GREECE, FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA REPRESENTATIVES

MEET 5 FEBRUARY, UNDER SECRETARY-GENERAL’S AUSPICES

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

Pursuant to the Interim Accord of 13 September 1995, representatives of Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia met on February 5, 2002 under the auspices of the Secretary-General. 

Background release                                          SOC/4589

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES NEED FOR PRACTICAL STEPS TO BUILD PARTNERSHIPS,

STRENGTHEN POLITICAL COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Following is the text of remarks today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the panel of eminent persons for the World Summit on Sustainable Development:

Security Council

4467^th Meeting (AM)

PRESIDENT OF BURUNDI ASKS FOR CONTINUED SECURITY COUNCIL ASSISTANCE

TO END VIOLENCE, KEEP PEACE PROCESS ON TRACK

While Political Climate Has Improved,

SYMPOSIUM ON BEST PRACTICES IN HUMANITARIAN INFORMATION EXCHANGE

TO BE HELD ON 7 AND 8 FEBRUARY AT PALAIS DES NATIONS

GENEVA, 5 February (UN Information Service) -- The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs will host the Symposium on Best Practices in Humanitarian Information Exchange on 7 and 8 February at the Palais des Nations.

AFRICAN NGOS, FEARING IMPACT OF STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT PROGRAMMES,

ADOPT CAIRO DECLARATION FOR FOOD SECURITY

(Reissued as received.)

Cairo, 5 February (FAO) -- Heads of 30 African non-governmental organizations and civil society organizations (NGOs/CSOs) concluded a two-day consultation held in parallel to the twenty-second Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Regional Conference for Africa (4-8 February).

ANTI-CORRUPTION COORDINATION MEETING CONCLUDES IN VIENNA

VIENNA, 5 February (UN Information Service) -- Steps to improve information sharing and best practices across the United Nations and other partners in the fight against corruption were discussed at an inter-agency anti-corruption coordination meeting in Vienna on 4 and 5 February 2002.

Commission on Sustainable Development

Acting as the Preparatory Committee for

 World Summit on Sustainable Development

10^th Meeting (AM)

JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT, TO BE RELEVANT, MUST ADDRESS ISSUES NOT ON 1992 RIO AGENDA

-- SUCH AS GLOBALIZATION, GENETICS -– SUMMIT’S PREPARATORY COMMITTEE TOLD

UNITED NATIONS EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR LAUNCHES REPORT

ON ACTIVITIES, FUNDING NEEDS

Office Requesting $61.1 Million in Extrabudgetary Funding

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS JEFFREY SACHS SPECIAL ADVISER

ON MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

The Secretary-General has appointed Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director of the Center for International Development at Harvard University, as Special Adviser on the Millennium Development Goals.