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[14 Feb 2001] SOC/4560 : PRICES FOR FARM PRODUCTS, DEBT RELIEF, EXPANDED SOCIAL SECURITY COVERAGE AMONG ISSUES RAISED IN COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

[14 Feb 2001] SOC/4559 : PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR SOCIAL PROTECTION RESTS WITH GOVERNMENTS, S0CIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION TOLD

[14 Feb 2001] SG/SM/7716 : SECRETARY-GENERAL SADDENED BY SECOND EL SALVADOR EARTHQUAKE, ASSURES GOVERNMENT OF UN COMMITMENT TO RELIEF EFFORT

[14 Feb 2001] SG/SM/7715 : SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES GREAT REGRET AT DEATH OF WILLIAM EPSTEIN, LEADING ADVOCATE FOR ‘NOBLE CAUSE’ OF GLOBAL NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT

[14 Feb 2001] SG/SM/7714 : MILLENNIUM SUMMIT TARGETS CANNOT BE MET WITHOUT RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPMENT, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS PANEL

[14 Feb 2001] GA/9854 : ASSEMBLY CALLS FOR ASSISTANCE TO BOLIVIA IN AFTERMATH OF FLOODING, DECIDES ON NGO PARTICIPATION ARRANGEMENTS AT UPCOMING SPECIAL SESSION ON CHILDREN

[13 Feb 2001] SOC/4558 : SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM MUST BUILD ON EXISTING SYSTEMS, COMMISSION ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TOLD

[13 Feb 2001] SOC/4557 : SOCIAL PROTECTION INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT, COMMISSION ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TOLD

[13 Feb 2001] SC/7013 : UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR PEACEKEEPING BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON KOSOVO; DESCRIBES PROGRESS TOWARDS PROVINCE-WIDE ELECTIONS

[13 Feb 2001] DEV/2288 : NEW INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM REQUIRED TO MEET NEEDS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, PREPARATORY COMMITTEE TOLD

[13 Feb 2001] DEV/2289 : FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CONCLUDES DEBATE WITH GENERAL AGREEMENT ON NEED FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE, PRO-GROWTH POLICIES, MARKET ACCESS

[13 Feb 2001] DC/2751 : AD HOC GROUP OF STATES PARTIES TO BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION OPENS TWENTY-SECOND SESSION

[13 Feb 2001] SG/SM/7707 : SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES SECURITY COUNCIL TO SEIZE NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR PEACE IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

[12 Feb 2001] SG/SM/7713 : URBANIZATION OF POVERTY ONE OF NEW MILLENNIUM’S BIGGEST GLOBAL CHALLENGES, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE TO UN COMMISSION ON HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

[12 Feb 2001] SG/SM/7712 : HIGH-LEVEL EVENT ON DEVELOPMENT FINANCING CAN MARK TURNING POINT FOR POOR, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN STATEMENT TO PREPARATORY COMMITTEE

[12 Feb 2001] NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS : NEW YORK BOARD OF EDUCATION TO HOLD MEETING AT UNITED NATIONS

[12 Feb 2001] NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS : COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TO DEBATE GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION

[12 Feb 2001] L/2972 : GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S AD HOC COMMITTEE ON TERRORISM ADOPTS PROGRAMME OF WORK

[12 Feb 2001] L/2971 : COMMITTEE ON TERRORISM TAKES UP DRAFT COMPREHENSIVE ANTI-TERRORISM CONVENTION

[12 Feb 2001] DEV/2287 : HIGH-LEVEL DEVELOPMENT FINANCING EVENT SHOULD BE ‘WATERSHED’ IN RESPONDING TO DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES, PREPARATORY COMMITTEE TOLD

[12 Feb 2001] DEV/2285 : DEBT ALLEVIATION, DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, NEED FOR MARKET ACCESS AND INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTED IN PREPARATORY MEETING FOR 2002 EVENT

[09 Feb 2001] SG/A/766 : SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS NEW SPECIAL ADVISER FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING

[09 Feb 2001] AFG/128 : SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE CONCERNING AFGHANISTAN ESTABLISHES PROCEDURES FOR HUMANITARIAN AID EXEMPTION

[09 Feb 2001] DSG/SM/121 : DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL DESCRIBES CHALLENGES OF GLOBALIZATION IN ADDRESS TO OTTAWA LEADERSHIP FORUM

[09 Feb 2001] DEV/2284 : PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES CONFERENCE CONCLUDES SECOND SESSION

