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PRESS RELEASE SERIES SYMBOLS : Index

1st Committee of the General Assembly GA/DIS/
2nd Committee of the General Assembly GA/EF/
3rd Committee of the General Assembly GA/SHC/
4th Committee of the General Assembly GA/SPD/
5th Committee of the General Assembly GA/AB/
6th Committee of the General Assembly GA/L/
ACC ECOSOC/
Administrative and Budgetary Committee of the General Assembly GA/AB/
Administrative Committee on Coordination ECOSOC/
Administrative Tribunal ORG/
Advancement of Women (INSTRAW) WOM/
Afghanistan AFG/
Africa AFR/
Africa (ECA) REC/
Africa-related Activities AFR/
AIDS AIDS/
Appointments of the Secretary-General SG/A/
Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) REC/
Atomic Energy (IAEA) IAEA/
Biodiversity ENV/DEV/
Biographical Notes BIO/
Biological Weapons Review Conference DC/
Cartography (Conference) NR/
CDP DEV/
Central America CA/
Centre on Human Settlements HAB/
Charter (Committee) L/
Children (UNICEF) ICEF/
Civil and Political Rights (States Parties) HR/
Civil Service (Commission) ORG/
Climate Change ENV/DEV/
Commission on Human Settlements HAB/
Commission on Sustainable Development ENV/DEV/
Committee for Development Planning DEV/
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for Development ENR/
Committee on Relations with the Host Country HQ/
Committee on the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People GA/PAL/
Conference on Disarmament DCF/
Conferences (Committee) ORG/
Credentials Committee GA/
Crime Congresses SOC/CP/
Crime Prevention (Commission) SOC/CP/
Criminal Justice SOC/CP/
Daily Highlights DH/
Debt ECO/
Decolonization (Special Committee and Subcommittee) GA/COL/
Decolonization Issues GA/COL/
Department of Economic and Social Affairs DEV/
Department of Political Affairs PA/
Department of Public Information PI/
Deputy Secretary-General DSG/
Deputy Secretary-General's Statements and Messages DSG/SM/
Deputy Secretary-General's Travels DSG/T/
DESA DEV/
Desertification ENV/DEV/
Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) WOM/
Development Issues DEV/
Development Planning (Committee) DEV/
Director-General, UN Office (Geneva) DG/
Disarmament (Commission) DC/
Disarmament (Conference and Subsidiary Bodies) DCF/
Disarmament and International Security Committee of the General Assembly GA/DIS/
Disarmament Issues DC/
Disaster Relief IHA/
Discrimination against Women (Committee) WOM/
Drug Control (Programme) SOC/NAR/
ECA REC/
ECE REC/
ECLAC REC/
Economic and Financial Committee of the General Assembly GA/EF/
Economic and Social Council ECOSOC/
Economic Issues ECO/
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Committee) HR/
Electronic Resources PI/
Energy Committee ENR/
Energy Issues EN/
Environment (UNEP) UNEP/
Environment Issues ENV/DEV/
ESCAP REC/
ESCWA REC/
Europe (ECE) REC/
External Debt ECO/
Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) of the General Assembly GA/AB/
First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) of the General Assembly GA/DIS/
Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) of the General Assembly GA/SPD/
General Assembly GA/
General Assembly (President) GA/SM/
General Committee GA/
Global Economy ECO/
Guatemala Mission CA/
Habitat HAB/
Headquarters (UN) HQ/
High Commissioner (Human Rights) HR/
High Commissioner (Refugees) REF/
HIV/AIDS AIDS/
Host Country Relations HQ/
Human Rights (Commission and Subsidiary Bodies) HR/CN/
Human Rights (Committee) HR/CT/
Human Rights (High Commissioner) HR/
Human Rights Issues HR/
Human Settlements (Commisssion, Centre, Issues) HAB/
Humanitarian Assistance IHA/
IAEA IAEA/
ICJ ICJ/
ICSC ORG/
ILC L/
INCB SOC/NAR/
Indian Ocean Committee GA/IO/
Information (Committee, DPI) PI/
INSTRAW WOM/
International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA/
International Court of Justice ICJ/
International Criminal Court L/
International Humanitarian Assistance IHA/
International Law Commission L/
International Narcotics Control Board SOC/NAR/
International Seabed Authority SEA/
International Terrorism (Committee) L/
International Trade ECO/
International Trade Law (Commission) L/
International Tribunal (Former Yugoslavia) L/
International Tribunal (Law of the Sea) SEA/
International Tribunal (Rwanda) L/
Internet PI/
Iraq-Kuwait Situation IK/
Israeli Practices (Committee) HR/
Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) REC/
Law of the Sea SEA/
Legal Committee of the General Assembly GA/L/
Legal Issues L/
Meetings Schedules ORG/
MINUGUA CA/
Narcotic Drugs (Commission) SOC/NAR/
Natural Disasters IHA/
Natural Resources NR/
Natural Resources Committee ENR/
New Agenda for the Development of Africa AFR/
NGOs NGO/
Non-Governmental Organizations (Committee) NGO/
Note to Correspondents Note No.
