PRESS STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL ON SOMALIA

Following is today's press statement on Somalia by the President of the Security Council, Kishore Mahbubani (Singapore):

Members of the Council heard a briefing by the Secretariat on the situation in Somalia, and expressed their serious concern with regard to recent developments and their grave impact on the humanitarian situation.

GOVERNANCE, ETHICS, CONFLICT MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES PRESENTED

AT FIFTH AFRICAN GOVERNANCE FORUM

MARKING AFRICA DAY, SECRETARY-GENERAL HAILS LAUNCHING OF AFRICAN UNION,

GROWING AFRICAN COOPERATION IN STRUGGLE FOR DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RIGHTS

Following is the text of the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of Africa Day, 25 May 2002:

OFFICE OF SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF SECRETARY-GENERAL

FOR CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT

United Nations Envoy for War-Affected Children

Calls for Urgent Action To Halt Humanitarian Crisis in Angola

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPEALS FOR RESOURCES TO RESPOND TO VITAL NEEDS

OF DISPLACED, VULNERABLE PERSONS IN LIBERIA

Condemns Attempts by Armed Factions to Take Power by Force

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES PEOPLE OF SIERRA LEONE ON ‘SPIRIT OF MUTUAL

RESPECT AND RECONCILIATION’ IN YESTERDAY’S ELECTIONS

Appeals for Continued Calm, Restraint

As Election Results are Collated and Announced

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

AFRICAN MINISTERS ADOPT DRUG CONTROL ACTION PLAN FOR AFRICA

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES HOLDING OF ELECTIONS IN SIERRA LEONE ON 14 MAY

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

SECURITY COUNCIL CONCLUDES MISSION TO GREAT LAKES REGION

The following communiqué was issued today by the Security Council mission to the Great Lakes region on 6 May:

The delegation of the Security Council of the United Nations concluded on

6 May 2002 in Kigali, Rwanda, its mission to the Great Lakes region, which started on 28 April in Pretoria, South Africa, and which included visits to eight countries.

UN STANDING ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON SECURITY QUESTIONS IN CENTRAL AFRICA

COMMEMORATES TENTH ANNIVERSARY AND ADOPTS KINSHASA DECLARATION