Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Plenary

93^rd Meeting (PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES LIST OF CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPANTS

FOR JUNE HIV/AIDS SPECIAL SESSION

The General Assembly this afternoon approved a list of 112 civil society organizations seeking accreditation to its special session on HIV/AIDS and to its preparatory process.

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Preparatory Committee for the

High-level International

 Intergovernmental Event on

 Financing for Development

5^th Meeting (PM)

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR DEVELOPMENT FINANCING EVENT CONCLUDES SESSION;

Commission for Social Development

Thirty-ninth Session

12^th Meeting (PM)

COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT CONCLUDES THIRTY-NINTH SESSION

Background Release

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR SECOND WORLD ASSEMBLY ON AGEING TO MEET

AT HEADQUARTERS, 26 FEBRUARY - 2 MARCH

The Commission for Social Development, acting as the Preparatory Committee for the Second World Assembly on Ageing, will hold its first substantive session from 26 February to 2 March at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

The convening of the Second World Assembly, which will be held from 8 to

Commission for Social Development

Thirty-ninth Session

11^th Meeting (AM)

COMMISSION ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT APPROVES RESOLUTION

ON VOLUNTEERING AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS INTRODUCES LOGO

FOR WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM

GENEVA, 23 February (UN Information Service) -- Mary Robinson, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Secretary-General of the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, today introduced the official logo of the World Conference, which will be held in Durban, South Africa, from 31 August to 7 September.

Ad Hoc Committee on Assembly

Resolution 51/210

21^st Meeting (PM)

AD HOC COMMITTEE ON TERRORISM CONCLUDES TWO-WEEK HEADQUARTERS SESSION;

CONTINUES CONSIDERATION OF DRAFT COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION

Background Release

PREPARATORY COMMISSION FOR INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT HOLDS

SEVENTH SESSION AT HEADQUARTERS 26 FEBRUARY - 9 MARCH

The Preparatory Commission for the International Criminal Court begins its two-week seventh session at United Nations Headquarters on Monday, 26 February to continue work on rules and practical arrangements for the effective operation of the future Court.

UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS WARNS OF SUDAN DISASTER;

600,000 PEOPLE AT IMMEDIATE RISK OF STARVATION