Committee on Charter

And United Nations Role

240^th & 241^st Meeting (AM & PM)

SPEAKERS IN CHARTER COMMITTEE CALL FOR WORKING GROUP TO STUDY

ASSISTANCE TO SANCTIONS-AFFECTED THIRD STATES

Human Rights Committee

Seventy-fourth Session

1986^th Meeting (PM)

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE TAKES UP SECOND REPORT OF GEORGIA;

EXPERTS PRAISE REFORMS, QUESTION REPORTS OF TORTURE

Human Rights Committee

Seventy-fourth Session

1985^th Meeting (AM)

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE OPENS THREE-WEEK HEADQUARTERS SESSION

The Human Rights Committee began its annual three-week Headquarters session this morning, with an address made on behalf of the United Nation’s High Commissioner for Human Rights and the adoption of its agenda and work programme.  It also heard progress reports from the chairpersons of its working groups.

                                                            ENV/DEV/628

United Nations Forum on Forests

Second Session

11^th Meeting (PM)

UNITED NATIONS FORUM ON FORESTS CONCLUDES SECOND SESSION

The United Nations Forum on Forests on Friday, 15 March, concluded its second session, which began on 4 March, by adopting the report of its session and eight draft decisions.

The Forum also decided that its third session would be held in Geneva from

FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE OPENS IN MONTERREY, MEXICO;

OBJECTIVE:  MOBILIZE RESOURCES FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

Commission on Status of Women

Forty-sixth Session

14^th Meeting* (PM)

WOMEN'S COMMISSION ADOPTS AGREED CONCLUSIONS ON POVERTY, NATURAL DISASTERS,

AS IT ADJOURNS FORTY-SIXTH SESSION

Fails to Act on Afghanistan Resolution

Commission on Status of Women

Forty-sixth Session

12^th Meeting* (AM)

COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN APPROVES THREE DRAFT RESOLUTIONS, TWO DECISIONS,

INCLUDING TEXTS ON ASSISTANCE TO PALESTINIAN WOMEN, WOMEN AND HIV/AIDS

Round-up

UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON NARCOTIC DRUGS CONCLUDES FORTY-FIFTH SESSION

IN VIENNA, 11 - 15 MARCH

(Reissued as received.)

VIENNA, 15 March (UN Information Service) -- Antonio Maria Costa, the

SPECIAL ENVOY OF SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR MYANMAR TO VISIT YANGON, 19 - 22 MARCH

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

Mr. Razali Ismail, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Myanmar, will visit Yangon from 19 to 22 March 2002, to continue his effort to help facilitate the national reconciliation process in Myanmar.