Augustine Philip Mahiga, the new Permanent Representative of the United Republic of Tanzania to the United Nations, presented his credentials to Secretary-General Kofi Annan today.

UN: NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

Many Serbs think that Paddy Ashdown, the international high representative for Bosnia, wants to strip their republic of all its real powers before his mandate expires at the end of the year.

ECONOMIST: Bosnia's government

Participants: Representatives of Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan, Members of Legislative Chamber of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, UNESCO representative in Uzbekistan , Mr Jorge Ivan Espinal, UNESCO Programme Officer for Sciences , Mr Alexander Osipov, representatives of scientific and education organizations, professors, students.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN TASHKENT

The rites held at Chilmeoridang in the village of Gun-rip are representative of similar ceremonies held throughout the island of Jeju in the Republic of Korea.

UNESCO: Culture

Panelists included Mr Shigeru Kikukawa, Vice Minister of Land, infrastructure, transport and tourism of Japan, Mr Thomas P Bostick, Chief of US Army Corps of Engineers, Mr Bai-mass Taal, Executive Secretary of AMCOW, Mr Rae-kwon Chung, from UNESCAP, and Dr Florika Fink-Hooijer, from the European Commission, as well as a representative of the Ministry of Water Resources of the People's Republic of China.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES