Meeting of States Parties

to Law of Sea Convention

71^st Meeting (AM) 

STATES PARTIES TO LAW OF SEA CONVENTION OPEN CURRENT SESSION

Report of Tribunal Presented, Budget Introduced

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE CONCERNING LIBERIA REISSUES LIST

NEW YORK, 9 June (UN Department of Political Affairs) -- On 6 June, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1343 (2001) approved the removal of two persons from the list of individuals affected by the measures contained in paragraph 7 of the resolution 1343 (2001), extended by paragraph 5 of resolution 1408 (2002) and paragraph 10 of resolution 1478 (2003):

Special Committee on

Decolonization

5^th & 6^th Meetings (AM & PM)

DECOLONIZATION COMMITTEE CALLS ON UNITED STATES TO EXPEDITE

PROCESS FOR PUERTO RICAN SELF-DETERMINATION

Also, Petitioner from POLISARIO Front

Says Settlement Plan on Western Sahara Should Not Be Abandoned

ESCALATING CONFLICT IN LIBERIA THREATENS HEALTH

OF MILLIONS ACROSS WEST AFRICA, UNFPA WARNS

(Reissued as received.)

SECRETARY-GENERAL’S SPECIAL ENVOY ARRIVES IN MYANMAR

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL TO DISPATCH ASSESSMENT MISSION TO CENTRAL AFRICA

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

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS JAN EGELAND OF NORWAY NEW

UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS

The Secretary-General today announced the appointment of Jan Egeland of Norway as the new Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Humanitarian Relief Coordinator, succeeding Kenzo Oshima of Japan.

SHEIKHA HESSA OF QATAR APPOINTED NEW SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR FOR DISABILITY

Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appointed Sheikha Hessa bint Khalifa bin Ahmed al-Thani of Qatar as the Special Rapporteur on Disability of the United Nations Commission for Social Development for the period 2003 to 2005.

SECURITY COUNCIL URGED TO ENSURE GREATER PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN PEACE EFFORTS

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON SIERRA LEONE ISSUES REVISED LIST

The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1132 (1997) concerning Sierra Leone, on 30 May 2003, approved the removal of the names of eight persons from the list of individuals affected by the measures contained in paragraph 5 of resolution 1171 (1998), which reads as follows: