Note to Correspondents

DPI TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR BROADCASTERS AND JOURNALISTS

FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES BEGINS AT HEADQUARTERS

The United Nations Training Programme for Broadcasters and Journalists from Developing Countries begins its twenty-second session today at Headquarters, under the direction of the Department of Public Information (DPI).

DPI/NGO Annual Conference

PM Meeting

COMPLEXITY OF CREATING LEGAL SYSTEMS AS PART OF PEACE-BUILDING PROCESS

STRESSED BY SPEAKERS IN DPI/NGO CONFERENCE PANEL DISCUSSION

DPI/NGO Annual Conference

AM Meeting

UN, NGOS HAVE FORGED INDISPENSABLE PARTNERSHIPS, SAYS DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL,

AS ANNUAL DPI/NGO CONFERENCE OPENS

Theme Is 'Rebuilding Societies Emerging from Conflict: A Shared Responsibility'

International Criminal Court

Assembly of States Parties

First Session

3^rd and 4^th Meetings (AM & PM)

ASSEMBLY OF STATES PARTIES TO ROME STATUTE OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL

COURT ADOPTS AGREEMENTS TO LAUNCH COURT’S OPERATION

International Covenant on Civil

and Political Rights

27^th Meeting (AM)

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

112^th Meeting (PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONCLUDES FIFTY-SIXTH SESSION; TRANSMITS 55 REMAINING AGENDA

ITEMS TO FIFTY-SEVENTH SESSION SCHEDULED TO OPEN TOMORROW

Assembly President Says Session Characterized as ‘Extraordinary, Unprecedented’

ADDRESSING DPI/NGO CONFERENCE, DEPUTY-SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES

SHARED ROLE IN RECONSTRUCTION OF POST-CONFLICT SOCIETIES

Following is the address of Deputy-Secretary-General, Louise Fréchette, to the Fifty-fifth Annual Department of Public Information/Non-Governmental Organization Conference:

It is a great pleasure to welcome you all to United Nations Headquarters.

Biographical Note

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF PORTUGAL PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

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

Goncalo Aires de Santa Clara Gomes, the new Permanent Representative of Portugal to the United Nations, presented his credentials to Secretary-General Kofi Annan today.

Biographical Note

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF JAMAICA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

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

Stafford Oliver Neil, the new Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the United Nations, presented his credentials today to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

Biological Note                                                   BIO/3444