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Security Council                                           

Secretary-General Kofi Annan travelled to Brussels from Paris in the morning of Wednesday, 28 January.

NASSAU FORUM ADOPTS DECLARATION, STRATEGY PAPER IN PREPARATION

FOR MAURITIUS MEETING ON SMALL ISLAND STATES

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

PRESIDENT OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND CHAIRMAN

OF MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE IN FEBRUARY

In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the President of the United Nations Security Council and the Chairman of the Military Staff Committee for February:

Security Council

Round-up

COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD CONCLUDES THIRTY-FIFTH SESSION

Adopts Conclusions on Reports of Indonesia, Guyana, Armenia, Germany

Netherlands (including Aruba), India, Papua New Guinea, Slovenia, Japan

(Reissued as received.)

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF UNITED NATIONS BODIES IN FEBRUARY 2004

The following is a tentative list of United Nations meetings scheduled to be held in February, including major meetings of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations:

Meetings continued from previous month:

19 January-26 March

Conference on Disarmament, first part, Geneva

26 January-6 February

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

647^th Meeting (PM)

WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CURRENT SESSION

Recommends Use of Temporary Special Measures,

Such as Quotas, to Accelerate Equal Treatment of Men, Women

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR REBALANCED INTERNATIONAL AGENDA IN 2004, WITH CONCRETE

PROGRESS IN DEVELOPMENT, AS HE ACCEPTS HONORARY DEGREE IN BRUSSELS

Following are Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks upon receiving a Doctorate Honoris Causa from the University of Ghent in Brussels, 30 January:

Thank you, Mr. Prime Minister and Mr. Rector, for those very warm words.

Security Council

4908^th Meeting (Night)

SECURITY COUNCIL TIGHTENS SANCTIONS AGAINST USAMA BIN LADEN, AL-QAIDA, TALIBAN

Resolution 1526 (2004) Adopted Unanimously, Calls for Improving

Measures to Freeze Assets, Deny Entry or Transit, Prevent Weapons Transfer

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES CONSTRUCTIVE ATTITUDE OF ALL PARTIES

IN SEARCH FOR CONSTITUTIONAL SOLUTION IN VENEZUELA

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