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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NOON BRIEFING

BY MARIE OKABE
DEPUTY SPOKESPERSON FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON

UN HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK

Friday, May 9, 2008

UNITED NATIONS LAUNCHES APPEAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AID
 TO MYANMAR CYCLONE VICTIMS

WARNING OF CATASTROPHE,
BAN KI-MOON URGES MYANMAR LEADERS TO EASE ACCESS

UNITED NATIONS APPEALS FOR RESTRAINT IN LEBANON

 PEACE ENVOYS ALARMED AT MILITARY ESCALATION IN DARFUR

 FOOD AGENCY MOURNS COLLEAGUE SLAIN IN NORTHERN KENYA

 SPECIAL ENVOY TO ATTEND DJIBOUTI TALKS
BETWEEN SOMALI GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION

 REFUGEE AGENCY IN URGENT NEED OF CASH TO ASSIST IRAQIS

PLANNING COMMITTEE ADOPTS REPORT AHEAD
 OF 2010 NON-PROLIFERATION REVIEW CONFERENCE

 BAN KI-MOON CONGRATULATES ISRAEL ON 60TH ANNIVERSARY

 BAN KI-MOON TO CHAIR FIRST FOOD TASK FORCE MEETING ON MONDAY

 THE WEEK AHEAD AT THE UNITED NATIONS

Saturday, May 10

In Djibouti, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, attends consultations between Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government and the Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia.

World Migratory Bird Day is marked today and tomorrow with events around the world.

Sunday, May 11

The General Assembly President is in Egypt for official meetings and to address the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs.

Monday, May 12

At 10 a.m., the Secretary-General chairs the first meeting of the U.N. Task Force on the Global Food Crisis. The event, which takes place in the Secretary-General’s conference room, is closed to the media, but an update will be provided after the meeting wraps up.

This morning, the Security Council holds consultations on Somalia. In the afternoon, it receives a briefing and holds consultations on security sector reform.

At 11 a.m. in Room S-226, Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs; Kyung-wha Kang, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights; Lex Grandia, Chairman of International Disability Alliance CRPD Forum, and representatives from Mexico and Jordan, brief on the new Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

From 1.15 to 3.15 p.m. in the General Assembly Hall, there will be a special event to mark the entry into force of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Tuesday, May 13

This morning, the Security Council is scheduled to hear a briefing on the AU/UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), followed by consultations on UNAMID and the International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia.

At 11 a.m. in Room S-226, Kathleen Abdalla and Aslam Chaudhry from the Division for Sustainable Development and water expert Roberto Lenton brief on issues relating to water and sanitation.

From 1.15 to 2.45 p.m. in Conference Room C, there will be a UNITAR/Yale University round table on "Environmental governance and democracy –– Institutions, public participation and environmental sustainability: Bridging research and capacity development".

At 2.30 p.m. in Room S-226, Achim Steiner, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), briefs on UNEP’s Billion Tree Campaign.

The General Assembly President begins an official visit to Israel.

In Cairo, the International Telecommunications Union holds a special session on "Connect Africa Summit follow-up: From Kigali to Tomorrow."

Wednesday, May 14

At 11 a.m. in Room S-226, there will be a press conference on saving water by Pasquale Steduto from the Food and Agriculture Organization; David Molden from the International Water Management Institute; and Anders Berntell and Jan Lundqvist from the Stockholm International Water Institute.

From today through Friday in Conference Room 4, the Commission for Sustainable Development holds its high-level segment.

Thursday, May 15

Today is the International Day of Families. This year’s theme is "Fathers and Families: Responsibilities and Challenges".

At 11 a.m. in Room S-226, Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development and Rob Vos, Director of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs’ Development Policy and Analysis Division, launch the mid-year update of the World Economic Situation and Prospects.

From 1.15 to 2.30 p.m. in Conference Room 7, there will be a briefing on the outcome of the twelfth session of the UN Conference on Trade and Development last month in Ghana.

**The guest at the noon briefing was Bettina Luescher, the World Food Programme’s spokesperson in New York, who briefed on the situation in Myanmar.

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