UN EXPRESSES 'DEEP CONCERN' AT DECISION OF ISRAELI SECURITY CABINET

TO TARGET REFUGEE CAMPS

ISRAELI DEFENCE FORCES BLOCK UN DELIVERY OF MEDICINE AND FOOD TO JENIN CAMP

GAZA, 3 March (UNRWA) – The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) have prevented the United Nations from making a delivery of urgently needed medicines, food, blankets and tents to Jenin refugee camp, scene of heavy fighting over the past three days.

                                                            Note No. 5717

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

41^st and 42^nd Meetings (AM & PM)

FIFTH COMMITTEE CONSIDERS SIX REPORTS BY OFFICE OF INTERNAL OVERSIGHT,

INCLUDING ISSUE OF REFUGEE SMUGGLING AT NAIROBI OFFICE

Beginning Resumed Session, Scheduled for 4-15 March,

United Nations Forum on Forests

Second Session

1^st Meeting (AM)

UN FORUM ON FORESTS OPENS SECOND SESSION; WILL CONSIDER WAYS TO HALT DEFORESTATION

Current Session to Run from 4 to 15 March

The second session of the United Nations Forum on Forests began this morning at Headquarters and is scheduled to run from 4 to 15 March.

PRESS STATEMENT ON DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL

Following is today’s press statement on the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Ole Peter Kolby (Norway), President of the Security Council:

Background Release

COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN TO MEET FROM 4 TO 15 MARCH; MAIN THEMES

CONCERN POVERTY, ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL DISASTERS

Preparatory Committee for

Second World Assembly on Ageing

2^nd and 3^rd Meetings (AM & PM)

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR SECOND WORLD ASSEMBLY ON AGEING

CONCLUDES HEADQUARTERS SESSION

SECRETARY-GENERAL PLEASED BY KOSOVO AGREEMENT ON FORMATION OF GOVERNMENT

The following statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan was issued 28 February in Berlin:

I learned of the agreement reached on a government in Kosovo this morning from my representative in Kosovo, Michael Steiner.

After more than three months of political stalemate, this is good news for Kosovo.

PRESIDENT OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND CHAIRMAN

OF MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE IN MARCH

In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the President of the United Nations Security Council and Chairman of the Military Staff Committee for March:

Security Council