Following is the list of the 189 Member States of the United Nations with dates on which they joined the Organization:

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN REMARKS TO WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA,

HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF UN, UNITED STATES RELATIONSHIP

Following is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at a reception hosted by the World Affairs Councils of America in New York on

10 January:

Preparatory Committee for the

United Nations Conference on

 The Illicit Trade in Small Arms

 And Light Weapons in All Its Aspects

14^th Meeting (AM)

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR JULY CONFERENCE ON ILLICIT SMALL ARMS TRADE

CONTINUES DISCUSSION OF DRAFT ACTION PROGRAMME

SECRETARY-GENERAL REITERATES CALL FOR RECONCILIATION IN MYANMAR

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

Mr. Razali Ismail, the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Myanmar, concluded his five-day mission to Myanmar today.

Preparatory Committee for the

United Nations Conference on

 The Illicit Trade in Small Arms

 And Light Weapons in All Its Aspects

12^th Meeting (AM)*

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR JULY SMALL ARMS CONFERENCE

BEGINS DISCUSSION OF DRAFT ACTION PLAN

Preparatory Committee for the

United Nations Conference on

 the Illicit Trade in Small Arms

 and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects

13^th Meeting (PM)

ILLICIT SMALL ARMS TRADE MUST BE CONTROLLED TO PROTECT WORLD PEACE,

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE TOLD

LIBRARIES IN PAKISTAN, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, UNITED STATESAND VANUATU

DESIGNATED UNITED NATIONS DEPOSITORY LIBRARIES

Preparatory Committee for the

United Nations Conference on

 The Illicit Trade in Small Arms

 And Light Weapons in All Its Aspects

1^st Meeting (PM)

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR JULY SMALL ARMS CONFERENCE

BEGINS SECOND SESSION

Background Release

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR CONFERENCE ON ILLICIT TRADE IN SMALL ARMS

TO TAKE PLACE AT HEADQUARTERS 8 – 19 JANUARY

                                                      UNEP/79*