Economic and Social Council

2003 Organizational Session

1^st Meeting (AM)

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ‘PROGRESSIVELY GAINING IN RELEVANCE’,

NEWLY ELECTED PRESIDENT TELLS MEMBERS

Four Vice-Presidents also Elected, as Council holds First Meeting of Year

Biographical Note

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ISRAEL PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service.)

Dan Gillerman, the new Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations, presented his credentials today to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

Biographical Note

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service.)

Vsevolod Grigore, the new Permanent Representative of the Republic of Moldova, presented his credentials today to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

Biographical Note

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ZIMBABWE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service.)

Boniface Guwa Chidyausiku, the new Permanent Representative of Zimbabwe to the United Nations, presented his credentials today to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

Biographical Note

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

Fernand Poukre-Kono, the new Permanent Representative of the Central African Republic, presented his credentials today to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

590^th and 591^st Meetings (AM and PM)

EXPERTS IN WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE RAISE QUESTIONS CONCERNING

REPORTS OF SWITZERLAND ON COMPLIANCE WITH CONVENTION

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN

AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, 14 JANUARY 2003

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen -– and Happy New Year!

SECRETARY-GENERAL PROVIDES LIST TO SECURITY COUNCIL OF THOSE USING CHILD SOLDIERS,

SAYS EXPOSURE MEANS VIOLATORS OF PROTECTION NORMS CAN NO LONGER ACT WITH IMPUNITY

Following is the statement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to today’s Security Council meeting on children and armed conflict in New York:

Security Council

2002 Round-up

SITUATIONS IN IRAQ, MIDDLE EAST, AFGHANISTAN, BALKANS, AFRICA

AMONG KEY ISSUES BEFORE SECURITY COUNCIL IN 2002

Security Council

4684^th Meeting (AM)

NGO COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS ONE ORGANIZATION FOR ECOSOC CONSULTATIVE STATUS,

DEFERS ACTION ON SEVERAL OTHERS