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

UNEP PROJECT TO REVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION TRENDS

IN SOUTH CHINA SEA AND GULF OF THAILAND

(Reissued as received.)

BANGKOK, 28 March 2001 (UNEP) -- To reverse environmental degradation in the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will implement a $32 million project funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the Governments of Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam.

Resumed Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

54^th Meeting (AM)

MEMBER STATES CRITICAL OF DELAY IN PROMISED PAYMENTS

FROM UNITED STATES, IN FIFTH COMMITTEE

Preparatory Committee for the

United Nations Conference on

 the Illicit Trade in Small Arms

 and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects

37^th Meeting (PM)

SMALL ARMS PREPARATORY COMMITTEE DECIDES THAT JULY CONFERENCE

SHOULD BE HELD AT MINISTERIAL LEVEL

Human Rights Committee                                HR/CT/604

Seventy-first Session                                 29 March 2001

1914^th and 1915^th Meetings (AM & PM)

SECRETARY-GENERAL GRAVELY CONCERNED AT ESCALATION OF VIOLENCE IN ISRAEL

AND PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES; CALLS FOR URGENT RESUMPTION OF DIALOGUE

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

INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF EXPERTS MEETS AT UNITED NATIONS

TO ADVISE UNIVERSITY FOR PEACE

                                                      SOC/NAR/824

Human Rights Committee

Seventy-first Session

1913^th Meeting (PM)

CROATIA’S REPORT SCRUTINIZED AND PRAISED BY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE

The Human Rights Committee met this afternoon to continue its consideration of the initial report of Croatia on compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.