Preparatory Committee for the

United Nations Conference on

 The Illicit Trade in Small Arms

 And Light Weapons in All Its Aspects

14^th Meeting (AM)

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR JULY CONFERENCE ON ILLICIT SMALL ARMS TRADE

CONTINUES DISCUSSION OF DRAFT ACTION PROGRAMME

Biographical Note

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF NEW ZEALAND PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service.)

The new Permanent Representative of New Zealand to the United Nations, Donald James MacKay, today presented his credentials to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

Biographical Note

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF NETHERLANDS PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service.)

Dirk Jan van den Berg, the new Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the United Nations, presented his credentials to Secretary-General Kofi Annan today.

SECRETARY-GENERAL REITERATES CALL FOR RECONCILIATION IN MYANMAR

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

Mr. Razali Ismail, the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Myanmar, concluded his five-day mission to Myanmar today.

Preparatory Committee for the

United Nations Conference on

 the Illicit Trade in Small Arms

 and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects

13^th Meeting (PM)

ILLICIT SMALL ARMS TRADE MUST BE CONTROLLED TO PROTECT WORLD PEACE,

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE TOLD

Preparatory Committee for the

United Nations Conference on

 The Illicit Trade in Small Arms

 And Light Weapons in All Its Aspects

12^th Meeting (AM)*

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR JULY SMALL ARMS CONFERENCE

BEGINS DISCUSSION OF DRAFT ACTION PLAN

LIBRARIES IN PAKISTAN, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, UNITED STATESAND VANUATU

DESIGNATED UNITED NATIONS DEPOSITORY LIBRARIES

Preparatory Committee for the

United Nations Conference on

 The Illicit Trade in Small Arms

 And Light Weapons in All Its Aspects

1^st Meeting (PM)

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR JULY SMALL ARMS CONFERENCE

BEGINS SECOND SESSION

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CHAIRPERSONS AND VICE-CHAIRPERSONS OF SECURITY COUNCIL

SANCTIONS COMMITTEES ELECTED FOR 2001

NEW YORK, 4 January (Department of Political Affairs) -- Pursuant to paragraph 4 (b) of the note by the President of the Security Council dated