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GA/PAL/819*

UNITED NATIONS ASIAN MEETING ON QUESTION OF PALESTINE OPENS IN HANOI

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WOM/1181

COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN HOLDS PANEL DISCUSSION ON OBSTACLES AND ISSUES RELEVANT TO WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT AND GENDER EQUALITY

While African women produced 80 per cent of the food on the continent, they had a right to less than 1 per cent of the land, the Commission on the Status of Women was told this morning as it began the first of two panel discussions on emerging trends affecting women.

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DC/2682

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR UN SMALL ARMS CONFERENCE CONTINUES GENERAL DEBATE

The United States called for an integrated and comprehensive approach to the issue of proliferation of small arms and light weapons, as the Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference on the subject continued its general debate this morning.

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

The Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Cyprus, Alvaro de Soto, is on his way to the island.

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SC/6811

NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN MARCH

In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the new Chairmen of the United Nations security bodies for March:

Security Council

Anwarul Karim Chowdhury (Bangladesh) succeeds Arnoldo Manuel Listre (Argentina) as President of the Security Council.

Military Staff Committee

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WOM/1179

COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN CONTINUES DISCUSSION ON FOLLOW-UP TO 1995 WORLD CONFERENCE

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DC/2683

SPEAKERS IN PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR 2001 SMALL ARMS CONFERENCE CALL FOR RECOGNITION OF RIGHTS OF STATES TO SELF-DEFENCE

As the Preparatory Committee for the 2001 Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons continued its general debate this afternoon, several speakers called for the recognition of sovereign rights of States to self-defence, as enshrined in the United Nations Charter

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SG/SM/7318

PARTNERSHIP WITH CIVIL SOCIETY NECESSITY IN ADDRESSING GLOBAL AGENDA, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND REMARKS

Following are the remarks prepared for delivery by the Secretary-General to civil society in Wellington, New Zealand, on 23 February:

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SC/6812

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MINURSO MANDATE UNTIL 31 MAY, ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1292 (2000) UNANIMOUSLY

The Security Council this morning extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) for a further three months until 31 May.

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WOM/1180

IMPACT OF AIDS DISCUSSED IN COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN; COMMISSION CONTINUES REVIEW OF FOLLOW-UP TO 1995 BEIJING CONFERENCE