[09 Feb 2001] DEV/2282 : UNCTAD AND EUROPEAN UNION BRIEF LDC PREPARATORY COMMITTEE ON CONFERENCE PREPARATION

[09 Feb 2001] DEV/2283 : PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR HIGH-LEVEL FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT EVENT TO HOLD SECOND SUBSTANTIVE SESSION AT HEADQUARTERS, 12 - 23 FEBRUARY

[09 Feb 2001] SC/7011 : SECURITY COUNCIL WELCOMES PEACE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA, URGES FULL, EXPEDITIOUS COOPERATION WITH UNITED NATIONS MISSION

[09 Feb 2001] SOC/4556 : COMMISSION ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT MEETS AT HEADQUARTERS, 13 - 23 FEBRUARY; THEME: ENHANCING SOCIAL PROTECTION IN GLOBALIZING WORLD

[08 Feb 2001] SG/SM/7711 : SECRETARY-GENERAL ASKS UN EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR TO GO TO AFGHANISTAN

[08 Feb 2001] SG/SM/7710 : IN ADDRESS AT MEMORIAL SERVICE, SECRETARY-GENERAL HONOURS UNITED NATIONS STAFF MEMBERS KILLED ON MISSION IN MONGOLIA

[08 Feb 2001] AFR/302 : AFRICAN MINISTERS OF PUBLIC SERVICE ADOPT CHARTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE

[08 Feb 2001] SC/7010 : SECURITY COUNCIL SENDS NOMINATIONS FOR FORMER YUGOSLAVIA TRIBUNAL JUDGES TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY

[08 Feb 2001] BIO/3346 : NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF IRAQ PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

[08 Feb 2001] BIO/3345 : NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF GUINEA-BISSAU PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

[08 Feb 2001] BIO/3344 : NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ERITREA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

[08 Feb 2001] BIO/3343 : NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF KENYA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

[08 Feb 2001] BIO/3342 : NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF MEXICO PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

[08 Feb 2001] GA/PAL/852 :UNITED NATIONS SEMINAR ON ASSISTANCE TO PALESTINIAN PEOPLE TO BE HELD IN VIENNA ON 20 AND 21 FEBRUARY

[07 Feb 2001] AFG/126 : SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON AFGHANISTAN AMENDS LIST

[07 Feb 2001] DEV/2280 : NGOS ADDRESS PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES CONFERENCE

[07 Feb 2001]: NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS: SECRETARY-GENERAL TO RECOGNIZE VIJAY AMRITRAJ, TENNIS STAR AND SPORTS ANNOUNCER, AS MESSENGER OF PEACE

[07 Feb 2001] POP/788: UNITED NATIONS SUPPORTS MOBILE HEALTH CLINICS FOR INDIAN QUAKE VICTIMS

[07 Feb 2001] SC/7008: PRESIDENT OF RWANDA OUTLINES CONDITIONS FOR WITHDRAWAL OF FORCES FROM DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

[07 Feb 2001] SG/SM/7709 : SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES NEW ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER, EXPRESSES SINCERE HOPE SEARCH FOR PEACE WILL CONTINUE

[07 Feb 2001] SG/SM/7708 : SECRETARY-GENERAL LISTS MAIN POINTS OF UNITED NATIONS DISCUSSIONS WITH REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ON PEACE-BUILDING

[06 Feb 2001]UNU/200 : UN UNIVERSITY TO HOST SEMINAR ON MANAGEMENT OF PEACE PROCESS ON 13 FEBRUARY

[06 Feb 2001] POP/787 : FRENCH ACTRESS ELSA ZYLBERSTEIN NAMED UNFPA GOODWILL AMBASSADOR

[06 Feb 2001] DEV/2279 : LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES TERMED “TEST CASE” IN POVERTY REDUCTION EFFORTS

[06 Feb 2001] SG/SM/7706 : SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS NEED FOR COOPERATION IS GREATER THAN EVER

[06 Feb 2001] SG/SM/7705 : IDEA OF ‘DIALOGUE AMONG CIVILIZATIONS’ ROOTED IN FUNDAMENTAL UN VALUES, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN SETON HALL UNIVERSITY ADDRESS

[06 Feb 2001] GA/SM/233 : PREPARATORY PROCESS FOR MAY LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES CONFERENCE MUST ENGENDER SENSE OF HOPE, SAYS GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT

[05 Feb 2001] ENG/DEV/559 : IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE TO COST THE WORLD OVER $300 BILLION A YEAR

[05 Feb 2001] DEV/2277 : ‘DEVELOPMENT REQUIRES INVOLVEMENT OF CIVIL SOCIETY, PRIVATE SECTOR, MEDIA,’ LDC CONFERENCE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE TOLD

[05 Feb 2001] SC/7007 : PEACE-BUILDING CAN BE POWERFUL DETERRENT TO CONFLICT, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD

[05 Feb 2001] SG/SM/7704 : SECRETARY-GENERAL WARNS THAT GREATER EFFORT NEEDED, IF MILLENNIUM POVERTY-REDUCTION TARGET TO BE REACHED

[05 Feb 2001] SG/SM/7703 : POVERTY, ALONG WITH FAILURES OF GOVERNANCE, NEGLIGENCE AND GREED, MAIN CAUSES OF ECOLOGICAL CRISES, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

[05 Feb 2001] DEV/2276 : MARKET ACCESS, ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE AND DEBT CANCELLATION AMONG ISSUES HIGHLIGHTED AT OPENING OF LDC PREPARATORY MEETING

[05 Feb 2001] PI/1324 :SECRETARY-GENERAL TO CONVENE FOURTH HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON COOPERATION BETWEEN UNITED NATIONS AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

[05 Feb 2001] SG/SM/7702 : PEACE-BUILDING DONE WELL A POWERFUL DETERRENT TO VIOLENT CONFLICT, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL

[02 Feb 2001] SG/SM/7701 : SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS PUBLIC ATTENTION ON IMPORTANCE OF DISARMAMENT ISSUES MUST BE ROUSED

[02 Feb 2001] SG/SM/7700 : MOMENT OF OPPORTUNITY ‘MUST BE SEIZED’ BY DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN STATEMENT TO SECURITY COUNCIL

[02 Feb 2001] HR/4521 : CHILDREN’S PREPARATORY COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CURRENT SESSION, AGREES ON SPECIAL SESSION DRAFT AGENDA AND RULES FOR NGO PARTICIPATION

[02 Feb 2001] WOM/1261: MONITORING BODY FOR WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION CONVENTION CONCLUDES THREE-WEEK HEADQUARTERS SESSION

[02 Feb 2001] SC/7006 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO PRESIDENT ASSURES COUNCIL OF HIS COMMITMENT TO LUSAKA AGREEMENT

[02 Feb 2001] SG/SM/7699 : SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY CONCERNED OVER DETERIORATING HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN

[01 Feb 2001] NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS: NEW YORK FESTIVALS/UNDPI PUBLIC SERVICE ADVERTISING AWARDS TO BE PRESENTED AT INTERNATIONAL ADVERTISING AWARDS SHOW

[01 Feb 2001] HR/4520 : SPECIAL SESSION SHOULD SET NEW AGENDA FOR CHILDREN, PREPARATORY COMMITTEE TOLD

[01 Feb 2001] HR/4519 : PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR ASSEMBLY’S SPECIAL SESSION ON CHILDREN CONTINUES DISCUSSION OF DRAFT OUTCOME DOCUMENT

[01 Feb 2001] SG/SM/7698 : GREECE AND FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA MEET UNDER SECRETARY-GENERAL’S AUSPICES

[01 Feb 2001] SG/SM/7697 :SECRETARY-GENERAL AND SWEDISH PRIME MINISTER ENCOURAGE MIDDLE EAST PARTIES TO CONTINUE PEACE PROCESS

[01 Feb 2001] SC/7005 :SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE AMENDS LIST CONCERNING SIERRA LEONE

[01 Feb 2001] SC/7004 : NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN FEBRUARY

[01 Feb 2001] SG/SM/7696 : SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES PROFOUND CONCERN OVER DIFFICULTIES FACING COLOMBIAN PEACE TALKS

[01 Feb 2001] SG/SM/7695 : SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES GREATER ATTENTION ON CONFLICT PREVENTION

[01 Feb 2001] ECOSOC/5938 : ECOSOC DECIDES ON ITS 2001 PROGRAMME OF WORK, AND THEME FOR ITS HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT

[01 Feb 2001] HR/4516/Corr.1 : GIRLS DISCRIMINATED AGAINST BEFORE BIRTH, CHILDREN’S SPECIAL SESSION PREPARATORY COMMITTEE TOLD: CORRECTION

[31 Jan 2001] SG/T/2266 : ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN SWEDEN, 29-31 JANUARY

[31 Jan 2001] SC/7003 : SECURITY COUNCIL TO ESTABLISH WORKING GROUP ON PEACEKEEPING ISSUES

[31 Jan 2001] HR/4518 : PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR CHILDREN’S SPECIAL SESSION CONTINUES DISCUSSION OF DRAFT OUTCOME DOCUMENT

[31 Jan 2001] HR/4517 : PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR SPECIAL SESSION ON CHILDREN BEGINS DISCUSSION OF DRAFT OUTCOME DOCUMENT

[31 Jan 2001] SG/T/2265 : ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN SWITZERLAND, 25 - 29 JANUARY

[31 Jan 2001] SC/7002 : SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS UNOMIG MANDATE UNTIL 31 JULY

[31 Jan 2001] ORG/1325 : TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF UNITED NATIONS BODIES IN FEBRUARY 2001

[31 Jan 2001] SC/7001 : SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS UNTAET MANDATE TO 31 JANUARY 2002

[31 Jan 2001] : SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES HOPE THAT HEALING PROCESS CAN BEGIN FOLLOWING LOCKERBIE VERDICT

[30 Jan 2001] HR/4516 : GIRLS DISCRIMINATED AGAINST BEFORE BIRTH, CHILDREN’S SPECIAL SESSION PREPARATORY COMMITTEE TOLD

[30 Jan 2001] HR/4515 : PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR CHILDREN’S SPECIAL SESSION CONTINUES DISCUSSION; HEARS PANEL ON ‘ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT AND PARTICIPATION’

[30 Jan 2001] SG/A/765 : SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS ALAN DOSS AS DEPUTY SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE IN SIERRA LEONE

[30 Jan 2001] WOM/1260 : UZBEKISTAN RESPONDS TO OVER 100 QUESTIONS AS WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF ITS REPORT

[30 Jan 2001] SC/7000 : SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS UNIFIL MANDATE TO 31 JULY

[30 Jan 2001] WOM/1259 : WOMEN’S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, FAMILY VIOLENCE, DIVORCE AMONG ISSUES DISCUSSED, AS COMMITTEE CONSIDERS REPORT OF MALDIVES

[30 Jan 2001] AFR/299 : SECRETARY-GENERAL’S SPECIAL ENVOY SEEKS INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT TO BREAK CYCLE OF DROUGHT AND FAMINE IN HORN OF AFRICA

[30 Jan 2001] DEV/2275 : UN SECRETARY-GENERAL OFFERS GLOBAL PLAN ON DEVELOPMENT FINANCES

[29 Jan 2001] ECOSOC/5937 : ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT, HEARS CALL FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF MILLENNIUM DECLARATION

[29 Jan 2001] SG/SM/7692 : IN ADDRESS TO WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS GLOBALIZATION MUST WORK FOR ALL

[29 Jan 2001] SG/SM/7693 : SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR COMMITMENT TO TOLERANCE AND EMPATHY IN STOCKHOLM ADDRESS

[29 Jan 2001] HR/4513 : PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPECIAL SESSION ON CHILDREN OPENS WEEK-LONG SUBSTANTIVE SESSION AT HEADQUARTERS

[29 Jan 2001] WOM/1258 : UNEMPLOYMENT, POVERTY, FAMILY PLANNING DISCUSSED AS WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE CONSIDERS MONGOLIA'S REPORT ON CONVENTION COMPLIANCE

[29 Jan 2001] HR/4514 : PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR SPECIAL SESSION ON CHILDREN CONTINUES DISCUSSION; SPEAKERS HIGHLIGHT PROGRESS, PROBLEMS SINCE 1990 CHILDREN’S SUMMIT

[29 Jan 2001] ORG/1324 : JOINT INSPECTION UNIT ELECTS CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIRMAN

[26 Jan 2001] NGO/403 : NGO COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS ECOCOC CONSULTATIVE STATUS FOR 54 NGOS OVER TWO-WEEK SESSION

[26 Jan 2001] GA/9853 : ASSEMBLY CALLS FOR CONTINUED GENEROUS RESPONSE TO EL SALVADOR EARTHQUAKE EMERGENCY

[26 Jan 2001] SC/6999 : EAST TIMORESE LEADER COMMENDS UNTAET’S ‘TIMORIZATION’ POLICY IN DAY-LONG SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATE ON TERRITORY

[26 Jan 2001] SG/SM/7691 : SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR GENEROUS RESPONSE TO AID APPEAL ON BEHALF OF EL SALVADOR EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS

[26 Jan 2001] WOM/1257 : WOMEN’S LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION IN JAMAICAN PUBLIC LIFE QUESTIONED BY ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE

[26 Jan 2001] HR/4512 : COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD CONCLUDES TWENTY-SIXTH SESSION

[26 Jan 2001] SG/A/764 : SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS REGISTRAR FOR INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR RWANDA

[26 Jan 2001] POP/786 : UN POPULATION FUND AIRLIFTS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SUPPLIES TO EL SALVADOR QUAKE VICTIMS

[26 Jan 2001] SG/SM/7690 : SECRETARY-GENERAL SADDENED BY EARTHQUAKE DEATHS IN INDIA AND PAKISTAN

[26 Jan 2001] GA/SM/232 : GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT, ADDRESSING SECURITY COUNCIL ON EAST TIMOR, STRESSES NEED FOR CONTINUED INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE

[26 Jan 2001] NGO/402 : NGO COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS RECLASSIFICATION OF TWO ORGANIZATIONS

[26 Jan 2001] IHA/725 : UN AGENCIES LAUNCH SIX-MONTH RECOVERY PROGRAMME FOR EL SALVADOR

[26 Jan 2001] IK/301 : UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYS OUT $1.4 BILLION

[26 Jan 2001] SG/T/2264 : ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN JAPAN, 22-25 JANUARY

[25 Jan 2001] NGO/401 : NGO COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPLAINTS; CONSIDERS APPLICATIONS OF NGOS

[25 Jan 2001] AFG/124 : SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON AFGHANISTAN DESIGNATES FURTHER INDIVIDUALS, FINANCIAL ENTITIES RELATING TO RESOLUTIONS 1267 (1999) AND 1333 (2000)

[25 Jan 2001] SC/6997 : SECURITY COUNCIL TAKES UP REPORT ON DIAMONDS, ARMS IN SIERRA LEONE; EXPERT PANEL SAYS COUNCIL SANCTIONS BROKEN ‘WITH IMPUNITY’

[25 Jan 2001] WOM/1256 : COMMITTEE EXPERTS QUESTION IMPACT OF PATRIARCHAL TRADITION ON SITUATION OF WOMEN IN UZBEKISTAN

[25 Jan 2001] NGO/400 : NGO COMMITTEE REVIEWS SPECIAL REPORTS ON THREE ORGANIZATIONS

[25 Jan 2001] SG/SM/7689 : SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES RELEASE OF MYANMAR DETAINEES

[25 Jan 2001] RD/905 : AFRICAN PREPARATORY MEETING FOR RACISM CONFERENCE CALLS FOR INTENSIFIED GLOBAL ACTION AGAINST RACISM

[25 Jan 2001] RD/904 : SENEGAL’S PRESIDENT CALLS FOR MORE DEMOCRACY FOR AFRICA, AT PREPARATORY MEETING FOR WORLD CONFERENCE ON RACISM

[25 Jan 2001] NGO/399 : THIRTY-TWO NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS APPROVED FOR ASSOCIATION WITH DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION

[25 Jan 2001] IAEA/1345 : UNEP AND IAEA EXPLORING DEPLETED URANIUM MISSIONS TO BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, YUGOSLAVIA AND IRAQ

[24 Jan 2001] WOM/1255 : MONITORING COMMITTEE FOR WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION CONVENTION CONSIDERS REPORT OF MALDIVES

[24 Jan 2001] SOC/NAR/819 : UN DRUG REPORT SEES HOPE ON HORIZON

[24 Jan 2001] NGO/398 : NGO COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS CONSULTATIVE STATUS FOR TWO ORGANIZATIONS, DISCUSSES METHODS OF WORK

[24 Jan 2001] SG/SM/7688 : SECRETARY-GENERAL PRAISES ‘REMARKABLE PARTNERSHIP’ BETWEEN UN, JAPAN AT OPENING OF UN HOUSE IN TOKYO

[24 Jan 2001] NGO/397 : COMMITTEE ON NGOS DISCUSSES PROCEDURES FOR PREVIOUSLY ACCREDITED ORGANIZATIONS REQUESTING EXPANSION IN PARTICIPATION STATUS

[24 Jan 2001] DCF/406 : CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT OPENS 2001 SESSION

[23 Jan 2001] SG/T/2263 : ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, 20-22 JANUARY

[23 Jan 2001] SG/T/2262 : ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN CAMEROON, 15-18 JANUARY

[23 Jan 2001] WOM/1254 : KAZAKHSTAN RESPONDS TO QUESTIONS BY WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE

[23 Jan 2001] SG/SM/7687: SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR FIRM AND CONCERTED ACTION AT CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT TO OVERCOME LAST SESSION’S STALEMATE

[23 Jan 2001] SC/6996: SECURITY COUNCIL, UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1336 (2001), EXTENDS MANDATE OF ANGOLA SANCTIONS MONITORING MECHANISM FOR THREE MONTHS

[23 Jan 2001] NGO/396 : COMMITTEE ON NGOS LOOKS AT APPLICATIONS FROM ‘GREY AREA’ ORGANIZATIONS

[23 Jan 2001] NGO/395 : NGO COMMITTEE SEEKS FURTHER INFORMATION ON APPLICATIONS CONSIDERED THIS MORNING

[23 Jan 2001] SC/6995 : SECURITY COUNCIL, CONCERNED BY RISING TENSION IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, SAYS LACK OF DIALOGUE, ECONOMIC CRISIS OBSTACLES TO RECONCILIATION

[23 Jan 2001] SG/SM/7686 : SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS ON GOVERNMENTS TO DO THEIR PART IN BRIDGING DIGITAL DIVIDE

[23 Jan 2001] WOM/1253 : CIVIL WAR, PERSISTENCE OF STEREOTYPES HINDER IMPLEMENTATION OF WOMEN’S CONFERENCE IN BURUNDI, COMMITTEE TOLD

[22 Jan 2001] NGO/394 : NGO COMMITTEE MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS ON SEVEN OF TWELVE APPLICATIONS DISCUSSED THIS AFTERNOON

[22 Jan 2001] WOM/1252 : WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE CONSIDERS FINLAND’S REPORTS; EXPERTS PRAISE COUNTRY’S ROLE IN PROMOTION OF GENDER EQUALITY

[22 Jan 2001] GA/9852: PRESIDENT OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY VISITS SINGAPORE, EAST TIMOR, INDONESIA

[22 Jan 2001] NGO/393 : NGO COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS FOUR APPLICANTS RECEIVE ECOSOC CONSULTATIVE STATUS

[22 Jan 2001] : NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS: SCREENING OF BBC DOCUMENTARY ‘MR. SEAN’ TO HIGHLIGHT RISKS FACED BY UN RELIEF WORKERS

[19 Jan 2001] SG/SM/7685 : SECRETARY-GENERAL VERY CONCERNED ABOUT REPORTS OF CIVILIANS DELIBERATELY TARGETED AND KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN

[19 Jan 2001] DC/2749 : PREPARATORY COMMITTEE ON SMALL ARMS EMPHASIZES NEED FOR CONSENSUS IN CONFERENCE DECISION-MAKING

[19 Jan 2001] WOM/1251 : WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE CONTINUES CONSIDERATION OF EGYPT’S PERIODIC REPORTS

[19 Jan 2001] SC/6993 : SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL JUDGES

[19 Jan 2001] NGO/392 : COMMITTEE ON NGOS CONTINUES DISCUSSION OF APPLICATIONS FOR CONSULTATIVE STATUS

[19 Jan 2001] WOM/1250 : MONITORING BODY FOR WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION CONVENTIONS TAKES UP REPORTS OF EGYPT

[19 Jan 2001] AFG/123 : APPROVED LIST OF HUMANITARIAN RELIEF PROVIDERS FOR AFGHANISTAN

[19 Jan 2001] SC/6992 : SECURITY COUNCIL MEETS ON HIV/AIDS AND PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS; HEARS FROM PEACEKEEPING UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL, UNAIDS

[19 Jan 2001] DC/2748/Corr.1 : SMALL ARMS PREPARATORY COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT CONFERENCE AGENDA : CORRECTION

[19 Jan 2001] NGO/391 : MORE REQUESTS FOR ECOSOC STANDING CONSIDERED BY COMMITTEE ON NGOS

[18 Jan 2001] SG/SM/7683/Rev.1 : SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT AFRICA-FRANCE SUMMIT, SAYS AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT NOT A LOST CAUSE

[18 Jan 2001] SG/SM/7684 : SECRETARY-GENERAL SHOCKED BY DEATH OF PRESIDENT KABILA OF DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

[18 Jan 2001] WOM/1249 : MONITORING BODY FOR WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION CONVENTION CONTINUES CONSIDERATION OF KAZAKHSTAN'S INITIAL REPORT

[18 Jan 2001] SC/6991 : SECURITY COUNCIL HEARS BRIEFING ON KOSOVO SITUATION

[18 Jan 2001] NGO/390 : NGO COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS ECOSOC CONSULTATIVE STATUS FOR 18 ORGANIZATIONS

[18 Jan 2001] DC/2748 : SMALL ARMS PREPARATORY COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT CONFERENCE AGENDA

[18 Jan 2001] NGO/389 : NGO COMMITTEE MAKES FURTHER RECOMMENDATIONS TO ECOSOC ON DEFERRED NGO APPLICATIONS

[18 Jan 2001] WOM/1248 : WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE BEGINS CONSIDERATION OF KAZAKHSTAN’S INITIAL REPORT

[18 Jan 2001] SG/SM/7683 : SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT AFRICA-FRANCE SUMMIT, SAYS AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT NOT A LOST CAUSE

[17 Jan 2001] WOM/1247 : LITERACY, HEALTH ACCESS, INCOME ACTIVITIES FOR RURAL WOMEN IN BURUNDI AMONG ISSUES RAISED IN WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE

