Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Plenary

19^th & 20^th Meetings (AM & PM)

ADDRESSING SIGNIFICANT THREATS FACING SMALL ISLAND STATES CRITICAL TO ACHIEVING

GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AGENDA, GENERAL ASSEMBLY TOLD

BUILDING SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES KEY TO REDUCING VULNERABILITY TO NATURAL HAZARDS,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS ON INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION

Following is the message of Secretary-GeneralKofi Annan for the International Day for Disaster Reduction, 8 October:

The theme of this year’s International Day for Disaster Reduction is “turning the tide on disasters towards sustainable development”.

AT FRANCOPHONES’ DINNER, SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR CULTIVATION OF THINGS

‘THAT BRING US TOGETHER’ –- PEACE, JUSTICE, SOLIDARITY

Following is the text of the Secretary-General’s toast at the francophones’ dinner on 25 September (translated from French):

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS LIEUTENANT-GENERAL DANIEL OPANDE OF KENYA

AS FORCE COMMANDER OF UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN LIBERIA

In a letter dated 29 September, the Secretary-General informed the Security Council of his intention to appoint Lieutenant-General Daniel Ishmael Opande of Kenya as Force Commander of the newly established United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS MAJOR-GENERAL SAMAILA ILIYA OF NIGERIA AS FORCE

COMMANDER OF UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

PRESIDENT OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND CHAIRMAN

OF MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE IN OCTOBER

In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the President of the United Nations Security Council and the Chairman of the Military Staff Committee for October:

Security Council

Security Council

4835^th Meeting (AM)

RESTORING RULE OF LAW ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL FOR RESOLVING CONFLICT,

REBUILDING SECURE, HUMANE SOCIETIES, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF UNITED NATIONS BODIES IN OCTOBER 2003

     The following is a tentative list of United Nations meetings scheduled to be held in October, including major meetings of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations:

Meetings continued from previous month:

September/October

United Nations Staff Pension Committee (1 meeting), New York

2 September-19 December

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

1^st Meeting (AM)

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Plenary

17^th & 18^th Meetings (AM & PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY HEARS CALLS FOR MULTILATERAL APPROACH AS MOST EFFECTIVE

WAY TO COMBAT TERRORISM, ACHIEVE DEVELOPMENT