Special Committee on

Decolonization

4^th Meeting (AM)

DECOLONIZATION COMMITTEE CONSIDERS SITUATIONS OF GIBRALTAR, CAYMAN ISLANDS

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Fifth Committee (Resumed)

56^th  Meeting (PM)

BUDGET COMMITTEE APPROVES $2.17 BILLION FOR 2003/2004 PEACEKEEPING,

AS IT CONCLUDES RESUMED SESSION

The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this afternoon approved some $2.17 billion gross to finance 11 active peacekeeping missions for 2003/2004, as it concluded its second resumed session.  That amount includes some

RECONCILIATION AND REFUGEES:  A DIFFICULT EQUATION FOR CÔTE D’IVOIRE

(Reissued as received –- delayed in transmission.)

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES OPPOSITION IN ZIMBABWE TO DEMONSTRATE PEACEFULLY, GOVERNMENT TO RESPECT FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, ASSEMBLY

The following statement was issued by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan on 2 June:

PRESS STATEMENT ON CÔTE D’IVOIRE BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

The following press statement on Côte d’Ivoire was delivered today by Security Council President Sergey Lavrov (Russian Federation):

Members of the Security Council were briefed by Assistant Secretary-General Hédi Annabi on the latest developments in Côte d’Ivoire and on progress made towards establishing the United Nations Mission in Côte d’Ivoire (MINUCI).

BSE CASE IN CANADA SHOULD NOT CAUSE PANIC

Surveillance, Diagnosis Programmes

Working –- FAO Urges All Countries to Check for BSE

(Reissued as received.)

Rome, 3 June (FAO) -- The discovery of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a cow in Canada proves that active surveillance and diagnosis programmes are working, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in a statement today.

UNEP TARGETS RETAIL AND FASHION INDUSTRY AS PART OF ONGOING EFFORTS

TO PROMOTE ‘COOL’ GREEN LIFESTYLES

(Reissued as received.)

BRUSSELS/PARIS/NAIROBI, 2 June (UNEP) -- From the catwalk to the consumer, the world's leading fashion designers and retail giants could play a major role in saving the planet.

NEW INITIATIVE TO COMBAT GROWING GLOBAL MENACE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME

UNEP Launches 'Green Customs' Project to Help Customs Officers

Beat Illegal Trade in Chemicals, Hazardous Wastes, Endangered Species

(Reissued as received.)

SECRETARY-GENERAL ‘WORRIED’ BY CONTINUED DETENTION OF NATIONAL LEAGUE

FOR DEMOCRACY LEADERS IN MYANMAR

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL ‘HEARTENED’ BY SECURITY COUNCIL APPROVAL

OF MULTINATIONAL FORCE FOR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

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