TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF UNITED NATIONS BODIES IN FEBRUARY 2003

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:

January/February      United Nations Staff Pension Committee

(1 meeting), New York

Economic and Social Council

2003 Organizational Session

4^th Meeting (PM)                    

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE

OF AD HOC ADVISORY GROUP ON GUINEA-BISSAU

Background Release

STATES PARTIES TO INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT TO MEET

AT HEADQUARTERS, 3 - 7 FEBRUARY

Election of Court’s 18 Judges to Begin on 4 February

The first-ever election of the 18 judges of the International Criminal Court will begin on 4 February at United Nations Headquarters, as part of the resumed first session of the Assembly of the States Parties of the Court, convening from  3 to 7 February.

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

Gunter Pleuger, Permanent Representative of Germany, succeeds Jean-Marc

Round-up of Session

COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD CONCLUDES THIRTY-SECOND SESSION

Adopts Conclusions on Reports of Estonia, Italy,

Republic of Korea, Romania, Viet Nam, Czech Republic, Haiti, Iceland

(Reissued as received.)

Security Council

4697^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS OBSERVER MISSION IN GEORGIA UNTIL 31 JULY,

UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1462 (2003)

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DEBATES MIDDLE EAST, NORTH KOREAN WITHDRAWAL

FROM NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY, OTHER TOPICS

(Reissued as received.)

UN HUMANITARIAN ENVOY FOR CRISIS IN CÔTE D’IVOIRE VISITS GHANA

NEW YORK, 30 January (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs)

-- The Secretary-General’s Humanitarian Envoy for the crisis in Côte d'Ivoire, Carolyn McAskie, continued her visit to the region with a stop in Ghana today.

Security Council                                            SC/7650    

Security Council

4698^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS WESTERN SAHARA MISSION UNTIL 31 MARCH,

UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1463 (2003)