Security Council                                            SC/6989*

Committee on NGOs

771^st Meeting (PM)

CANADIAN NGO RECOMMENDED FOR ECOSOC CONSULTATIVE STATUS

BY COMMITTEE ON NGOS

The 2000 resumed session of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) this afternoon recommended granting roster status to YWCA of/du Canada and deferred action on requests for reclassification of status of two NGOs.

Committee on NGOs

770^th Meeting (AM)

COMMITTEE ON NGOS RECOMMENDS GRANTING ECOSOC STATUS TO FOUR MORE ORGANIZATIONS

The 2000 resumed session of the Committee on Non-governmental Organizations this morning continued its consideration of applications from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) which were deferred from its previous sessions.

DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL THAT STRENGTH AND PROMISE

OF UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING LIES IN COLLABORATIVE APPROACH

Following is the text of a statement made today by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette to a Security Council open debate on strengthening cooperation with troop-contributing countries:

                                                      POP/785

Preparatory Committee for the

United Nations Conference on

 The Illicit Trade in Small Arms

 And Light Weapons in All Its Aspects

22^nd Meeting (PM)

MARKING AND TRACKING OF WEAPONS STRESSED AS SMALL ARMS

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE CONSIDERS ACTION PLAN

Preparatory Committee for the

United Nations Conference on

 The Illicit Trade in Small Arms

 And Light Weapons in All Its Aspects

21^st Meeting (AM)

SMALL ARMS PREPARATORY COMMITTEE CONSIDERS ELEMENTS OF POSSIBLE

CONFERENCE DECLARATION AND ACTION PLAN

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

486^th Meeting (AM)

COMMITTEE MONITORING WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION CONVENTION

HOLDS ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women held its organizational meeting this morning at the opening of its twenty-fourth session.

                                                SOC/4555

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY SADDENED AT DEATHS OF UNITED NATIONS TEAM MEMBERS

IN HELICOPTER ACCIDENT IN MONGOLIA

The following statement was issued by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan on 14 January: