Secretary-General says inauguration of transitional president of Somalia

is hopeful development after country’s decade of problems

 

This is the text of a message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan today to the inauguration in Nairobi of the President of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (delivered by Mohamed Sahnoun, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Africa):

Security Council

5057^th Meeting (Night)

Security Council forwards to General Assembly list of 22 candidates

for judges of Former Yugoslavia Tribunal

 

Having considered the nominations for permanent judges of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, the Security Council this afternoon forwarded a list of 22 candidates to the General Assembly.

Note to Correspondents

WORLD FOOD DAY OBSERVANCE TO BE HELD MONDAY, 18 OCTOBER

 

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

10^th Meeting (AM)

fourth committee postpones action on western sahara draft resolution,

 

Two other texts on decolonization questions

Committee Also Begins General Debate on Effects of Atomic Radiation

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Third Committee

12^th & 13^th Meetings (AM & PM)

THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES 11 DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON CRIME PREVENTION,

INTERNATIONAL DRUG CONTROL, ROLE OF FAMILIES IN DEVELOPMENT

Also Continues Discussion on Advancement of Women, Hearing 43 Speakers

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Sixth Committee

6^th Meeting (AM)

 

LEGAL COMMITTEE SPEAKERS LAUD START OF JUDICIAL FUNCTIONING

of international criminal court; growing adherence noted

 

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Second Committee

12^th Meeting (PM)

ECONOMIC COMMITTEE TOLD OF PROGRESS BY UN-HABITAT IN EASING

problems of water supply, sanitation in slum areas

 

Agency Said to Need Increased Funds to Reach Millennium

Goals; Debate Concludes on Global Conference on Development Financing

(Issued on 15 October 2004.)

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

First Committee

9^th Meeting (PM)

Disarmament committee concludes general debate

 

The First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) this afternoon heard the final speaker in its general debate, which began on 4 October.

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

8^th Meeting (AM)

Pace, methods of General Assembly management reform debated in budget committee

(Issued on 15 October 2004.)

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Plenary

30^th & 31^st Meetings (AM & PM)

REAFFIRMING SUPPORT FOR POPULATION, DEVELOPMENT GOALS, SPEAKERS IN GENERAL