(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service.)
Janusz Stanczyk, the new Permanent Representative of Poland, presented his credentials to Secretary-General Kofi Annan today.
(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service.)
The new Permanent Representative of Viet Nam, Nguyen Thanh Chau, today presented his credentials to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Cyprus, Alvaro de Soto, is on his way to the island.
The following was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
Following are the remarks prepared for delivery by the Secretary-General to civil society in Wellington, New Zealand, on 23 February:
The Security Council this morning extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) for a further three months until 31 May.
In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the new Chairmen of the United Nations security bodies for March:
Security Council
Anwarul Karim Chowdhury (Bangladesh) succeeds Arnoldo Manuel Listre (Argentina) as President of the Security Council.
Military Staff Committee
The following is a tentative list of United Nations meetings scheduled to be held in March, including major meetings of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations:
Meetings continued from previous month:
