SECRETARY-GENERAL EXTENDS CONDOLENCES FOLLOWING EL SALVADOR EARTHQUAKE

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

RESOLUTIONS  AND  STATEMENTS

OF  THE  SECURITY  COUNCIL

2000

MEMBERSHIP OF PRINCIPAL UNITED NATIONS ORGANS IN 2001

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

The General Assembly is composed of all 189 United Nations Member States.  The States, and the dates on which they became Members, are listed in Press Release ORG/1322/Rev.1 issued 10 January.

Committee on NGOs

769^th Meeting (PM)

NGO COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS CONSULTATIVE STATUS FOR UGANDAN WOMEN’S GROUP

The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) this afternoon continued its consideration of applications from non-governmental organizations for consultative status and requests for reclassification of that status that were deferred from its 1999 session.

Committee on NGOs

768^th Meeting (AM)

COMMITTEE ON NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS MEETS IN RESUMED SESSION

Preparatory Committee for the

United Nations Conference on

 The Illicit Trade in Small Arms

 And Light Weapons in All Its Aspects

20^th Meeting (PM)

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR SMALL ARMS CONFERENCE DEFERS DECISION

ON PARTICIPATION OF CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS

Agrees to Hear Civil Society Groups in Informal Session on 18 January

Preparatory Committee for the

United Nations Conference on

 The Illicit Trade in Small Arms

 And Light Weapons in All Its Aspects

19^th Meeting (AM)

                                                            ECOSOC/5995

SECRETARY-GENERAL PRAISES EFFECTIVENESS OF GROUP OF 77

IN REMARKS TO CEREMONIAL MEETING IN NEW YORK

Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan at a ceremonial meeting to mark the formal turnover of the chairmanship of the “Group of 77” developing countries and China in New York on 12 January:

SECRETARY-GENERAL PRAISES TIRELESS EFFORTS, EXTRAORDINARY

CONTRIBUTION OF BERNARD KOUCHNER IN KOSOVO

The following statement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan in tribute of Bernard Kouchner was issued today in New York: