Press Release

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Plenary

38^th & 39^th Meetings (AM & PM)

ENHANCED PROTECTION OF HUMANITARIAN PERSONNEL, SECURE ENVIRONMENT,

VITAL FOR AID DELIVERY, GENERAL ASSEMBLY TOLD

UN REPORT ON HIV/AIDS SITUATION RECORDS WORLDWIDE IMPACT,

WITH DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES FOR ALL SECTORS

UN EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR SADDENED BY DEATHS

OF AID WORKERS KILLED BY GUNMEN IN SOMALILAND

NEW YORK,21 October (OCHA) -- In a statement today, Jan Egeland, the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator, expressed profound sorrow over the killing by unknown gunmen of two aid workers in the town of Sheikh, in northern Somalia.  He also extended his condolences to the bereaved families of the deceased.

LIBERIANS DISPLACED BY FIGHTING CONTINUE TO STREAM INTO CAMPS,

UN INTER-AGENCY NEEDS-ASSESSMENT TEAM FINDS

NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL DIMENSIONS OF TRADE ON THE AGENDA IN BRAZIL

(Reissued as received.)

CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION, EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENTED, CAN BE POWERFUL INSTRUMENT

AGAINST TERRORISM, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS CONFERENCE OF STATES PARTIES

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the eighth session of the Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention at The Hague today:

WORLD THAT DOES NOT OFFER FAIR CHANCE TO ALL ‘WILL BE NEITHER PROSPEROUS,

NOR PEACEFUL’, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO 29^TH PIO MANZU CONFERENCE

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the twenty-ninth Pio Manzù international conference in Rimini, Italy, delivered on 19 October by Giandomenico Picco, Special Adviser and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Dialogue among Civilizations:

SECRETARY-GENERAL HEARTENED BY CONSTITUTIONAL SOLUTION TO BOLIVIA CRISIS

The following statement was issued on 18 October by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

Note to Correspondents

CONCERT TO BE HELD IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY HALL IN OBSERVANCE

OF UNITED NATIONS DAY, 24 OCTOBER

Swiss Orchestra to Perform

This year’s observance of United Nations Day, on 24 October, will be marked by a concert given by L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, in the General Assembly Hall, beginning at 7 p.m.

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

11^th Meeting (PM)

CRUCIAL ROLE OF REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN RESOLVING AFRICA’S CONFLICTS

HIGHLIGHTED, AS FOURTH COMMITTEE CONCLUDES PEACEKEEPING DEBATE

Also Begins Discussion on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space