HIV/AIDS DEVASTATING RURAL LABOUR FORCE IN MANY AFRICAN COUNTRIES, SAYS FAO

(Reissued as received.)

ROME, 10 May (FAO) -- A new report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) projects that deaths caused by HIV/AIDS in the

10 most affected African countries will reduce the labour force by as much

Commission on the Status of Women

Resumed Forty-fifth Session

17^th Meeting (PM)

STOCKHOLM CONVENTION ON PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS

SET FOR SIGNATURE ON 22-23 MAY

Governments Give Green Light

To Phase Out World's Most Hazardous Chemicals

(Reissued as received.)

Committee on NGOs

2001 Session

6^th Meeting (PM)

NGO COMMITTEE APPROVES TWO ORGANIZATIONS FOR CONSULTATIVE STATUS

Committee on NGOs

2001 Session

5^th Meeting (AM)

COMMITTEE ON NGOS GRANTS CONSULTATIVE STATUS WITH ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

TO ONE ORGANIZATION, DEFERS THREE APPLICATIONS

Resumed Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

60^th Meeting (AM)

TWO UNITED NATIONS DOCUMENTARIES HONOURED AT WORLDMEDIA FESTIVAL

IN HAMBURG, GERMANY

Awards for Documentaries go to "Armed to the Teeth" and "Legacies of War"

The United Nations produced documentaries "Armed to the Teeth" and "Legacies of War" have received Gold and Silver awards respectively at the World Media Festival in Hamburg, Germany.

FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME ON PEACE, DISARMAMENT

AND SECURITY IN AFRICA LAUNCHED

(Reissued as received, delayed in transmission.)

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS OLYMPIC TRUCE CAN OFFER WINDOW OF TIME

TO OPEN DIALOGUE AND PAUSE TO RELIEVE SUFFERING

Following is the text of remarks, as delivered today by Secretary-General Kofi Annanto the Board of Directors of the International Olympic Truce Foundation in New York:

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