NEW WEB SITE SHOWS HOW UN’S WORK BENEFITS PEOPLE

A new Web site that shows how United Nations programmes and projects benefit people was launched today.

Designed and developed by the United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI), the site is a cyber magazine which features up to 48 stories at any one time about men, women and children from all walks of life and from all parts of the world who have benefited in some way from the United Nations’ work.

Note to Correspondents                                Note No. 5656

Human Rights Committee

1899^th Meeting (PM)

NEW VENEZUELAN CONSTITUTION REFLECTS LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

IN INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW, COMMITTEE TOLD

Human Rights Committee

Seventy-first Session

1898^th Meeting (AM)

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE ELECTS OFFICERS, WILL CONSIDER REPORTS OF VENEZUELA,

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, UZBEKISTAN, CROATIA AND SYRIA DURING CURRENT SESSION

Background Release

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE TO HOLD SEVENTY-FIRST SESSION AT HEADQUARTERS

FROM 19 MARCH TO 6 APRIL

Experts to Consider Reports of Venezuela,

Dominican Republic, Uzbekistan, Croatia and Syria

Resumed Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

48^th Meeting (AM)

FIFTH COMMITTEE DISCUSSES FINANCING OF ETHIOPIA-ERITREA MISSION

The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this morning decided to defer consideration of a revised budget for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) until its May session, when financing of several peacekeeping missions is on its agenda.

Preparatory Committee for the

United Nations Conference on

 The Illicit Trade in Small Arms

 And Light Weapons in All its Aspects

29^th Meeting (PM)

UN DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES BRIEF SMALL ARMS CONFERENCE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE;

GENERAL DISCUSSION BEGINS ON DRAFT ACTION PROGRAMME

Preparatory Committee for the

United Nations Conference on

 The Illicit Trade in Small Arms

 And Light Weapons in All its Aspects

28^th Meeting (AM)

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR JULY SMALL ARMS CONFERENCE

OPENS THIRD SESSION AT HEADQUARTERS

Backgrounder

UN NARCOTICS COMMISSION TO REVIEW WORLD DRUG CONTROL ISSUES

Will Meet in Vienna from 20 to 29 March

(Reissued as received.)

VIENNA, 16 March (UN Information Service) --  Two years after United Nations Member States pledged to achieve substantial reductions in drug abuse and illicit cultivation, the Commission on Narcotic Drugs will conduct its first progress review when it meets here starting Tuesday.

Security Council

4296^th Meeting (AM)

 and 4298^th Meeting* (Night)

SECURITY COUNCIL CALLS FOR END TO ETHNIC VIOLENCE IN KOSOVO,

SUPPORT FOR EFFORT TOWARDS PROVINCE-WIDE ELECTIONS

Presidential Statement Also Welcomes Legal Framework Working Group;