Tuesday, 31 May 2005, at 4.25 p.m.

To be held on Tuesday, 31 May 2005, at 4.20 p.m.

To be held on Wednesday, 18 May 2005, at 10 a.m.

To be held on Monday, 23 May 2005, at 5.10 p.m.

Slovakia has been approved as the candidate of the Group of Eastern European States for a non permanent seat in the Security Council in the elections to be held at this session of the General Assembly.

Subsequently, at its 34th meeting, on 18 May, the Committee adopted the decision without a vote.

Limited logistical support was also provided to the Joint Electoral Management Body (JEMB), which has now transitioned to the Independent Election Commission, set up to prepare for parliamentary elections anticipated in May 2005.

With elections in Liberia also scheduled to take place in October, it is my considered view that conditions for such a redeployment of troops from UNMIL do not exist at the present time.

Though the NTC is dedicated to implementing Libyans demands, it lacks the technical capacity and time necessary to do so before the elections tentatively scheduled for this coming summer.

Côte d'Ivoire is at a critical juncture. Time is rapidly running out for the presidential and legislative elections, scheduled to be held within the next seven months, with protracted delays in their preparation and organization.

To be held in private on Tuesday, 24 May 2005, at 10.55 a.m.

To be held in private on Monday, 23 May 2005, at 11 a.m.