CATASTROPHIC CONDITIONS IN JENIN CAMP AS ISRAEL

MAKES MASS ARRESTS AT TRAINING CENTRE

Camp Residents in Nablus Area Asked to Leave Shelters,

Large-Scale Israeli Military Operation under Way in Camp

ENSURING FULL AND RIGHTFUL ROLE OF OLDER PERSONS IN SOCIETY, SUSTAINING SOCIAL

PROTECTION SYSTEMS STRESSED ON SECOND DAY OF AGEING ASSEMBLY, MADRID

ILO and WHO Stress Scope for Making Needed Changes in Care Systems

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

‘QUEST FOR DEVELOPMENT HAS REACHED A TURNING POINT’,

SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS AUDIENCE IN ALCALÁ, SPAIN

Following is the text of today’s address by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the University of Alcalá, Spain:

SPEAKERS STRESS NEED TO REINFORCE TRADITIONAL FAMILY SUPPORT FOR ELDERLY,

MORE AID IN AFTERNOON PLENARY AT AGEING ASSEMBLY IN MADRID

Positive Image of Ageing Urged to Ensure Society for All

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

OLDER PEOPLE’S VOICES NEED TO BE HEARD TO REDUCE POVERTY, NEW PUBLICATION SHOWS

MADRID, 9 April (UNFPA) -— Population ageing is increasingly becoming an issue of concern in many parts of the world.  A new publication from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) explains why.

AT BEST, CITIES SERVE AS MODELS OF DEMOCRACY, DIVERSITY,

MULTICULTURAL LIVING, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

‘More Than Half of Humankind Live in Cities’, He Adds

Following are today’s remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on receiving the keys to the city of Madrid from José María Álvarez Del Manzano y López Del Hierro, Mayor of Madrid:

Security Council

4510^th (Resumed) Meeting (AM)

COUNCIL HEARS RENEWED CALLS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS RESOLUTIONS,

DISPATCH OF INTERNATIONAL MONITORING FORCE TO MIDDLE EAST

In View of Israeli 'Disregard' of its Demands,

Preparatory Commission for

International Criminal Court

34^th Meeting (AM)

STATEMENT BY BUREAU OF COMMITTEE ON EXERCISE OF INALIENABLE RIGHTS

OF PALESTINIAN PEOPLE

(Reissued as received.)

The Bureau of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People adopted the following statement at its meeting in New York on

5 April 2002:

INFORMAL CONSULTATIVE PROCESS ON OCEAN AFFAIRS TO HOLD THIRD MEETING

AT HEADQUARTERS, 8 - 15 APRIL

To Focus on Protection, Preservation of Marine Environment; Capacity-

Building, Regional Cooperation and Coordination, Integrated Ocean Management

The Third Meeting of the United Nations Consultative Process on Ocean Affairs will focus its one-week session, to be held at Headquarters from 8 to