Press Release

Fifth-eighth General Assembly                              

Economic and Social Council                                

Preparatory Meeting for                                    

MARINE TURTLE AGREEMENT REVIEWS PROGRESS

Countries Showing Greater Commitment to Conservation;

At Least Three More States to Sign Up to Regional Plan

(Reissued as received.)

BANGKOK, 16 March (UNEP) -- An innovative regional agreement is beginning to turn the tide for the ancient mariners of the world’s oceans.

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ISSUES LIST OF NAMES OF INDIVIDUALS SUBJECT

TO MEASURES IMPOSED BY PARAGRAPH 4 OF RESOLUTION 1521 (2003)

The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1521 (2003) concerning Liberia, today, 16 March 2004, approved the list of individuals subject to the travel restrictions imposed by paragraph 4 (a) of resolution 1521 (2003).

Paragraph 4 (a) and (c) reads as follows:

Note to Correspondents

NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL MODEL UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE

TO MEET AT UN HEADQUARTERS ON 17, 20 MARCH

This week, the United Nations will host the National High School Model United Nations Conference (NHSMUN) on 17 and 20 March 2004.

UNITED NATIONS ADDRESSING EMERGENCY HEALTH NEEDS IN HAITI

NEW YORK, 16 March (UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) -- United Nations humanitarian agencies and their implementing partners are scaling up their operations to meet the emergency health needs of Haitians affected by the recent crisis there.

Human Rights Committee                                     

Fifty-eighth General AssemblyGA/AB/3606

Fifth Committee

33^rd Meeting (AM)

UNITED STATES PROPOSAL FOR $1.2 BILLION LOAN TO FINANCE

CAPITAL MASTER PLAN DISCUSSED IN BUDGET COMMITTEE

Also Takes Up Recommendations Made Following

Audit of Pension Fund’s Investment Management Service

ARCTIC FACES DRASTIC CHANGE WITHOUT EUROPEAN UNION POLICY ACTION

(Reissued as received.)

BRUSSELS/COPENHAGEN, 15 March (UNEP/EEA) -- The Arctic’s unique environment and indigenous peoples are under increasing threat from industrial activities and the region is likely to change drastically unless decision-makers in the European Union and elsewhere address the challenges seriously.

SWEDEN INTRODUCES NEW ANTI-DRUG STRATEGY TO STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHIP

WITH UN OFFICE ON DRUGS AND CRIME