| Press Release DCF/438 |
UNITED STATES OUTLINES NEW US POLICY ON LANDMINES
TO CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT
President of Conference Invites Participants to Informal
Open-Ended Consultations on Programme of Work on Tuesday, 9 March
| Press Release WOM/1438 |
Commission on the Status of Women
Forty-eighth Session
| Press Release SOC/NAR/892 |
ANNUAL REPORT OF NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD FOCUSES ON RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN DRUG ABUSE, CRIME, VIOLENCE AT COMMUNITY LEVEL
(Reissued as received.)
VIENNA, 3 March (UN Information Service) -- The impact of drug abuse on crime and violence at the community level is the main focus of the 2003 Annual Report of the Vienna-based International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), released here today.
| Press Release SOC/NAR/891 |
NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD CONCERNED ABOUT FAILURE OF TURKMENISTAN TO COOPERATE
WITH INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IN FIGHT AGAINST ILLICIT DRUGS
(Reissued as received.)
| Press Release SOC/CP/285 |
UN CONVENES INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS TO DISCUSS RESPONSE TO TERRORISM, CRIME LINKS
(Reissued as received.)
| Press Release SC/8019 |
Security Council
| Press Release PI/1559 SAG/236 |
INTERNET GOVERNANCE ISSUES DISCUSSED AT INTERNATIONAL
TELECOMMUNICATION UNION WORKSHOP
(Reissued as received.)
| Press Release DEV/2464 SAG/235 |
GLOBAL BIOTECHNOLOGY FORUM OPENS IN CHILE
CONCEPCIÓN (CHILE), 2 March (UNID0) -- The first Global Biotechnology Forum opened today with more than 1200 participants drawn from governments, the scientific community, industry, development agencies, media and the general public, from both the developing world and industrialized nations. Among them, prominent scientists and experts.
GENEVA, 3 March (UNCTAD) -- Tourism officials from more than 50 countries worldwide will gather at Lisbon's Congress Centre from 8 to 11 March to share experiences and best practices in sustainable tourism as a tool for development. The meeting is being organized by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) as part of its efforts to help developing countries take advantage of the growth in international tourism. Participants will make recommendations on how UNCTAD can improve those efforts.
| Press Release WOM/1437 |
Commission on the Status of Women
Forty-eighth Session
