NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN JANUARY

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

Security Council

Kishore Mahbubani (Singapore) succeeds Sergey V. Lavrov (Russian Federation) as President of the Security Council.

Military Staff Committee

WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE TO HOLD 24TH SESSION AT HEADQUARTERS

15 JANUARY - 2 FEBRUARY

Reports of Eight States Parties Will Be Reviewed

NEW YORK, 2 January (Division for Advancement of Women) –- The twenty-fourth session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) will take place at United Nations Headquarters in New York from

15 January to 2 February.

NUMBER OF SIGNATORIES TO INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT

STATUTE ENCOURAGING, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

Following is the text of a statement issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF UNITED NATIONS BODIES IN JANUARY 2001

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

Meetings beginning in January:

                                                            SG/SM/7674

                                                            SG/A/763

                                                            ENV/DEV/558

                                                                  ECO/19

In accordance with paragraph 12 of Security Council resolution 1333 (2000), the Committee is actively working on a list of organizations and governmental relief agencies providing humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan that shall be exempt from the prohibitions imposed by paragraph 11 of Security Council resolution 1333 (2000) and paragraph 4(a) of Security Council resolution 1267 (1999).

Fifty-fifth General Assembly                                        GA/AB/3425