Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

16^th Meeting (AM)

UN’S FUTURE EFFECTIVENESS DEPENDENT ON CREDIBLE SYSTEM TO EVALUATE PERFORMANCE,

IMPROVED CONDITIONS OF SERVICE, BUDGET COMMITTEE TOLD

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Plenary

56^th & 57^th Meetings (AM & PM)

SPEAKERS IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY CALL FOR UNIVERSALIZATION OF ANTI-LANDMINE

CONVENTION, INCREASED SUPPORT FOR DEMINING ACTIVITIES

SECRETARY-GENERAL HAILS SIGNING OF CASPIAN SEA PROTECTION TREATY

Following is a statement issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

SECRETARY-GENERAL PRAISES LAUNCH OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ACADEMY IN SHANGHAI

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the inauguration of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) Academy of Environmental Law, in Shanghai, 4 November:

SECRETARY-GENERAL ESTABLISHES TEAM TO INVESTIGATE RESPONSIBILITIES,

DECISION-MAKING PRIOR TO ATTACK ON UN BAGHDAD HEADQUARTERS

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

The Secretary-General is giving close attention to the Report of the Independent Panel on the Safety and Security of United Nations Personnel in Iraq, headed by Maarti Ahtisaari, former President of Finland.

SECRETARY-GENERAL HOPES DECISIONS BY SRI LANKA’S PRESIDENT

DO NOT HARM PEACE PROCESS

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL DISTRESSED BY INDONESIAN FLOOD DEATHS DISASTER

Following is a statement issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

SECRETARY-GENERAL NAMES HIGH-LEVEL PANEL TO STUDY GLOBAL SECURITY THREATS,

AND RECOMMEND NECESSARY CHANGES

Secretary-General Kofi Annan today named Anand Panyarachun, former Prime Minister of Thailand, to chair the High-level Panel on global security threats and reform of the international system, which he had announced in his speech to the General Assembly on 23 September.

HUMANITARIAN EFFORT LAUNCHED FOR INDONESIA FLOOD VICTIMS

NEW YORK, 4 November (OCHA) -- The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has deployed a two-person team to the Langkat district of North Sumatra, Indonesia.  The team will help local authorities coordinate emergency response, assess needs and plan assistance in response to the flash floods that hit the area in recent days.

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Third Committee

32^nd Meeting (PM)

SOCIAL COMMITTEE HEARS FROM COUNTRIES HOSTING REFUGEE POPULATIONS

OF EFFORTS AT REPATRIATION, DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

More Aid from International Community, Regional

Organizations Called For; Also Strengthened Role for UNHCR