United Nations Forum on Forests

First Session

12^th Meeting (PM)

FORUM ON FORESTS CONCLUDES FIRST-EVER SESSION, OUTLINING

FIVE-YEAR WORK SCHEDULE, FRAMEWORK FOR PLAN OF ACTION

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON AFGHANISTAN ADDS HUMANITARIAN

RELIEF PROVIDERS TO INITIAL LIST

Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in London from the Middle East on Sunday evening, 17 June 2001.

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEPLORES FATAL ASSAULT ON NGO VEHICLE IN BURUNDI

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

Security Council

4335^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXAMINES INPUT FROM RECENT MISSION TO KOSOVO,

SEES POLITICAL COMMITMENT OF MINORITIES AS MAJOR CHALLENGE

                                                                  Note No. 5673

Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Plenary

104^th Meeting (PM)

ASSEMBLY FINE-TUNES ARRANGEMENTS FOR SPECIAL SESSION ON CHILDREN,

DISAGREES OVER NGO PARTICIPATION IN AIDS ROUND TABLE

Meeting Is Adjourned following Procedural Discussion

Fifty-fifth General Assembly

General Committee

7^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT GENERAL ASSEMBLY INCLUDEIN AGENDA

ITEM ON APPOINTMENT OF SECRETARY-GENERAL

The General Committee this morning recommended that the General Assembly include on its agenda an additional item, entitled “Appointment of the Secretary-General of the United Nations”, to be considered directly in a plenary meeting.

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT APPOINTS THREE SPECIAL COORDINATORS

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 22 June (UN Information Service) -- The Conference on Disarmament this morning appointed three Special Coordinators on the review of its agenda, expansion of membership and improved and effective functioning.

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR MORE EMPHASIS ON REDUCING DEMAND FOR ILLEGAL DRUGS

IN MESSAGE FOR DAY AGAINST DRUG ABUSE

   Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, 26 June: