Preparatory Committee for the

International Conference

 on Financing for Development

3^rd Meeting (AM)

GLOBALIZATION'S BENEFITS MUST BE SPREAD AS WIDELY AS POSSIBLE,

OECD TELLS DEVELOPMENT FINANCING PREPARATORY MEETING

                                                           AFR/370

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

Twenty-sixth Session

529^th Meeting (AM)

COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN OPENS 26^TH SESSION:

RECAPITULATES DURBAN, DISCUSSES RECENT PROGRESS, FUTURE ACTION

MONTERREY CONFERENCE BEST CHANCE TO UNLOCK DESPERATELY NEEDED FINANCIAL

RESOURCES, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO PREPARATORY COMMITTEE

Following is the statement made today in New York by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the fourth session of the Preparatory Committee for the International Conference on Financing for Development:

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPEALS FOR FURTHER EFFORTS

TO RESOLVE CRISIS IN COLOMBIAN PEACE TALKS

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES EMPHASIS ON TOLERANCE, RULE OF LAW, NEED TO FIGHT

TERRORISM IN SPEECH BY PRESIDENT OF PAKISTAN

Calls on Both Sides To Reduce Tension, Enable Resumption of Dialogue

The following statement was issued on 12 January by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY SADDENED AT DEATH OF CYRUS VANCE,

FORMER UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF STATE

The following statement was issued on 13 January by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Cyrus Vance, the former United States Secretary of State, who undertook many important missions for the United Nations, notably in the former Yugoslavia.

RESOLUTIONS AND STATEMENTS

OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL

2001

Security Council

2001 Round-Up

AFGHANISTAN, TERRORISM, AFRICA, CONTINUING MIDDLE EAST VIOLENCE

AMONG CRUCIAL ISSUES FOR SECURITY COUNCIL IN 2001

Adopts Comprehensive Anti-Terrorism Strategy; Sends

Committee on NGOs

32^nd Meeting (PM)

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS 13 NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR CONSULTATIVE STATUS

WITH ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) this afternoon began consideration of new applications from organizations requesting consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, as part of its 2001 resumed session.