NPT Review Conference DC/
Observances OBV/
Organizational Issues ORG/
Outer Space (Committee and Subcommittees) OS/
Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) PAL/
Palestinian Issues PAL/
Palestinian Rights (Committee) GA/PAL/
Peacekeeping Operations PKO/
Peacekeeping Operations (Special Committee) GA/PK/
Population (Commission, Fund) POP/
Population Issues POP/
President of the General Assembly GA/SM/
Press Conferences (Secretary-General) SG/SM/
Protection of Minorities (Subcommission) HR/CN/
Public Information PI/
Racial Discrimination (Committee) RD/
Refugee Issues REF/
Refugees (High Commissioner) REF/
Regional Commissions REC/
Rights of the Child (Committee) HR/
Rio Summit and Follow-up ENV/DEV/
Second Committee (Economic and Financial) of the General Assembly GA/EF/
Secretary-General SG/
Secretary-General's Appointments SG/A/
Secretary-General's Statements, Messages and Press Conferences SG/SM/
Secretary-General's Travels SG/T/
Security Council SC/
Shelter HAB/
Sixth Committee (Legal) of the General Assembly GA/L/
Small Island Developing Countries (Conference) ENV/DEV/
Social Development (Commission) SOC/
Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee of the General Assembly GA/SHC/
Social Issues SOC/
Special Committee of 24 GA/COL/
Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations GA/PK/
Special Initiative on Africa AFR/
Special Political and Decolonization Committee of the General Assembly GA/SPD/
Specialized Agencies SAG/
Statements and Messages (Deputy Secretary-General) DSG/SM/
Statements and Messages (President of the General Assembly) GA/SM/
Statements and Messages (Secretary-General) SG/SM/
Statistics (Commission) STAT/
Straddling Fish Stocks SEA/
Sustainable Development (Commission) ENV/DEV/
Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) of the General Assembly GA/SHC/
Torture (Committee) HR/
Trade and Development (UNCTAD) TAD/
Trade Law (Commission) L/
Training and Research (UNITAR) UNITAR/
Travels (Deputy Secretary-General) DSG/T/
Travels (Secretary-General) SG/T/
Treaties L/T/
UN Volunteers DEV/
UNCITRAL L/
UNCTAD TAD/
UNDCP SOC/NAR/
UNDP DEV/
UNEP UNEP/
UNFPA POP/
UNHCR REF/
UNICEF ICEF/
UNIFEM WOM/
UNITAR UNITAR/
United Nations Administrative Tribunal ORG/
United Nations Children's Fund ICEF/
United Nations Day OBV/
United Nations Development Programme DEV/
United Nations Headquarters (Ceremonies, Gifts, Functions) HQ/
United Nations Membership ORG/
United Nations Reform ORG/
United Nations Secretariat ORG/
United Nations University UNU/
UNRWA PAL/
UNU UNU/
UNV DEV/
VIP Visits Note No.
Western Asia (ESCWA) REC/
WFP WFP/
Women's Status (Commission) WOM/
World Food Programme WFP/
World Trade Organization ECO/
WTO ECO/



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