GOAL MUST BE TO MAKE GLOBALIZATION AN EQUITABLE, INCLUSIVE PROCESS,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the World Social Forum, delivered today by Mr. Nitin Desai, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, in Porto Alegre, Brazil:

It gives me great pleasure to send my greetings to this forum.

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEPLORES ‘OMINOUS’ ESCALATION OF VIOLENCE IN GAZA STRIP

The following statement was issued by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Sunday, 26 January:

Security Council

4692^nd Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFED BY CHIEF UN WEAPONS EXPERTS

ON FIRST 60 DAYS OF INSPECTIONS IN IRAQ

The Security Council this morning heard formal briefings by the heads of the weapons inspections regime in Iraq, Hans Blix and Mohamed ElBaradei, on the first 60 days of their work, fulfilling a requirement of resolution 1441 (2002), on which the current inspections are based.

HUMANITARIAN ENVOY FOR CÔTE D’IVOIRE URGES AUTHORITIES TO RESTORE PEACE

SECRETARY-GENERAL’S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT

TO ADDRESS WEST AFRICAN HEADS OF STATE SUMMIT

Under-Secretary-General Olara A. Otunnu, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, has been invited to address the twenty-sixth ordinary Summit of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Dakar, Senegal, on

Commission on Sustainable Development

Eleventh Session

1^st Meeting (AM)

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION ELECTS OFFICERS FOR ELEVENTH SESSION,

TO BE HELD AT HEADQUARTERS 28 APRIL - 9 MAY

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

605^th Meeting (AM)

PRINCIPLE OF EQUALITY, CUSTOMARY LAW, HUMAN TRAFFICKING ADDRESSED,

AS ALBANIA RESPONDS TO WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE

Questions Posed by Committee Experts

Concern First, Second Reports on Compliance with Convention

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ADDS NAME OF AN ENTITY TO ITS LIST

The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) has added on 24 January 2003 the following entity to its list (Al-Qaida section):

Stichting Benevolence International Nederland (a.k.a. Benevolence International Nederland, a.k.a. BIN). Radeborg 14B, 6228 CV Maastricht, Netherlands. Chamber of commerce registration:  14063277

Security Council

4691^st Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL CONDEMNS PLUNDER OF DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO’S RESOURCES,

REQUESTS NEW SIX-MONTH MANDATE FOR INVESTIGATIVE PANEL

Unanimously Adopts Resolution 1457 (2003);

Committee on NGOS

49^th & 50^th Meetings (AM & PM)

NGO COMMITTEE CONCLUDES 2002 RESUMED SESSION, WITH FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS

ON ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL CONSULTATIVE STATUS

During Two Week Session, 89 Organizations

Recommended for Such Status, 3 for Reclassification