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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

Security Council

4534^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL ESTABLISHES SUPPORT MISSION IN EAST TIMOR,

UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1410 (2002)

The Security Council this morning established the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) for an initial period of 12 months, starting on  20 May 2002.

Committee on NGOs

9^th and 10^th Meetings (AM & PM)

NGO COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS 16 ORGANIZATIONS FOR CONSULTATIVE STATUS

WITH ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

Round-up of Session

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, CULTURAL RIGHTS CONCLUDES FIFTY-EIGHTH SESSION

Releases Conclusions on Reports of Ireland,

Czech Republic, Benin, United Kingdom, Trinidad and Tobago

(Reissued as received.)

Round-up

COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES TWENTY-EIGHTH SESSION

Considered Reports of Sweden, Uzbekistan, Denmark,

Norway, Luxembourg, Saudi Arabia, Russian Federation

(Reissued as received.)

BUREAU OF PALESTINIAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE ISSUES STATEMENT

ON SITUATION IN OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY

FIRST SESSION OF GROUP OF EXPERTS ON EXPLOSIVE REMNANTS

OF WAR TO MEET FROM 21 TO 24 MAY IN GENEVA

(Reissued as received.)

OFFICE OF SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF SECRETARY-GENERAL

FOR CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT

United Nations Envoy for War-Affected Children

Calls for Urgent Action To Halt Humanitarian Crisis in Angola

The Secretary-General left New York on Monday, 13 May, to start a trip which would take him to Cyprus, Indonesia and East Timor.

Security Council

4533^rd Meeting (AM)

UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR PEACEKEEPING BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON KOSOVO;

STRESSES NEED FOR KOSOVO SERBS TO TAKE RIGHTFUL PLACE IN NEW GOVERNMENT