Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

40^th Meeting (AM)

FIFTH COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS $2.63 BILLION 2002-2003 BUDGET,

CONCLUDES MAIN PART OF FIFTY-SIXTH SESSION

CORRECTIONS

      On page 12 of Press Release GA/AB/3492 of 24 December 2001, the fourth paragraph should read:

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

39^th Meeting (PM)

BUDGET COMMITTEE APPROVES SEVEN DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON TRIBUNALS, DUES PAYMENTS,

UN COMMON SYSTEM, INTERNAL OVERSIGHT, POLITICAL MISSIONS

CORRECTION

The last paragraph on page 6, extending to the top of page 7 of Press Release GA/AB/3491 of 20 December 2001 should read:

Preparatory Committee for the

International Conference

 on Financing for Development

4^th Meeting (AM)

FREE ACCESS TO MARKETS, TRADE LIBERALIZATION, DEBT RESOLUTION NEEDED FOR SUCCESSFUL

AFGHANISTAN OPIUM BAN AN IMPORTANT STEP IN GLOBAL DRUG CONTROL EFFORTS,

SAYS UN DRUG CONTROL OFFICE

(Reissued as received.)

VIENNA, 17 January (UN Information Service) -- The United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention (ODCCP) says the ban on opium poppy cultivation announced this week in Afghanistan represents a very important step in international drug control efforts.

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