Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

17^th Meeting (AM)

FIFTH COMMITTEE, DISCUSSING PROVISION OF CONFERENCE SERVICES, HEARS COMPLAINT

OF INEQUALITY OF LANGUAGES IN DOCUMENTATION

Russian Federation Says Gap between English and Others

On United Nations Web Site Is Violation of Principle of Parity

SECRETARY-GENERAL COMMENDS WINNERS OF ‘UN 21 AWARDS, 2000’, PRESENTED

TO STAFF MEMBERS WHO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY OF ORGANIZATION

This is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan today at the ceremony in honour of the UN 21 Awards 2000 recipients:

SECRETARY-GENERAL DISTURBED BY ISRAEL’S ‘INTENSIFIED’ OCCUPATION;

CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE HALT TO ATTACK AT VILLAGE OF BEIT RIMA

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

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

21^st Meeting (PM)

THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTION ON LITERACY DECADE,

ILLICIT DRUGS, YOUTH, COOPERATIVES, CRIME PREVENTION

Hears Call for Priority Attention to Education of Children in Developing Countries

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

First committee

14^th Meeting (AM)

Security Council

4395^th and 4396^th Meetings (AM & PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL SUPPORTS FURTHER PHASE FOR UNITED NATIONS

MISSION IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

CORRECTION

On page 10 of Press Release SC/7186 of today’s date, the following should be inserted after the summary of the statement for the representative of Norway:

UN’S INTERNAL OVERSIGHT OFFICE LAUNCHES REFOCUSED ANNUAL REPORT AT HEADQUARTERS;

ASSESSES IMPLEMENTATION OF CRITICAL OVERSIGHT RECOMMENDATIONS

ISMAT KITTANI CONSUMMATE DIPLOMAT WHOSE LIFE ‘WAS AN EXAMPLE TO US ALL’,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, ON DEATH OF 36^TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT

Following is the statement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan upon learning of the death of Ismat Kittani:

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES ANNOUNCEMENT BY IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY

THAT IT HAS COMMENCED DISARMAMENT

Following is the text of a statement issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

Economic and Social Council

Resumed 2001 Substantive Session

45^th Meeting (PM)

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ADOPTS TEXTS ADDRESSING COUNCIL PRESIDENT’S

RESOURCES, MALDIVES, LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, AMONG OTHERS