The Assembly was also addressed at this time by the then Director General of WTO who is now Secretary General of UNCTAD.

Also during this Assembly, Mr. Aziz Sadat, President of the Kabul WTC addressed the group on The Role of WTCs in Post Conflict Recovery.

American flags flew at half mast President Barack Obama addressed the nation the country mourned with the families of the victims and with the young athletes who will never run again.

At its opening meeting, the Commission was addressed by the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the representative of Indonesia, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, and the representative of Bolivia, on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States.

The Team has visited nine non reporting States, spoken at meetings to representatives from 27 and has so far contacted the UN missions of all but six of the remainder.

At its opening meeting, the Commission was addressed by the Executive Director of UNODC, the representative of Indonesia (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China) and the observer for Bolivia (on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States).

Addressing that session on 1 March 2005, my Representative in Guinea Bissau, João Bernardo Honwana, briefed its members on the political significance and practical implications of Security Council resolution 1580 (2004), especially with regard to the need to uphold the principles of justice and continue the fight against impunity.

Mr. Paul Hunt, Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the right of everyone to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, addressed the Committee at its 1698th meeting (sixty sixth session), on 9 March 2005, and a fruitful discussion ensued on ways to enhance cooperation with the Committee.