Meeting of States Parties

to Law of Sea Convention

62^nd Meeting (PM)

STATES PARTIES TO CONVENTION ON LAW OF SEA EXAMINE

2003 DRAFT BUDGET OF INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL

The States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea met briefly this afternoon to consider the 2003 draft proposed budget of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.

UNITED NATIONS FELLOWSHIPS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW

AWARDED TO CANDIDATES FROM 18 COUNTRIES

GENEVA, 16 April (UN Information Service) -- The Selection Committee of the United Nations Fellowship Programme in International Law met in New York on Tuesday, 9 April 2002, under the chairmanship of Hans Corell, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel.

PRESS STATEMENT ON ERITREA-ETHIOPIA BOUNDARY COMMISSION DECISION

by President of Security Council

Following is the text of today's press statement by Sergey Lavrov (Russian Federation), President of the Security Council, on the decision of the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission:

REFORM OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM TO BE FOCUS OF UN CRIME COMMISSION MEETING

40-Member Body to Hold Eleventh Session in Vienna, 16 to 25 April

VIENNA, 16 April (UN Information Service) -- The reform of the criminal justice system will be the main theme of discussion at the eleventh session of the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice to be held here starting this morning.

UN RELIEF MISSION TO JENIN REFUGEE CAMP REVEALS MONUMENTAL DESTRUCTION

NICOSIA MEETING REVIEWS SITUATION IN OCCUPIED TERRITORIES SINCE SEPTEMBER 2000

Israeli Courts Cite Security Considerations

As Reason for Human Rights Violations by Israeli Soldiers

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

FIRST TRAINING COURSE IN BRAZIL FOR DELINEATION OF OUTER LIMITS OF CONTINENTAL

SHELF BEYOND 200 NAUTICAL MILES, RIO DE JANEIRO, 3 TO 8 MARCH

Between 3 and 8 March 2002, in Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian Government hosted a five-day training course on the delineation of the outer limits of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles.

SECRETARY-GENERAL, ADDRESSING INTERNATIONAL MEETING IN SUPPORT OF MIDEAST PEACE,

SUGGESTS ‘THIRD-PARTY MECHANISMS’ MAY BE VITAL IN DEFUSING CRISIS

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES ERITREA, ETHIOPIA TO WORK FOR IMPLEMENTATION

OF BOUNDARY COMMISSION DECISION

The following statement was issued 13 April by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

This morning, 13 April 2002, at 9 a.m. in The Hague, the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission conveyed to representatives of the two Governments its decision on delimitation of their common border. 

SECRETARY-GENERAL ADDRESSES AFRICAN HEADS OF STATE ON PARTNERSHIP

FOR FINANCING AFRICA’S GROWTH

Following is the text of the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to heads of State on Partnership with the Private Sector for Financing Africa’s Growth through NEPAD, delivered on his behalf today in Dakar by K.Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa: