FOURTH MEETING OF UNITED NATIONS INFORMAL CONSULTATIVE PROCESS

ON OCEANS AND LAW OF SEA, MEETS 2 – 6 JUNE

To Focus on Protection of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems, Safety of Navigation

ERITREA:  CEREAL AND LEGUME SEEDS TO SAVE 2003 CROP

New FAO Project Helps Drought-Affected Farmers

(Reissued as received.)

ROME, 30 May (FAO) –- The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is helping Eritrean farmers restore their productive capacity through the distribution of cereal and legume seeds for the 2003 cropping season.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF UNITED NATIONS BODIES IN JUNE 2003

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

Meetings continued from previous month:

‘WE CAN HONOUR LOST COLLEAGUES BY DOING OUR BEST TO TRANSLATE UNITED NATIONS GOALS

INTO REALITY’, SAYS DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL IN STAFF DAY MESSAGE

Following is the text of remarks, as delivered, by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette, at the memorial ceremony on Staff Day in New York:

PRESIDENT OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND CHAIRMAN

OF MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE IN JUNE

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 June:

Security Council

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES AGREEMENT BETWEEN GOVERNMENT OF VENEZUELA, OPPOSITION

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

Security Council

4765^th Meeting (AM)

Security Council

4764^th Meeting* (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZES INTERIM FORCE IN BUNIA,

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, UNTIL 1 SEPTEMBER

Resolution 1484 (2003) Adopted Unanimously

The Security Council this morning authorized the establishment until 1 September of an Interim Emergency Multinational Force in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, with authorization to take all necessary measures to fulfil its mandate.

UNITED NATIONS COMMODITY TRADE DATABASE GOES PUBLIC

Over 700 Million Trade Records,

Covering 40 Years, Now Accessible Online

Security Council

4766^th Meeting (AM & PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL CONSIDERS PEACE, SECURITY ISSUES AFFECTING AFRICA

IN ADVANCE OF UPCOMING MISSIONS TO CONTINENT