The Secretary-General left Amman, Jordan early in the morning of Wednesday, 28 March, for an official visit to Switzerland, where he was joined by his wife, Nane.

Commission on Population and Development

Thirty-fourth Session

2^nd Meeting (PM)        

POPULATION GROWTH, URBAN CONSUMER MARKETS THREATEN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT,

COMMISSION ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT TOLD

Committee on Charter                                        L/2978

Commission on Population and Development

Thirty-fourth Session

1^st Meeting (AM)

POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OPENS THIRTY-FOURTH SESSION;

THEME:  ‘POPULATION, ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT’

Resumed Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

56^th Meeting (Night)                

FIFTH COMMITTEE POSTPONES ACTION ON FINAL ITEMS OF RESUMED SESSION;

Committee on Charter

and United Nations Role

237^th Meeting (PM)      

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON CHARTER TO CONSIDER MAINTENANCE OF PEACE, DISPUTE SETTLEMENT

AND COMMITTEE WORKING METHODS DURING CURRENT SESSION

SECRETARY-GENERAL COMMENDS FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA

FOR ARREST OF SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC

Following is a statement by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan issued today in Nairobi, Kenya:

The arrest of Slobodan Milosevic is an important step in the process of healing after the tragic events in the Balkans since 1991.  I commend the authorities in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia for this decisive action.

Intergovernmental Preparatory Committee

for Third United Nations Conference

 on Least Developed Countries

1^st Meeting (AM)

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF UNITED NATIONS BODIES IN APRIL 2001

The following is a tentative list of United Nations meetings scheduled to be held in April, including major meetings of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations:

Meetings continued from previous month:

Security Council

4306^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS SIERRA LEONE MISSION’S MANDATE FOR SIX MONTHS,

INCREASES TROOP STRENGTH TO 17,500