[17 Jan 2001] NGO/388 : NGO COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS GIRLS INCORPORATED FOR ECOSOC CONSULTATIVE STATUS

[17 Jan 2001] RD/903* : AFRICANS TO GATHER IN SENEGAL TO PREPARE FOR WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM

[17 Jan 2001] WOM/1246 : BURUNDI’S SOCIO-ECONOMIC CRISIS IMPEDES PROTECTION OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS, MONITORING BODY FOR ANTI-DISCRIMINATION CONVENTION TOLD

[17 Jan 2001] NGO/387 : DISCUSSIONS ON NGO APPLICATIONS FOR CONSULTATIVE STATUS CONTINUE IN COMMITTEE ON NGOS

[17 Jan 2001] DC/2747 : PROTECTION OF CIVILIAN AND DEVELOPMENT ISSUES DISCUSSED IN COMMITTEE PREPARING FOR JULY SMALL ARMS CONFERENCE

[16 Jan 2001] NGO/386 : CANADIAN NGO RECOMMENDED FOR ECOSOC CONSULTATIVE STATUS BY COMMITTEE ON NGOS

[16 Jan 2001] DSG/SM/120 : DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL THAT STRENGTH AND PROMISE OF UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING LIES IN COLLABORATIVE APPROACH

[16 Jan 2001] SC/6989 : COOPERATION AMONG SECURITY COUNCIL, SECRETARIAT, TROOP CONTRIBUTORS STRESSED DURING DAY-LONG SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATE

[16 Jan 2001] DC/2746 : MARKING AND TRACKING OF WEAPONS STRESSED AS SMALL ARMS PREPARATORY COMMITTEE CONSIDERS ACTION PLAN

[16 Jan 2001] NGO/385 : COMMITTEE ON NGOS RECOMMENDS GRANTING ECOSOC STATUS TO FOUR MORE ORGANIZATIONS

[16 Jan 2001] DC/2745 : SMALL ARMS PREPARATORY COMMITTEE CONSIDERS ELEMENTS OF POSSIBLE CONFERENCE DECLARATION AND ACTION PLAN

[16 Jan 2001] UNEP/81 : UN ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME CONFIRMS URANIUM 236 FOUND IN DEPLETED URANIUM PENETRATORS

[16 Jan 2001] POP/785 : NEW UNITED NATIONS DEMOGRAPHIC YEARBOOK PUBLISHED Statistics for 1998 Compiled and Compared

[16 Jan 2001] SG/SM/7682 : SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES 15 JANUARY CREATION OF ‘EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY’

[16 Jan 2001] WOM/1245 : SPECIAL ADVISER ON GENDER TELLS WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE CERTAIN GOALS REACHED, BUT EFFORTS MUST STILL BE INTENSIFIED

[15 Jan 2001] NGO/384 : NGO COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS CONSULTATIVE STATUS FOR UGANDAN WOMEN’S GROUP

[15 Jan 2001] ORG/1323 : MEMBERSHIP OF PRINCIPAL UNITED NATIONS ORGANS IN 2001

[15 Jan 2001] DC/2744 : PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR SMALL ARMS CONFERENCE DEFERS DECISION ON PARTICIPATION OF CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS

[15 Jan 2001] DC/2743 : PARTICIPATION OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS DISCUSSED IN SMALL ARMS PREPARATORY COMMITTEE

[15 Jan 2001] WOM/1244 : COMMITTEE MONITORING WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION CONVENTION HOLDS ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING

[15 Jan 2001] SG/SM/7681 : SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY SADDENED AT DEATHS OF UNITED NATIONS TEAM MEMBERS IN HELICOPTER ACCIDENT IN MONGOLIA

[15 Jan 2001] SG/SM/7680 : SECRETARY-GENERAL EXTENDS CONDOLENCES FOLLOWING EL SALVADOR EARTHQUAKE

[15 Jan 2001] SOC4555 : UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY FOR PEACE TO RECEIVE $3 MILLION FROM CANADA TO SUPPORT NEW PROGRAMME

[15 Jan 2001] NGO383 : COMMITTEE ON NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS MEETS IN RESUMED SESSION

[12 Jan 2001] SC/6987 : DEVELOPMENTS THROUGHOUT AFRICA, RENEWED VIOLENCE IN MIDDLE EAST AMONG KEY ISSUES FOR SECURITY COUNCIL IN 2000

[12 Jan 2001] SC6986 : COUNCIL EXTENDS UN PREVLAKA MANDATE FOR SIX MONTHS

[12 Jan 2001] SG/SM/7679 : SECRETARY-GENERAL PRAISES EFFECTIVENESS OF GROUP OF 77 IN REMARKS TO CEREMONIAL MEETING IN NEW YORK

