The Preparatory Committee for the 2001 United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects this afternoon elected 10 additional Vice-Chairmen and its Rapporteur.
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On page 4 of Press Release DC/2681 issued 28 February, the statement of the representative of Algeria should read, as follows:
The representative of Sierra Leone this morning called for a ban on the sale of small arms and light weapons to countries sharing contiguous borders with areas of conflicts, as the Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons concluded it general debate .
The United States called for an integrated and comprehensive approach to the issue of proliferation of small arms and light weapons, as the Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference on the subject continued its general debate this morning.
As the Preparatory Committee for the 2001 Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons continued its general debate this afternoon, several speakers called for the recognition of sovereign rights of States to self-defence, as enshrined in the United Nations Charter
The Preparatory Committee of the 2001 Conference on Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects opened its first session this morning, electing Carlos dos Santos (Mozambique) Chairman and adopting its provisional agenda and work programme.
The 2001 United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in all its Aspects should focus on supply and demand, State responsibility and agreed norms for security and the safe management of official stockpiles, the Preparatory Committee for the Conference was told this afternoon as it began its general debate.
The Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects will hold its first session from 28 February to 3 March at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
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GENEVA, 10 February (UN Information Service) -- The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard statements by the representatives of Cuba and China on its programme of work and the prevention of an arms race in outer space.
