The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:
The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations this evening took note of activity reports submitted by six groups with consultative status with the Economic and Social Council.
The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations this morning recommended that eight groups be granted special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council and decided to leave pending its decisions on seven additional applications.
NEW YORK, 27 January (UNU) -- The United Nations University will host two seminars at Headquarters in February, one on the legitimacy of international organizations and the other on trade, development and the environment.
China Favours Ad Hoc Committee on Prevention of Arms Race in Outer Space
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The following statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan, announcing the appointment of Hans Blix, was issued today by his Spokesman:
While the legal provisions affecting the family in Burkina Faso seemed favourable to women, the reality was that they suffered in silence from all forms of violence and forced marriage was still practised, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women was told this morning.
The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations -- a 19-member standing body of the Economic and Social Council -- directed questions this afternoon to the representatives of two groups applying for consultative status with the Council, and left its decisions on both applications pending.
