Committee on NGOs

2001 Session

4^th Meeting (PM)

NGO COMMITTEE APPROVES TWO ORGANIZATIONS FOR CONSULTATIVE STATUS

WITH ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL, DEFERS ACTION ON FOUR OTHERS

Committee on NGOs

2001 Session

3^rd Meeting (AM)

COMMITTEE ON NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS GRANTS CONSULTATIVE STATUS

TO FOUR ORGANIZATIONS, DEFERS APPLICATIONS OF SIX OTHERS

Resumed Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

59^th Meeting (PM)

DELAYS IN PAYMENTS TO TROOP-CONTRIBUTING COUNTRIES WILL AFFECT FUTURE

PARTICIPATION IN PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS, BUDGET COMMITTEE TOLD

As the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) continued its general debate this afternoon, several speakers addressed the issues of peacekeeping financing and functioning, and human resources management.

High-Level Committee on Review of TCDC

Organizational Meeting

1^st Meeting (AM)

TECHNICAL COOPERATION COMMITTEE ELECTS PRESIDENT, BUREAU

The High-Level Committee on the Review of Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries (TCDC) this morning held an organizational meeting for its twelfth session, which will be held in New York from 29 May to 1 June.

2001 UN Pledging Conference

for Development Activities

1^st Meeting (AM)

ON FIRST DAY OF PLEDGING CONFERENCE, 17 COUNTRIES PLEDGE

CONTRIBUTIONS TO UN DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

Seventeen Member States pledged their contributions to support the development activities of the United Nations system this morning, during the annual United Nations Pledging Conference for Development Activities.

WFP SIGNALS HUMANITARIAN CRISIS UNFOLDING IN EASTERN CONGO;

NEED FOR URGENT AIRLIFT

(Reissued as received.)

TAHOE TRADING TEAMS UP WITH UNDCP TO SUPPORT 'BASKETBALL WITHOUT BORDERS' CAMP

FOR KIDS FROM FORMER YUGOSLAVIA

CORRUPTION TO BE CENTRAL THEME OF UPCOMING UNITED NATIONS

CRIME COMMISSION MEETING

40-Member Body Will Hold Tenth Session in Vienna from 8 to 17 May

(Reissued as received)

VIENNA, 7 May (UN Information Service) -- Progress in fighting corruption will be the chief focus as 40 governments and observers convene here starting

GREECE AND FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA MEET

UNDER SECRETARY-GENERAL’S AUSPICES

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER DEVELOPMENTS IN FORMER

YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

Following is the text of a statement issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan: