SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS REGISTRAR FOR INTERNATIONAL

CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR RWANDA

      Secretary-General Kofi Annan today appointed Adama Dieng of Senegal as the new Registrar for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.

Security Council

4265^th Meeting (AM & PM)

UN POPULATION FUND AIRLIFTS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SUPPLIES

TO EL SALVADOR QUAKE VICTIMS

NEW YORK, 26 January (UNFPA) -– The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today announced it is airlifting reproductive health supplies to victims of the recent earthquake in El Salvador. The supplies are scheduled to ship early on Monday.

Committee on NGOs

787^th Meeting (PM)

NGO COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS ECOCOC CONSULTATIVE STATUS

FOR 54 NGOS OVER TWO-WEEK SESSION

Committee on NGOs

786^th Meeting (AM)

NGO COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS RECLASSIFICATION OF TWO ORGANIZATIONS

On the morning of the last day of its resumed 2000 session, the Committee on Non-governmental Organizations considered requests from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for reclassification of their consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYS OUT $1.4 BILLION

The United Nations Compensation Commission has made available today, in the second payment of the third phase of the payments mechanism, a total of some $1,464.18 million to 24 governments and one international organization for distribution to 716 successful claimants.  This amount includes some: 

UN AGENCIES LAUNCH SIX-MONTH RECOVERY PROGRAMME FOR EL SALVADOR

GENEVA, 26 January (OCHA) -- The United Nations will launch an Inter-Agency Appeal for $34.9 million today, for humanitarian assistance and initial rehabilitation to address the devastation caused by the powerful earthquake in El Salvador.  The earthquake measured 7.6 on the Richter scale, and hit El Salvador on 13 January.  The appeal will be launched in San Salvador at 9 a.m. local time.

Round-up of Session

COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD CONCLUDES TWENTY-SIXTH SESSION

Issues Final Recommendations on Reports of Latvia, Liechtenstein,

Ethiopia, Egypt, Lithuania, Lesotho, Saudi Arabia, Palau, Dominican Republic

(Reissued as received.)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT, ADDRESSING SECURITY COUNCIL ON EAST TIMOR,

STRESSES NEED FOR CONTINUED INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE

Following is the statement of the President of the General Assembly, Harri Holkeri (Finland), to the Security Council meeting on East Timor on

26 January:

I am honored to be able to participate in this open debate of the Security Council on East Timor.  I would like to thank in particular you,

Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Plenary

90^th Meeting (PM)