[12 Jan 2001] SG/SM/7678 : SECRETARY-GENERAL PRAISES TIRELESS EFFORTS, EXTRAORDINARY CONTRIBUTION OF BERNARD KOUCHNER IN KOSOVO

[12 Jan 2001] DC/2742 : PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR JULY CONFERENCE ON ILLICIT SMALL ARMS TRADE CONCLUDES WEEK-LONG CONSIDERATION OF DRAFT PROGRAMME OF ACTION

[11 Jan 2001] SC/6985 : SECURITY COUNCIL STATEMENT REAFFIRMS COUNCIL’S COMMITMENT TO PEACE IN SOMALIA

[11 Jan 2001] DC/2741 : SPEAKERS STRESS CIVIL SOCIETY’S KEY ROLE IN CONTROL OF SMALL ARMS TRADE, AS DEBATE CONTINUES IN PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR JULY CONFERENCE

[11 Jan 2001] DC/2740 : SMALLS ARMS PREPARATORY COMMISSION CONCLUDES GENERAL DISCUSSIONS ON CONTROLLING ILLICIT SMALL ARMS TRADE

[11 Jan 2001] UNEP/80 : DEPLETED URANIUM SITES IN KOSOVO DETAILED BY UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME

[10 Jan 2001] ORG/1322/Rev.1 : UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES

[10 Jan 2001] SG/SM/7677 : SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN REMARKS TO WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA, HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF UN, UNITED STATES RELATIONSHIP

[10 Jan 2001] DC/2739 : TRACEABILITY OF WEAPONS AND NEED FOR ENHANCED CUSTOMS SERVICES AND BORDER CONTROLS DISCUSSED IN PREPARATORY COMMITTEE ON ILLICIT SMALL ARMS

[10 Jan 2001] DC/2738 : PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR JULY CONFERENCE ON ILLICIT SMALL ARMS TRADE CONTINUES DISCUSSION OF DRAFT ACTION PROGRAMME

[10 Jan 2001] ORG/1322 : UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES

[10 Jan 2001] BIO/3340 : NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF NEW ZEALAND PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

[10 Jan 2001] BIO/3339 : NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF NETHERLANDS PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

[09 Jan 2001] DC/2737 : ILLICIT SMALL ARMS TRADE MUST BE CONTROLLED TO PROTECT WORLD PEACE, PREPARATORY COMMITTEE TOLD

[09 Jan 2001] DC/2736 : PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR JULY SMALL ARMS CONFERENCE BEGINS DISCUSSION OF DRAFT ACTION PLAN

[09 Jan 2001] SG/SM/7676 : SECRETARY-GENERAL REITERATES CALL FOR RECONCILIATION IN MYANMAR

[09 Jan 2001] DC/2735 : PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR JULY SMALL ARMS CONFERENCE BEGINS SECOND SESSION

[08 Jan 2001] PI/1321 : LIBRARIES IN PAKISTAN, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, UNITED STATES AND VANUATU DESIGNATED UNITED NATIONS DEPOSITORY LIBRARIES

[05 Jan 2001] SC/6984 : CHAIRPERSONS AND VICE-CHAIRPERSONS OF SECURITY COUNCIL SANCTIONS COMMITTEES ELECTED FOR 2001

[05 Jan 2001] HR/4509 : COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD TO HOLD TWENTY-SIXTH SESSION AT GENEVA 8 - 26 JANUARY

[05 Jan 2001] WOM/1243/Rev.1 : WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE TO HOLD 24TH SESSION AT HEADQUARTERS 15 JANUARY - 2 FEBRUARY

[05 Jan 2001] DC/2734 : PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR CONFERENCE ON ILLICIT TRADE IN SMALL ARMS TO TAKE PLACE AT HEADQUARTERS 8 – 19 JANUARY

[05 Jan 2001] UNEP/79 : UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME SAMPLES FROM DEPLETED URANIUM SITES IN KOSOVO NOW BEING ANALYSED IN FIVE LABORATORIES

[03 Jan 2001] SC/6983 Corr.1 : NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN JANUARY CORRECTION

[02 Jan 2001] SC/6983 : NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN JANUARY

[02 Jan 2001] SG/SM/7675 : NUMBER OF SIGNATORIES TO INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT STATUTE ENCOURAGING, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

[02 Jan 2001] WOM/1243 : WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE TO HOLD 24TH SESSION AT HEADQUARTERS 15 JANUARY - 2 FEBRUARY

[02 Jan 2001] ORG/1321 : TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF UNITED NATIONS BODIES IN JANUARY 2001