SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES AGREEMENT BY UNITED STATES, RUSSIAN FEDERATION

TO REDUCE NUCLEAR WEAPONS

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General welcomes the announcement that the United States of America and the Russian Federation have agreed to sign a treaty to reduce their deployed strategic nuclear weapons substantially by the year 2012.

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS, IN STRONGEST POSSIBLE TERMS,

TERRORIST ATTACK IN KASHMIR

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

Security Council

4532^nd Meeting (AM)

TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT, REBEL DISARMAMENT, FOREIGN TROOP WITHDRAWAL NEXT STEPS

TO ADVANCE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO PEACE PROCESS, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD

Security Council

4531^st Meeting* (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL APPROVES LIST OF REVISED SANCTIONS ON IRAQ,

EXTENDS ‘OIL-FOR-FOOD’ PROGRAMME ADDITIONAL 180 DAYS

With Syria Expressing Strong Reservations,

Council Unanimously Adopts Resolution 1409 (2002)

Committee on NGOs

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

NGO COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS EIGHT ORGANIZATIONS FOR SPECIAL CONSULTATIVE STATUS,

THREE FOR ROSTER STATUS WITH ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

AFRICAN MINISTERS ADOPT DRUG CONTROL ACTION PLAN FOR AFRICA

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES HOLDING OF ELECTIONS IN SIERRA LEONE ON 14 MAY

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES ADMINISTERING POWERS TO FIND APPROPRIATE FUTURE

ARRANGEMENTS FOR NON-SELF-GOVERNING TERRITORIES

More Than 80 Million Have Achieved Self-Government

Since 1960, He Says in Message to Pacific Regional Seminar

Note to Correspondents

MARY ROBINSON TO OPEN EXHIBITION CELEBRATING INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, 14 MAY

Committee on NGOs

2002 Session

1^st and 2^nd Meetings (AM & PM))

COMMITTEE ON NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OPENS 2002 SESSION,

RECOMMENDS 18 GROUPS FOR CONSULTATIVE STATUS