RESOLUTIONS AND STATEMENTS

OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL

2003

EXPERTS EXAMINE EUROPE’S POPULATION, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CONCERNS

(Reissued as received.)

BSE CONTROLS IN MANY COUNTRIES ARE STILL NOT SUFFICIENT

FAO Urges Countries to Strictly Apply Precautionary Measures

(Reissued as received.)

GLOBAL FDI DECLINE BOTTOMS OUT IN 2003

(Reissued as received.)

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

629^th Meeting (AM)

COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN OPENS THREE-WEEK SESSION

Economic, Social Policies Needed to Achieve Convention’s Aims

RULE OF LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS ARE VITAL FOR DEMOCRACY, ESPECIALLY IN ARAB WORLD,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN MESSAGE TO REGIONAL CONFERENCE IN YEMEN

UN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR SUDAN RECOMMENDS RELOCATION OF DARFUR REFUGEES

FARTHER INLAND FROM CHADIAN BORDER, SPEED-UP OF FOOD DISTRIBUTION

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES LIBYA’S DECISION TO ACT ON TREATIES

BANNING NUCLEAR TESTING, CHEMICAL WEAPONS

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

Security Council

4892^nd Meeting (AM)

THREAT POSED BY AL QAEDA, TALIBAN MUST REMAIN TOP INTERNATIONAL

CONCERN, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD

But Lack of Reporting by Governments Hinders Work, Committee Chairman Says

WORLD EXPERTS WILL MEET IN NAIROBI TO HELP UNITED NATIONS BOOST CAPABILITIES

IN EARLY WARNING, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

NAIROBI, 9 January (UNEP) -- Links between global warming and heavy metal pollution, soil microbes and bumper crop yields and the degree to which a degraded environment can trigger political instability are likely to be among the pressing issues facing scientists trying to unravel the fate of planet Earth.