GA/SM/245

Meeting of States Parties

To Law of Sea Convention

54^th Meeting (PM)

STATES PARTIES TO LAW OF SEA CONVENTION INFORMALLY APPROVE

TRIBUNAL BUDGET FOR YEAR 2002

States parties to the Convention on the Law of the Sea approved the 2002 budget of the International Tribunal during informal consultations, Cristian Maquieira (Chile), President of the Eleventh Meeting of States parties announced this afternoon.

IN ADDRESS TO THIRD UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SEES ‘LAST CHANCE OF BETTER LIFE’ FOR 600 MILLION PEOPLE

Following is the statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the inaugural ceremony of the third United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, delivered this morning in Brussels:

Committee on NGOs

2001 Session

11^th Meeting (AM)

COMMITTEE ON NGOS TAKES NOTE OF QUADRENNIAL REPORTS BY BODIES

WITH GENERAL, SPECIAL CONSULTATIVE STATUS WITH ECOSOC

The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) this morning took note of 68 quadrennial reports submitted by organizations having general or special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council.  It deferred

IN BRUSSELS, SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

TO CAMPAIGN FOR GENUINELY OPEN MARKETS

Following is the statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Non-Governmental Forum at the Third United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, delivered in Brussels this morning:

Thank you for that very warm welcome.

As you know I have left the Conference to come and talk to you.

Secretary-General Kofi Annan travelled to Washington in the afternoon of Wednesday, 9 May.

Third UN Conference on LDCs

3^rd Meeting (PM)

‘GOVERNANCE, PEACE AND SOCIAL STABILITY’ ADDRESSED IN THEMATIC SESSION

AT BRUSSELS CONFERENCE ON LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

Committee on NGOs

2001 Session

9^th Meeting (AM)

NGO COMMITTEE CONSIDERS CASE OF FREEDOM HOUSE

The Committee on Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) this morning considered the case of Freedom House, a United States-based NGO, as it began its consideration of special reports and complaints by Governments.    

Committee on NGOs

2001 Session

6^th Meeting (PM)

NGO COMMITTEE APPROVES TWO ORGANIZATIONS FOR CONSULTATIVE STATUS

WITH ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL, DEFERS ACTION ON TWO OTHERS

The penultimate paragraph of press release NGO/409 of 9 May 2001 should read as follows:

Commission on the Status of Women

Resumed Forty-fifth Session

18^th Meeting (PM)