Commission on Sustainable Development

Acting as the Preparatory Committee for

 World Summit on Sustainable Development

13^th Meeting (AM)

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR WORLD SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

BRIEFED ON PREPARATIONS BY INDONESIA, SOUTH AFRICA

Background release                                          SOC/4589

GREECE, FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA REPRESENTATIVES

MEET 5 FEBRUARY, UNDER SECRETARY-GENERAL’S AUSPICES

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

Pursuant to the Interim Accord of 13 September 1995, representatives of Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia met on February 5, 2002 under the auspices of the Secretary-General. 

SECRETARY-GENERAL BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON ASIA TRIP

Following is the text of the briefing given by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Security Council on 6 February concerning his trip to Japan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran and Qatar:

Security Council

4469^th Meeting* (AM)

SECRETARY-GENERAL, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE BRAHIMI TELL SECURITY COUNCIL

RAPID DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS PLEDGED ESSENTIAL FOR AFGHAN RECOVERY

                                                            Note No. 5707

Commission on Sustainable Development

Acting as the Preparatory Committee for

World Summit on Sustainable Development

12^th Meeting (PM)

MEDIA’S ROLE, RESPONSIBILITY IN COVERING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ADDRESSED

DURING PANEL DISCUSSION IN JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT PREPARATORY COMMITTEE

Shashi Tharoor, DPI Interim Head, Moderates; Panel Includes Executives,

Commission on Sustainable Development

Acting as the Preparatory Committee for

 World Summit on Sustainable Development

6^th Meeting (PM)

POVERTY ERADICATION, ISLAND STATE VULNERABILITY AMONG ISSUES DISCUSSED,

AS PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT BEGINS GENERAL DEBATE

                                                            DEV/2372

ANTI-CORRUPTION COORDINATION MEETING CONCLUDES IN VIENNA

VIENNA, 5 February (UN Information Service) -- Steps to improve information sharing and best practices across the United Nations and other partners in the fight against corruption were discussed at an inter-agency anti-corruption coordination meeting in Vienna on 4 and 5 February 2002.