QUESTIONS OF INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION OF 1971 MONTREAL CONVENTION

ARISING FROM AERIAL INCIDENT AT LOCKERBIE

Cases of Libyan Arab Jamahiriya v. United Kingdom, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya v.

United States of America Removed from Court’s List at Joint Request of Parties

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Background Release

COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD TO HOLD THIRTY-FOURTH SESSION

IN GENEVA FROM 15 SEPTEMBER TO 3 OCTOBER

Reports from San Marino, Canada, New Zealand, Pakistan,

Madagascar, Brunei Darussalam, Singapore, Bangladesh, Georgia to Be Reviewed

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Round-Up of Session

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONCLUDES 2003 SESSION

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GENEVA, 9 September (UN Information Service) -- The Conference on Disarmament, the world’s sole multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, today concluded the third and last part of its 2003 session after adopting its annual report.

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS TERROR ATTACKS IN ISRAEL

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General condemns today’s two terror attacks by suicide bombers near Tel Aviv and in Jerusalem, in which at least 12 people were killed and many others injured.  He conveys his deepest condolences to the families of the victims and to the Government of Israel.

FOREIGN MINISTERS OF SECURITY COUNCIL PERMANENT MEMBERS, SECRETARY-GENERAL

TO MEET ON IRAQ 13 SEPTEMBER IN GENEVA

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

ENTRY INTO FORCE OF CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY ‘LANDMARK

FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT’, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s statement on the 11 September entry into force of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety:

Security Council

4820^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL POSTPONES ACTION ON LIFTING LIBYA SANCTIONS UNTIL 12 SEPTEMBER

FIRES ARE INCREASINGLY DAMAGING WORLD’S FORESTS, FAO SAYS

Millions of Hectares Destroyed Every Year with High Loss of Life

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ROME, 9 September (FAO) -- Fires are increasingly damaging the world's forests, destroying millions of hectares of valuable timber and other forest products every year, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned today.

AGRIBUSINESS ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP

TO BE HELD IN TEL AVIV, 9-16 SEPTEMBER

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      GENEVA,9 September (UNECE) -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) are organizing an International Workshop on Agribusiness Enterprise Development.  The Workshop will take place in Israel from 9-16 September 2003.

ROLE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION, DEVELOPMENT FOCUS

OF UN TASK FORCE MEETING IN GENEVA, 12 – 13 SEPTEMBER

The role of information technology in education and development will be the central topic of the fifth meeting of the United Nations Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Task Force, to be held on 12 and 13 September at the headquarters of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva.