Monday, February 15, 2010

IRAQ: Tuesday Feb. 16th ~ 10:00 am SCC Security Council Meeting:

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10:00 am SCC Security Council Meeting: The situation in Iraq


LATEST MEDIA ALERT FOR TUESDAY, 16 FEBRUARY 2010

10:00 am SCC Security Council Meeting:


The situation in Iraq

Report of the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 6 of resolution 1883 (2009) (S/2010/76)

Following the
above event SCCR Security Council Consultations:

-The situation in Iraq

-Other matters

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11:00 am Dag. Ham. Auditorium Press Conference:

Mr. Robert Mahoney, Deputy Director of Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ); Mr. Bob Dietz, Asia Programme Coordinator, CPJ; and Mr. Maziar Bahari, Newsweek Correspondent, to release the CPJ annual report. [The press conference is sponsored by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)]

(UN PHOTO,UN TV,INTERNATIONAL MEDIA,WEBCAST)

12:00 nn Dag. Ham. Auditorium Noon Briefing:


by the Spokesman for the Secretary-General

Guest: ** Mr. Ad Melkert, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq.

The press conference will be webcast live at


http://www.un.org/webcast; archived at http://www.un.org/webcast/pressbriefing.html

Related Link: http://www.un.org/News/ossg/conf.htm

(UN PHOTO,UN TV,INTERNATIONAL MEDIA,WEBCAST)

3:00 pm


TNL Building, CR-C Panel Discussion: on the occasion of the launch of the "Report on World Social Situation 2010: Rethinking Poverty", published by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) (organized by the United Nations University Office in New York (UNU-ONY)

*** The event features Dr. Jomo Kwame Sundaram, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development in the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA). The Q&A session following the presentation will be moderated by UNU's Director Dr. Jean-Marc Coicaud.

Related Link:
http://www.ony.unu.edu/events-forums/new/MDForums/2010/rethinking-poverty-book-launch.php

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