Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

101^st & 102^nd Meetings (AM & PM)

'DIGITAL DIVIDE' STILL YAWNS AS WIDELY AS EVER, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL,

AS GENERAL ASSEMBLY OPENS TWO-DAY SESSION ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES

Senegal's President Cites Hopeful Signs of 'Digital Revolution' for Africa;

Speakers Say New Technologies Must Be Used to Reach Millennium Development Goals

Security Council

4554^th Meeting* (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MISSION IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

UNTIL 30 JUNE 2003, UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1417 (2002)

The Security Council this morning extended the mandate of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) until 30 June 2003.

UN POPULATION DIVISION ISSUES UPDATED STUDY ON ABORTION POLICIES

Background Release

GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO HOLD HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON INFORMATION

AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR DEVELOPMENT, 17-18 JUNE

To address the digital gap that still excludes two thirds of humankind from the benefits of the digital revolution, the General Assembly will hold a high-level meeting devoted to information and communication technologies (ICT) for development on 17 and 18 June, in the Trusteeship Council Chamber.

DRAFTING OF UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION AGAINST CORRUPTION RESUMES

Ad Hoc Committee for Negotiation of Convention

Against Corruption Holds Second Session in Vienna, 17-28 June

(Reissued as received.)

UN COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW TO HOLD THIRTY-FIFTH SESSION

IN NEW YORK, 17-28 JUNE

Consideration of New Model Legislation

On International Commercial Conciliation

(Reissued as received.)

GREECE, FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA EXCHANGE VIEWS

UNDER PROVISIONS OF INTERIM ACCORD

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

Ad Hoc Committee to Review

New Agenda for Development of Africa

PM Meeting

GENERAL ASSEMBLY BODY CREATED TO REVIEW UN’S AGENDA FOR AFRICAN

DEVELOPMENT IN 1990S HOLDS ORGANIZATIONAL SESSION

Assembly President Says Africa’s Development Daunting Challenge;

AFGHANISTAN, NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES JOIN COUNTER-NARCOTIC FIGHT

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

565^th and 566^th Meetings (AM & PM)

COMMITTEE EXPERTS COMMEND TUNISIA’S ‘GREAT STRIDES FORWARD’

IN PROMOTING EQUALITY BETWEEN WOMEN, MEN