The Preparatory Commission of the International Criminal Court is going to hold its fourth session from 13 to 31 March at United Nations Headquarters in New York to continue elaborating the rules and guidelines necessary for the functioning of the Court.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:
The Committee on Relations with the Host Country met this afternoon to discuss a number of issues, including housing for diplomatic personnel.
Statement Follows Day-Long Debate On Humanitarian Aspects of Issues before Council
The Department of Public Information, in association with the American Model United Nations, will host the first United Nations International Model United Nations Conference from 10 to 13 August, at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Assessment Report Scheduled for End of March
Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on World Water Day, observed 22 March:
NEW YORK, 8 March (UNFPA) --The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is actively backing efforts to carry out the agenda of the 1995 Beijing Womens Conference, a new UNFPA publication shows.
The following statement to the press on the human rights and humanitarian situation in Sierra Leone was issued today by the President of the Security Council, Anwarul Karim Chowdhury (Bangladesh), on behalf of the Council:
Through education and tradition, from generation to generation, women had passed on the culture of peace, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said at a special event at Headquarters this morning entitled Women Uniting for Peace, which was held on the occasion of International Womens Day.
