Note to Correspondents

LAUNCH OF INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF MOUNTAINS TO TAKE PLACE AT HEADQUARTERS

Note to Correspondents

NORTH AMERICAN STUDENTS IN DIALOGUE WITH MEXICO, EGYPT, SIERRA LEONE

DURING DPI CONFERENCE ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND CULTURE OF PEACE

IN RUSH FOR STORY, SOME JOURNALISTS MISS HISTORY, HUMAN

RIGHTS COMMISSIONER TELLS UNITED NATIONS MEDIA FORUM

CORRECTIONS

On page 1 of Press Release HR/4576-OBV/258 of 6 December, the second paragraph should read:

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Second Committee

37^th Meeting (PM)

SECOND COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFTS ON SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES,

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ON-LINE NETWORK, REVIEW OF UNCTAD

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

33^rd Meeting (AM)

FIFTH COMMITTEE BEGINS CONSIDERATION OF 2002-2003 BUDGETS

OF INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNALS FOR FORMER YUGOSLAVIA, RWANDA

Speakers Express Concern at Tribunal Vacancy Rates;

Also Takes Up Budget Implications on UN Radio Broadcasting Expansion

Ad Hoc Committee for Voluntary                           GA/9994

 Contributions to UNRWA                               PAL/1901

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

79^th and 80^th Meetings (AM and PM)

ASSEMBLY VOTES ON UNITED NATIONS ROLE IN NUCLEAR-TEST-BAN TREATY

PREPARATIONS; EUROPEAN UNION REGRETS UNITED STATES DEMURRAL

U.S. also Withholds Support on Cooperation with Council of Europe,

Citing Reservations over References to International Criminal Court

                                                            AFR/363

PRESS STATEMENT ON CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Security Council

4434^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL ENDORSES AFGHANISTAN AGREEMENT ON INTERIM ARRANGEMENTS

SIGNED YESTERDAY IN BONN, UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1383 (2001)

Also Declares Willingness to Take Further Action,

                                                            HR/4576