Economic and Social Council

2001 Organizational Session

3^rd Meeting (AM)

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL BEGINS CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSAL

FOR INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES TASK FORCE

Commission on Status of Women

Forty-fifth Session

6^th Meeting (PM)

COMMISSION PANEL ON WOMEN AND AIDS DISCUSSES RELATIONS BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN,

NEED FOR TREATMENT ACCESS, AND QUESTION OF AIDS TESTING

During an expert panel discussion this afternoon on “Women, Girls and HIV/AIDS”, the Commission on the Status of Women was told that the disease was a relational issue and thus a gender and human security issue.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY STATEMENT BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT

Following is the text of a statement made today by the President of the General Assembly, Harri Holkeri (Finland), on the occasion of International Women’s Day (8 March 2001):

The theme for this year’s celebration of International Women’s Day is very timely:  Women managing conflict.

Commission for Social Development

Thirty-ninth Session

3^rd Meeting (AM)

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR SOCIAL PROTECTION RESTS WITH GOVERNMENTS,

S0CIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION TOLD

CORRECTION

On page 8 of Press Release SOC/4599 issued 14 February, the statement of the representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) should read, as follows:

WOMEN CAN BE POWERFUL FORCE FOR PEACE AND RECONCILIATION AND MUST BE INTEGRATED

MORE EFFECTIVELY IN PEACE PROCESSES WORLDWIDE, SAYS DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL

Following is the text of remarks by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette delivered today at the “Women and Peace” panel at United Nations Headquarters on the occasion of International Women’s Day:

Commission on Status of Women

Forty-fifth Session

5^th Meeting (AM)

RESOURCE MOBILIZATION AND RESOLUTION OF DEBT PROBLEM AMONG ACTIONS NEEDED

TO IMPROVE STATUS OF WOMEN, COMMISSION TOLD

Security Council

4291^st Meeting (PM)

UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES ASKS SECURITY COUNCIL

TO STRENGTHEN MISSION IN SIERRA LEONE

Security Council

4287^th Meeting* (AM)

Security Council                                                  SC/7023/Rev.1**

Commission on Status of Women

Forty-fifth Session

4^th Meeting (PM)

COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN CONSIDERS WORK PROGRAMME

FOR PERIOD 2002-2006

The Commission on the Status of Women met this afternoon and considered a draft proposal on its multi-year programme of work for the period 2002-2006 entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century”.