Human Rights Committee

Seventy-first Session

1906^th Meeting (AM)*

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE BEGINS REVIEW OF REPORT BY DOMINICAN REPUBLIC,

HEARS OF COUNTRY’S DETERMINATION TO IMPLEMENT COVENANT PROVISIONS

The Human Rights Committee this morning began its consideration of the fourth periodic report of the Dominican Republic on its compliance with the International Covenant on Political and Civil Rights.

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES BAHRAIN AND QATAR

ON RESOLUTION OF TERRITORIAL DISPUTES

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

Human Rights Committee

Seventy-first Session

1907^th Meeting (PM)

HAITIAN WORKERS, MILITARY AND POLICE COURTS DISCUSSED, AS HUMAN RIGHTS

COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC'S REPORT

                                                            OBV/204

SECRETARY-GENERAL SALUTES COURAGE, GENEROSITY OF WYNTON MARSALIS,

AS HE DESIGNATES HIM ‘MESSENGER OF PEACE’

Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan during a ceremony at Lincoln Center, designating Wynton Marsalis a Messenger of Peace in New York on 22 March:

Preparatory Committee for the

United Nations Conference on

 The Illicit Trade in Small Arms

 And Light Weapons in All Its Aspects

35^th Meeting (PM)

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR CONFERENCE ON ILLICIT ARMS TRADE

DECIDES ON WORK PROGRAMME FOR SECOND WEEK

                                                            AFG/133*

                                                      AFR/308

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN PRESIDENT

OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE AND OPPOSITION LEADER

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN

AT HEADQUARTERS, 22 MARCH 2001

The Secretary-General: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I am here mainly to answer your questions, but let me start by mentioning three or four things that are particularly on my mind.

Resumed Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

51^st Meeting (AM)

ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY COMMITTEE TAKES UP REVISED

2000-2001 BUDGET FOR SIERRA LEONE MISSION