Security Council

4654^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS PROHIBITION OF DIRECT, INDIRECT IMPORT

OF ROUGH DIAMONDS FROM SIERRA LEONE UNTIL 5 JUNE 2003

The Security Council decided this morning to extend the prohibition on direct or indirect import of rough diamonds from Sierra Leone for a new period of six months, until 5 June 2003.

Security Council

4653^rd Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXPANDS AUTHORIZED TROOP LEVEL IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

TO 8,700, NOTING ‘ENCOURAGING DEVELOPMENTS’ ON GROUND

Resolution 1445 (2002) Adopted Unanimously;

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE CONCERNING LIBERIA REISSUES LIST

The list of persons affected by the measures contained in paragraph 7 of Security Council resolution 1343 (2001), and extended by paragraph 5 of Security Council resolution 1408 (2002), has been reissued owing to technical reasons.  Dennis Wesseh should read Wesseh Dennis*.

Note to Correspondents

SPECIAL EVENTS ON 9-10 DECEMBER TO FOCUS ON LAW OF SEA

Special events in connection with the twentieth anniversary of the opening for signature of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea will take place at United Nations Headquarters on 9 and 10 December.

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Second Committee

40^th Meeting (PM)

RESOLUTION APPROVED IN SECOND COMMITTEE CALLS UPON UN TO SUPPORT

NEW INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR STUDY OF EL NIÑO PHENOMENON

Another Recommends Review of South-South Cooperation for Development

Ad Hoc Committee for Voluntary

Contributions to UNRWA

Meeting (AM)

DONOR COUNTRIES PLEDGE $47.53 MILLION FOR UNRWA'S REGULAR BUDGET FOR 2003

AT MEETING OF AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

67^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS TOLD 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES IN ATHENS WILL EXEMPLIFY

ROLE OF CULTURAL HERITAGE IN SOCIAL, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Debate Marks End of United Nations Year; Importance of Objectives,

Need for Global Support, Practical Measures, Financial Assistance Stressed

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

General Committee

5^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL ITEM –-

‘INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF RICE, 2004’ –- ON ASSEMBLY AGENDA

FOURTH GLOBAL FORUM ON REINVENTING GOVERNMENT

IN MARRAKECH, MOROCCO 11-13 DECEMBER

$573 MILLION IN FUNDING AGREED FOR CUTTING DEVELOPING COUNTRY CFCs BY 50 PER CENT

(Delayed for technical reasons.)

ROME, 29 November (UNEP) -- Negotiators from some 140 governments have adopted a $573 million funding package to halve the consumption and production in developing countries of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) -- the leading destroyer of the stratospheric ozone layer -- by the year 2005 (relative to a baseline of average 1995-1997 levels).