Committee on NGOs

45^th and 46^th Meetings (AM & PM)

INTERNATIONAL GAY AND LESBIAN ASSOCIATION DENIED RECOMMENDATION FOR REINSTATEMENT

OF CONSULTATIVE STATUS WITH ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS MICHAEL STEINER

AS HIS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR KOSOVO

The Secretary-General has appointed Michael Steiner of Germany to be his Special Representative for Kosovo.

Committee on NGOs

43^rd Meeting (AM)

NGO COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS TWO BODIES FOR SPECIAL STATUS

WITH ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

One NGO Recommended for Roster Status;

Committee Also Briefed on NGO Accreditation with Human Rights Commission

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

Twenty-sixth Session

538^th Meeting (AM)

COMPLETING CONSIDERATION OF FIJI REPORT, COMMITTEE TOLD

CONVENTION IS 'A LIVING REALITY' IN FIJI

But Experts Still Concerned over Negative Impact

Of Traditional Reconciliation Customs in Cases of Violence against Women

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN ADDRESS TO GENEVA CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT,

SEES BOTH ‘STAGNATION’ AND POSSIBILITIES IN DISARMAMENT ARENA

Following is the text of the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Conference on Disarmament at Geneva on 22 January, delivered on the Secretary-General’s behalf by Vladimir Petrovsky, Director-General of the United Nations Office in Geneva:

Committee on NGOs

44^th Meeting (PM)

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS ONE NGO FOR SPECIAL CONSULTATIVE STATUS WITH ECONOMIC

AND SOCIAL COUNCIL; DEFERS ONE APPLICATION; LEAVES TWO PENDING

FIRST MEETING TO DISCUSS DRAFT INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION AGAINST CORRUPTION

(Reissued as received.)

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT, REVOLUTIONARY ARMED FORCES

COMMANDER, ON SIGNING OF ACCORD ON 20 JANUARY

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

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

Twenty-sixth Session

536^th and 537^th Meetings (AM and PM)

EXPERTS WELCOME POSITIVE ASPECTS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION

MEASURES BUT STRESS PERSISTENCE OF GENDER-BASED CONSTRAINTS

Committee on NGOs

42^nd Meeting (PM)

COMMITTEE APPROVES TWO NGOS FOR CONSULTATIVE STATUS,

DEFERS DECISION ON TWO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS