Economic and Social Council                                

2004 Substantive Session                                   

Committee on Elimination of                                      

Expert Meeting to Discuss Legislative Guide on United Nations

Convention against Corruption, 10 – 12 July

(Reissued as received.)

Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, late on Saturday, 3 July.

‘EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN ARAB SOCIETY HAS BECOME CENTRAL TO ARAB VISION OF REFORM’,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN MESSAGE TO ARAB REGIONAL CONFERENCE IN BEIRUT

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Arab Regional Conference “Ten Years After Beijing:  Call for Peace” in Beirut, 8-10 July, delivered by Mervat Tallawy, Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA):

LAKHDAR BRAHIMI HAS PURSUED ONE AGENDA -- ‘THE CAUSE OF PEACE’,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE TO MUNICH AWARD CEREMONY

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on the award to Lakhdar Brahimi of the Dag Hammarskjöld Honorary Medal from the German United Nations Association in Munich, 8 July:

‘somalia cannot afford another false start’, says Secretary-General, urging

kenya conference to establish inclusive governance stRuctures by 31 july

Following are Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks at the Somalia National Reconciliation Conference in Mbagathi, Kenya, 8 July:

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ADDS TWO INDIVIDUALS, FIVE ENTITIES

TO AL-QAIDA SECTION OF CONSOLIDATED LIST

The Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee on 6 July 2004 approved the addition of two individuals and five entities to its consolidated list (Al-Qaida section).

Individuals

20. *Name: 1: AQEEL 2: ABDULAZIZ 3: AL-AQIL 4: na

Economic and Social Council                                

2004 Substantive Session                                   

Following is a summary of the morning meeting of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.  A complete summary of the meeting will be available at the conclusion of the meeting as Press Release WOM/1451.