Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

Twenty-sixth Session

530^th and 531^st Meetings (AM and PM)

COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN

CONSIDERS INITIAL REPORT OF FIJI

Participants Express Concern at Discriminatory Elements

In Family Law, Domestic Violence, Pauperization of Fijian Women

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES PEOPLE OF EL SALVADOR

ON TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF PEACE ACCORDS

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for

Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

Security Council

4452^nd Meeting (Night)

SECURITY COUNCIL CONTINUES SANCTIONS AGAINST USAMA BIN LADEN,

AL-QAIDA ORGANIZATION, TALIBAN

Resolution 1390 (2002) Adopted Unanimously;

Security Council

4451^st Meeting (Night)

SECURITY COUNCIL DECIDES UN SIERRA LEONE MISSION WILL PROVIDE

WIDE-RANGING SUPPORT FOR MAY ELECTIONS

Resolution 1389 (2002), Unanimously Adopted,

Security Council

4450^th Meeting (Night)

SECURITY COUNCIL CALLS FOR UNCONDTITIONAL RELEASE OF REMAINING PRISONERS OF WAR,

CITING NEED FOR CONFIDENCE-BUILDING BETWEEN ETHIOPIA, ERITREA

Presidential Statement Reaffirms ‘Strong Support’

Committee on NGOs

36^th Meeting (PM)

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THREE NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

FOR CONSULTATIVE STATUS WITH ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

Committee on NGOs

35^th Meeting (AM)

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS ONE NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION

FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL CONSULTATIVE STATUS

PRESS STATEMENT ON DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL

Following is the text of today’s press statement on the Democratic Republic of the Congo by the President of the Security Council, Jagdish Koonjul (Mauritius):

Members of the Council welcomed the progress in the peace process and called on the parties to redouble their efforts to bring this process forward.

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION 1267 (1999)

CONCERNING AFGHANISTAN REMOVES ARIANA AFGHAN AIRLINES FROM ITS LIST

The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) concerning Afghanistan has removed Ariana Afghan Airlines and its accounts from its consolidated list.  The list designates individuals and entities whose funds and other financial resources should be frozen.

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRONGLY SUPPORTS SADC EFFORTS TO FACILITATE

FREE, FAIR ELECTIONS IN ZIMBABWE

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