Press Release

Commission on the Status of Women                          

Forty-eighth Session                                       

FIFTY-FIRST SESSION OF UNCC GOVERNING COUNCIL TO BE HELD FROM 9 TO 11 MARCH

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 5 March (UN Information Service) -- The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission will hold its fifty-first session from 9 to 11 March 2004 under the Presidency of Ambassador Michael Steiner (Germany).

PRESS STATEMENT ON HAITI BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is the press statement on Haiti delivered by Security Council President Jean-Marc de la Sablière (France):

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UNITED STATES OUTLINES NEW US POLICY ON LANDMINES

TO CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT

President of Conference Invites Participants to Informal

Open-Ended Consultations on Programme of Work on Tuesday, 9 March

Commission on the Status of Women                          

Forty-eight Session                                        

INTERNET GOVERNANCE ISSUES DISCUSSED AT INTERNATIONAL

TELECOMMUNICATION UNION WORKSHOP

(Reissued as received.)

ANNUAL REPORT OF NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD FOCUSES ON RELATIONSHIP

BETWEEN DRUG ABUSE, CRIME, VIOLENCE AT COMMUNITY LEVEL

(Reissued as received.)

VIENNA, 3 March (UN Information Service) -- The impact of drug abuse on crime and violence at the community level is the main focus of the 2003 Annual Report of the Vienna-based International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), released here today.

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GENEVA, 3 March (UNCTAD) -- Tourism officials from more than 50 countries worldwide will gather at Lisbon's Congress Centre from 8 to 11 March to share experiences and best practices in sustainable tourism as a tool for development.  The meeting is being organized by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) as part of its efforts to help developing countries take advantage of the growth in international tourism.  Participants will make recommendations on how UNCTAD can improve those efforts.