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

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

95^th Meeting (PM)

ASSEMBLY AGREES TO INCLUDE G-77 AND CHINA, EUROPEAN UNION ON SPEAKER’S LIST

IN SUMMIT SEGMENT OF CONFERENCE ON FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT

Several Speakers Stress That

‘Gentleman’s Agreement’ by Assembly Does Not Constitute Precedent

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL

ON FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE

Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General: Ladies and gentlemen, the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations is here to brief you on the International Conference on Financing for Development to take place later this month at Monterrey, Mexico.