Press Release

UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYS OUT $760 MILLION

GENEVA, 17 May -- The United Nations Compensation Commission has made available today, in the third payment of the third phase of the payments mechanism, a total of $760,396,060 to 16 Governments for distribution to

COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD TO HOLD TWENTY-SEVENTH SESSION AT GENEVA,

21 MAY TO 8 JUNE 2001

Experts to Examine Reports From Denmark, Turkey,

Democratic Republic of Congo, Guatemala, Côte d'Ivoire, Tanzania, Bhutan, Monaco

IN STATEMENT MARKING WORLD TELECOMMUNICATION DAY, GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT

OUTLINES WAYS IN WHICH INTERNET CAN SERVE DEVELOPMENT

Following is the text of a statement made today by General Assembly President Harri Holkeri (Finland) on the occasion of World Telecommunication Day, 17 May 2001.

WORLD TRADE UNIVERSITY LAUNCHED DURING ‘SUMMIT OF YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS’

AT BRUSSELS CONFERENCE ON LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

BRUSSELS, 17 May -- The World Trade University -- a mechanism to help foster a broader understanding of the multilateral trade system among young people throughout the world -- was launched today in Brussels at the Third United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries.

IMPACT OF VOLATILE OIL MARKETS, EQUITABLE ENERGY ACCESS AMONG ISSUES

AT THEMATIC SESSION OF BRUSSELS CONFERENCE

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

TRADE NEGOTIATIONS, INTEGRATING POOREST COUNTRIES INTO GLOBAL ECONOMY

FOCUS OF THEMATIC SESSION AT BRUSSELS CONFERENCE

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT STARTS SECOND PART OF 2001 SESSION

President Says Delegations Concerned about How

International Developments Will Affect Work of Conference

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 17 May (UN Information Service) -- The Conference on Disarmament this morning held the first public plenary of the second part of its 2001 session, hearing statements by the representatives of Turkey, Japan, Belgium and France.

The Secretary-General left New York for Belgium on Saturday, 12 May.

Meeting of States Parties

To Law of Sea Convention

57^th Meeting (PM)

LAW OF SEA PARTIES ELECT NEW JUDGE FOR TRIBUNAL,

DISCUSS CONTINENTAL SHELF DRAFT

The Meeting of States parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea this afternoon elected Guangjian Xu (China) to fill a vacancy on the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.

Meeting of States Parties                                   SEA/1704/Rev.1*