REFORM OF UN TO MEET NEW CIRCUMSTANCES, CHALLENGES IS ONGOING PROCESS,

DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

as delivered

R.A. revised by DSG

23October2003

the deputy-secretary-general

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This is the statement by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette to the General Assembly today on the question of United Nations reform:

UNODC AND FIFA HEADS JOIN PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS AT FOOTBALL WITHOUT BORDERS

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES AGREEMENT ON HIV TREATMENT BETWEEN CLINTON FOUNDATION,

DRUG MANUFACTURERS; HOPES MORE COMPANIES WILL FOLLOW

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the agreement on access to HIV treatment between the Clinton Foundation and drug manufacturers in developing countries:

IN INCREASINGLY HIGH-RISK ENVIRONMENT, NO MORE SERIOUS DUTY THAN TO PROTECT STAFF,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS AT UNVEILING OF HEADQUARTERS MEMORIAL

Following are Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks at the unveiling of the memorial to the fallen, New York, 24 October:

I’m sure we are all profoundly moved by the solemn beauty and dignity of this place of remembrance.

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO IGAD SUMMIT, LAUDS SUDAN PEACE PROCESS,

EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER SOMALIA HOSTILITIES

The following is the text of the Secretary-General’s message to the tenth summit of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) held in Kampala, Uganda, on 24-25 October and delivered by Mohamed Sahnoun, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General:

Security Council

4848^th Meeting* (PM)

AS FINAL STAGES OF AFGHANISTAN PEACE PROCESS PROCEED, MANY FUNDAMENTAL

CAUSES OF INSECURITY REMAIN, PEACEKEEPING HEAD TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL

Under-Secretary-General Guéhenno Says Success of Disarmament,

Electoral Registration Dependent on Improvement of Security Conditions

MEMORIAL IN HONOUR OF UN STAFF WHO HAVE DIED IN SERVICE

OF PEACE UNVEILED BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 24 October (UN Information Service) -- A ceremony for the unveiling of a memorial in honour of United Nations staff who have died in the service of peace took place today at the Palais des Nations as part of the commemoration of United Nations Day.

YOKOHAMA YOUNGSTERS BRINGING HOPES, DREAMS, AND YEN FOR PEACE TO UN

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT, IN UN DAY MESSAGE, SAYS ORGANIZATION

MUST OVERCOME CHALLENGES, TRAGEDY, CONTINUE ESSENTIAL WORK

Following is the statement by the President of the General Assembly, Julian R. Hunte (Saint Lucia), on the occasion of United Nations Day, 24 October:

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Third Committee

24^th Meeting (PM)

SPEAKERS IN THIRD COMMITTEE DISCUSS OLD, NEW FORMS OF RACISM,

IMPLEMENTATION OF MEASURES TO END DISCRIMINATION

Also Hears Introduction of Draft Resolutions on Advancement of Women