PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR CONFERENCE ON ILLICIT SMALL ARMS TRADE

TO HOLD THIRD SESSION AT HEADQUARTERS 19 – 30 MARCH

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE CONCERNING AFGHANISTAN ADDS HUMANITARIAN

RELIEF PROVIDERS TO INITIAL LIST

In accordance with paragraph 12 and 16 (d) of resolution 1333 (2000), the Committee today approved the following organizations to be added to the initial list adopted by the Committee on 19 January (AFG/123; SC/6994).  The list will be updated as necessary. 

Commission on Status of Women

Forty-fifth Session

14^th Meeting (AM)*

WOMEN’S COMMISSION CONSIDERS DECISION ON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMUNICATIONS METHODS

AND IMPLEMENTATION OF BEIJING ACTION PLAN AND SPECIAL SESSION DOCUMENT

Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Kathmandu in the evening of Monday, 12 March.

MAJOR CHALLENGE:  HOW TO MAKE CIVILIZATION WORK FOR WORLD’S PEOPLE,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO INDIAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE FEDERATION

Following is the statement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry in New Delhi on 15 March:

SECRETARY-GENERAL PRAISES INDIA’S PEACEKEEPING CONTRIBUTIONS

IN REMARKS AT NEW DELHI TRAINING CENTRE

Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the United Services Institution of India in New Delhi on 15 March:

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES HOPE THAT ALL PEOPLES CAN UNITE

IN CELEBRATING FULL DIVERSITY OF LANGUAGE

Following are remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on laying the Foundation Stone for the Centre of International Mother Language Studies in Dhaka, Bangladesh:

Security Council

4295^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL HEARS CALLS FOR END TO VIOLENCE IN OCCUPIED TERRITORIES;

MANY SPEAKERS ALSO SUPPORT OBSERVER MISSION TO REGION

Security Council

4294^th Meeting* (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF MISSION IN ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA

UNTIL 15 SEPTEMBER 2001

Expressing strong support for the role played by the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) in the implementation of its mandate, the Security Council this morning decided to extend its mandate until 15 September 2001.

Note to Correspondents                                      Note No. 5655