Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

Twenty-sixth Session

547^th Meeting (AM)

COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN

CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO REPORT

Security Council

4460^th Meeting* (AM & PM)

AFRICA READY TO UNDO PAST ERRORS AND CONFRONT TRUTH,

NO MATTER HOW PAINFUL, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD

Council Hears 37 Speakers in Day-long Meeting on Africa

Commission on Sustainable Development

Acting as the Preparatory Committee for

 World Summit on Sustainable Development

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

ADEQUATE RESOURCES, POVERTY ERADICATION AMONG CHALLENGES FOR SUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT, PREPARATORY COMMITTEE TOLD

UN Agency Heads Describe Summit Contributions;

ADDRESSING SECURITY COUNCIL, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL SUGGESTS NATIONAL

RECONCILIATION, ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ATROCITIES BE IN UN MANDATES

Following is the statement delivered today by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette to the open meeting of the Security Council on the situation in Africa:

ADVISORY BOARD ON DISARMAMENT MATTERS TO HOLD THIRTY-EIGHTH SESSION

FROM 30 JANUARY TO 1 FEBRUARY

Public Symposium on Biological Weapons to Be Held at 11:30 a.m., 30 January

Following is the text of this afternoon’s press statement on Madagascar by the President of the Security Council, Jagdish Koonjul (Mauritius):

Members of the Security Council expressed concern over the situation of unrest prevailing in Madagascar and the potential for undermining peace and stability in that country in particular and the region as a whole.
 

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

Twenty-sixth Session

545^th & 546^th Meetings (AM & PM)

COMMITTEE EXPERTS URGE SRI LANKA TO TAKE ‘SPECIAL TEMPORARY MEASURES’

TO ADVANCE DE FACTO EQUALITY BETWEEN WOMEN, MEN

Concerns Expressed on Levels of Violence Suffered by Sri Lankan Women

The Secretary-General arrived in Tehran from Afghanistan in the evening of Friday, 25 January 2002.

Security Council

4455^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS UNIFIL’S MANDATE BY SIX MONTHS, UNTIL 31 JULY 2002

The Security Council this afternoon extended the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) by a further six months, until 31 July, condemning all acts of violence and expressing great concern about the serious violations of the withdrawal line separating Lebanese and Israeli forces.

Ad Hoc Committee on Assembly

Resolution 51/210

Sixth Session

23^rd Meeting (PM)

AD HOC COMMITTEE ON TERRORISM TO NEGOTIATE DIFFERENCE ON COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION,

NUCLEAR TERRORISM TREATY IN INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS

The Ad Hoc Committee on Measures to Eliminate Terrorism met briefly this afternoon to formally adopt the programme of work for its sixth session which began this morning and ends on 1 February.