Committee on NGOs

779^th Meeting (PM)

NGO COMMITTEE MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS ON SEVEN OF TWELVE APPLICATIONS

DISCUSSED THIS AFTERNOON

PRESIDENT OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY VISITS SINGAPORE, EAST TIMOR, INDONESIA

Harri Holkeri (Finland), President of the General Assembly, made a week-long visit to the South-East Asian region from 10 to 17 January 2001, visiting Singapore, East-Timor and Indonesia.  Mr. Holkeri visited the region at the invitation of the Singaporean and Indonesian Governments and the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET).

Committee on the Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

494^th Meeting (AM) & 495^th Meeting (PM)

WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE CONSIDERS FINLAND’S REPORTS;

EXPERTS PRAISE COUNTRY’S ROLE IN PROMOTION OF GENDER EQUALITY

Committee on NGOs

778^th Meeting (AM)

NGO COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS FOUR APPLICANTS RECEIVE ECOSOC CONULTATIVE STATUS

Preparatory Committee for the

United Nations Conference on

 The Illicit Trade in Small Arms

 And Light Weapons in All Its Aspects

26^th Meeting (AM)* and Round-up

Security Council

4260^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS

OF INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL JUDGES

The Security Council this afternoon decided to send a letter to the Secretary-General informing him of its decision to extend the deadline for nominations of judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia until 31 January.

SECRETARY-GENERAL VERY CONCERNED ABOUT REPORTS OF CIVILIANS

DELIBERATELY TARGETED AND KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for

Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

APPROVED LIST OF HUMANITARIAN RELIEF PROVIDERS FOR AFGHANISTAN

Committee on NGOs

776^th Meeting (AM)

MORE REQUESTS FOR ECOSOC STANDING CONSIDERED BY COMMITTEE ON NGOS

Continuing consideration of new applications for consultative status, the Committee on Non-governmental Organizations this morning recommended the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) special consultative status to two non-governmental organizations (NGOs).  It deferred action on two further applications.

Committee on NGOs

777^th Meeting (PM)