USE OF INTERNET AS TOOL FOR DEVELOPMENT REVIEWED AT NEW YORK SEMINAR

Representatives from 19 Permanent Missions

Of Spanish-speaking Member States Participate in Seminar Organized by DPI

The United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI) is holding a seminar on the theme “The Internet as a Tool for Development”, at United Nations Headquarters, from 12 to 16 March.

Note to Correspondents                                      Note No. 5653

Resumed Fifty-fifth General Assembly                        GA/AB/3427/Rev.1*

Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Plenary

95^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTS 14 JUDGES TO TRIBUNAL FOR FORMER YUGOSLAVIA

The General Assembly, in a day-long meeting today, elected 14 judges to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, in seven rounds of secret balloting.

Commission on Status of Women                         WOM/1279

Forty-fifth Session                                   13 March 2001

12^th Meeting (PM)

Commission on Status of Women

Forty-fifth Session

11^th Meeting (AM)

GENDER PERSPECTIVE NEEDED IN DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES TO COUNTER

RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN TOLD

CORRECTION

On page 8 of Press Release WOM/1278 of 13 March, the name of the representative of Israel speaking in right of reply should be Ron Adam.  His statement should read as follows:

Commission on Status of Women

Forty-fifth Session

11^th Meeting (AM)

GENDER PERSPECTIVE NEEDED IN DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES TO COUNTER

RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN TOLD

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

COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION DISCUSSES PREPARATIONS

FOR WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 12 March (UN Information Service) -- The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning discussed organizational matters, including an update on recent preparatory work for the upcoming World Conference against Racism.

                                                            RD/910*