Committee on NGOs

11^th and 12^th Meetings (AM & PM)

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS TWO NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR CONSULTATIVE STATUS

WITH ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

First Session

11^th and 12^th Meetings (AM & PM)

PERMANENT FORUM REVIEWS IMPACT OF UN SYSTEM ACTIVITIES ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues continued its first historic session in morning and afternoon meetings today with a review of the activities of the United Nations system regarding to education, culture and human rights as they impact indigenous peoples.

Health needs of indigenous people stressed at Permanent Forum

(Reissued as received from a UN Information Officer.)

NEW YORK, 16 May -- The “acute health needs” of indigenous peoples cut across socio-economic boundaries, the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues was told today, as it continued its discussion on the theme of health.

Permanent Forum should have secretariat, regular funding, SAYS UN official

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NEW YORK, 15 May -– The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues should be endowed with a secretariat and with regular funding, the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights told the Forum today, as it continued its review of activities of the United Nations system relating to indigenous people.

Permanent Forum ON INDIGENOUS ISSUES HEARS UN AGENCY PRESENTATIONS

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NEW YORK, 14 May -- The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues today continued to review the activities of the United Nations system for the economic and social development of indigenous peoples, hearing presentations by various United Nations agencies.

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

56^th Meeting (AM)

SEVERAL SPEAKERS IN FIFTH COMMITTEE QUESTION INCREASE

IN PROPOSED SUPPORT ACCOUNT BUDGET FOR 2002-2003

HAILING EAST TIMOR'S INDEPENDENCE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES

CONTINUED GENEROUS COMMITMENT TO NEW STATE

Following is the text of this morning's address by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette to the Security Council meeting on East Timor:

MAJORITY OF WORLD’S COUPLES ARE USING CONTRACEPTION

Security Council

4536^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL DECIDES ON 90-DAY SUSPENSION OF TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS

ON SENIOR UNITA OFFICIALS

In a unanimous action under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, the Security Council voted this morning to suspend travel restrictions on senior officials of the União Nacional para a Independencia Total de Angola (UNITA) for a period of 90 days following today’s decision.

Security Council

4535^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL AMENDS STATUTES OF INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNALS FOR FORMER YUGOSLAVIA,

RWANDA TO ADDRESS ISSUE OF JUDGES HOLDING DUAL NATIONALITIES