The Secretary-General arrived in Amsterdam on 4 April.

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE CONCERNING AFGHANISTAN ADDS

HUMANITARIAN RELIEF PROVIDERS TO INITIAL LIST

In accordance with paragraph 12 and 16 (d) of resolution 1333 (2000), the Committee today approved the following organizations to be added to the initial list adopted by the Committee on 19 January 2001 (see Press Release AFG/123- SC/6994).  The list will be updated as necessary. 

Disarmament Commission

2001 Substantive Session

245^th Meeting (AM)

CONFIDENCE-BUILDING MEASURES IN CONVENTIONAL ARMS ADDRESSED,

AS DISARMAMENT COMMISSION CONCLUDES GENERAL DISCUSSION

The Disarmament Commission concluded its general exchange of views for its current substantive session this afternoon, with speakers addressing, among other issues, the various ways of building confidence among States in conventional arms.

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Disarmament Commission

2001 Substantive Session

244^th Meeting (AM)

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO HAVANA INTER-PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE,

SAYS ‘PARLIAMENTARY VISION’ COMPLEMENTS UNITED NATIONS’ OWN

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the 105^th Inter-Parliamentary Conference, delivered on his behalf by Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Kieran Prendergast, in Havana on 1 April:

Disarmament Commission

2001 Substantive Session

243^rd Meeting (PM)

DETERIORATING NUCLEAR ARMS SITUATION COULD END IN RENEWED ARMS RACE,

DISARMAMENT COMMISSION TOLD, AS GENERAL DISCUSSION CONTINUES

Disarmament Commission

2001 Substantive Session

242^nd Meeting (AM)

DISARMAMENT COMMISSION BEGINS THREE-WEEK HEADQUARTERS SESSION,

WITH FOCUS ON NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, CONVENTIONAL ARMS

Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs Opens Session,

Stresses ‘Particularly Demanding’ Challenge of Nuclear Disarmament

Fifty-fifth General Assembly

General Committee

6^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS ADDITION TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY AGENDA:

‘DECADE TO ROLL BACK MALARIA IN AFRICA’

Resumed Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

57^th Meeting (PM)