Committee on the Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

493^rd Meeting (PM)

WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE CONTINUES

CONSIDERATION OF EGYPT’S PERIODIC REPORTS

Committee on the Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

492^nd Meeting (AM)

MONITORING BODY FOR WOMEN’S ANIT-DISCRIMINATION CONVENTIONS

TAKES UP REPORTS OF EGYPT

The monitoring body for the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women met this morning to begin its consideration of the third and combined fourth and fifth periodic reports of Egypt.

SECRETARY-GENERAL VERY CONCERNED ABOUT REPORTS OF CIVILIANS

DELIBERATELY TARGETED AND KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for

Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

Security Council

4260^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS

OF INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL JUDGES

The Security Council this afternoon decided to send a letter to the Secretary-General informing him of its decision to extend the deadline for nominations of judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia until 31 January.

Security Council

4259^th Meeting (AM & PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL MEETS ON HIV/AIDS AND PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS;

HEARS FROM PEACEKEEPING UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL, UNAIDS

Committee on NGOs

777^th Meeting (PM)

Committee on NGOs

776^th Meeting (AM)

MORE REQUESTS FOR ECOSOC STANDING CONSIDERED BY COMMITTEE ON NGOS

Continuing consideration of new applications for consultative status, the Committee on Non-governmental Organizations this morning recommended the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) special consultative status to two non-governmental organizations (NGOs).  It deferred action on two further applications.

Preparatory Committee for the

United Nations Conference on

 The Illicit Trade in Small Arms

 And Light Weapons in All Its Aspects

26^th Meeting (AM)* and Round-up

Preparatory Committee for the

United Nations Conference on

 the Illicit Trade in Small Arms

 and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects

24^th Meeting (PM)

SMALL ARMS PREPARATORY COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT CONFERENCE AGENDA

CORRECTION

On page 2 of Press Release DC/2748 issued 18 January, the statement of Irena Mernik (Slovenia) should read, as follows:

APPROVED LIST OF HUMANITARIAN RELIEF PROVIDERS FOR AFGHANISTAN