Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

48^th Meeting (AM)

FIFTH COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF FINANCING OF UN MISSION

IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Secretariat Responds to Delegates’ Concerns

Over Rules Governing Evaluation, Award of Outsourced Contracts in DRC

united nations finance for development conference

attracting wide international participation

Fifty Heads of State Expected for Summit Segment in Monterrey

Biographical Note

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF AZERBAIJAN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service.)

Yashar Teymur oglu Aliyev, the new Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan to the United Nations, presented his credentials to Secretary-General Kofi Annan today.

Biographical Note

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF HAITI PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service.)

Jean C. Alexandre, the new Permanent Representative of Haiti to the United Nations, presented his credentials today to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

Biographical Note

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF GAMBIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service.)

Crispin Grey-Johnson, the new Permanent Representative of the Gambia to the United Nations, presented his credentials today to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

Commission on Status of Women

Forty-sixth Session

9^th Meeting (PM)

WOMEN’S COMMISSION HEARS INTRODUCTION OF DRAFT TEXTS CONCERNING AFGHANISTAN,

PALESTINE, HIV/AIDS, HOSTAGES, GENDER POLICIES

RITSUMEIKAN ASIA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY FOR PEACE

SIGN AGREEMENT OF COOPERATION

‘DIGITAL BRIDGES’ MUST BE BUILT TO BILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN EXTREME POVERTY

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO INTERNET MEETING IN GHANA

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) being held in Accra, Ghana, from 10 to 14 March:

Security Council

4487^th Meeting* (AM and PM)

WIDE SUPPORT EXPRESSED IN SECURITY COUNCIL FOR PROPOSED PEACE, RECONCILIATION

CONFERENCE ON SOMALIA IN NAIROBI IN APRIL

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

47^th Meeting (AM)

ACABQ RECOMMENDS $450-MILLION BUDGET FOR UN MISSION IN DRC -–

$87 MILLION LESS THAN FIGURE REQUESTED BY SECRETARIAT

Several Speakers Express Disappointment

At Lack of Data to Justify Secretariat’s Demands