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Press Release

1 March 2001

DC/2752

111 STATES RATIFIED CONVENTION ON ANTI-PERSONNEL LANDMINES, BELGIUM TELLS CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT

01/03/2001

Press Release
DC/2752

111 STATES RATIFIED CONVENTION ON ANTI-PERSONNEL LANDMINES,

BELGIUM TELLS CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT

No Consensus on Work Programme Consultations Says President

28 February 2001

SOC/4572

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR 2002 WORLD ASSEMBLY ON AGEING CONTINUES ELECTION OF BUREAU

28/02/2001

Press Release
SOC/4572

Commission for Social Development

Acting as Preparatory Committee for

Second World Assembly on Ageing

3^rd Meeting (PM)

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR 2002 WORLD ASSEMBLY ON AGEING

CONTINUES ELECTION OF BUREAU

The Commission on Social Development acting as the Preparatory Committee for the Second World Assembly on Ageing, to be held in Madrid, Spain in April

28 February 2001

SG/SM/7729

SECRETARY-GENERAL GRAVELY CONCERNED AT VIOLENCE IN BORDER AREA OF FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

28/02/2001

Press Release
SG/SM/7729

SECRETARY-GENERAL GRAVELY CONCERNED AT VIOLENCE IN BORDER AREA

OF FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

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

28 February 2001

SG/A/768

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS ADOLF OGI, FORMER PRESIDENT OF SWITZERLAND, SPECIAL ADVISER ON SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE

28/02/2001

Press Release
SG/A/768

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS ADOLF OGI, FORMER PRESIDENT OF SWITZERLAND,

SPECIAL ADVISER ON SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE

28 February 2001

SC/7021

NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN MARCH

28/02/2001

Press Release
SC/7021

NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN MARCH

In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the new Chairmen of the United Nations security bodies for March:

Security Council

Volodymyr Yu. Yel’chenko (Ukraine) succeeds Saïd Ben Mustapha (Tunisia) as President of the Security Council.

Military Staff Committee

28 February 2001

ORG/1326

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF UNITED NATIONS BODIES IN MARCH 2001

28/02/2001

Press Release
ORG/1326

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF UNITED NATIONS BODIES IN MARCH 2001

The following is a tentative list of United Nations meetings scheduled to be held in March, including major meetings of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations:

Meetings continued from previous month:

27 February 2001

SG/SM/7728-AFG/130

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES ALARM CONCERNING TALIBAN EDICT ORDERING DESTRUCTION OF STATUES AND NON-ISLAMIC SHRINES

27/02/2001

Press Release
SG/SM/7728
AFG/130

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES ALARM CONCERNING TALIBAN EDICT ORDERING

DESTRUCTION OF STATUES AND NON-ISLAMIC SHRINES

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for

Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

27 February 2001

SC/7020

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS WESTERN SAHARA MISSION UNTIL 30 APRIL, UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1342 (2001)

27/02/2001

Press Release
SC/7020

Security Council

4284^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS WESTERN SAHARA MISSION UNTIL 30 APRIL,

UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1342 (2001)

The Security Council this morning unanimously decided to extend the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 30 April 2001, by adopting resolution 1342(2001).