RALPH BUNCHE ‘GREAT CHAMPION OF PEACE’, ONE OF FINEST EVER TO SERVE UN,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL AT CENTENARY EXHIBITION OPENING

Following are Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks at the opening of the Ralph Bunche Centenary Exhibition, delivered in New York on 24 October:

Good evening, and it’s wonderful to see so many of you here today.

Security Council

4849^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL AMENDS STATUTE OF RWANDA TRIBUNAL, INCREASING NUMBER OF AD LITEM

JUDGES TO NINE; RESOLUTION 1512 (2003) ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY

In Presidential Statement, Council Also Confirms

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

14^th Meeting (PM)

STRATEGIC USE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION TO BECOME EVER-MORE CRITICAL IN BUILDING

SUPPORT FOR UNITED NATIONS, UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS FOURTH COMMITTEE

War in Iraq Was Foremost of Mounting Challenges Facing

Organization, He Says, Outlining Department’s New Structure, Operational Model

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Third Committee

25^th Meeting (AM)*

BROADER LEGAL DEFINITION OF ‘MERCENARY’ NEEDED, SAYS SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR,

AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONTINUES DISCUSSION OF SELF-DETERMINATION, RACISM

Delegates Stress Importance of Education,

Tolerance, Dialogue in Countering Racism, Discrimination

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Sixth Committee

14^th Meeting (AM)

LEGAL COMMITTEE TAKES UP ISSUES FROM REPORT OF INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION;

ARTICLES ON RESPONSIBILITY OF ORGANIZATIONS REVIEWED

Text Also Offered on Third Parties Hurt by Imposition of Sanctions

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

Panel Discussion on “Partnerships” (AM)

PARTNERSHIPS INCREASINGLY EFFECTIVE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF UNITED NATIONS AGENDA,

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

22^nd Meeting (AM)

UN TRAINING AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE SHOULD SEEK PRIVATE-SECTOR SUPPORT FOR

CAPACITY-BUILDING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, SECOND COMMITTEE TOLD

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

First Committee

16^th Meeting (AM)

URGENCY OF EARLY ENTRY INTO FORCE OF NUCLEAR-TEST-BAN TREATY, STRESSED

IN ONE OF 15 TEXTS APPROVED BY DISARMAMENT COMMITTEE

Eight Drafts Require Recorded Vote

SECRETARY-GENERAL WILL PRESENT BUDGET FOR 2004-2005

TO FIFTH COMMITTEE TUESDAY, 28 OCTOBER

Secretary-General Kofi Annan will present his budget proposal for 2004-2005 to the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) on Tuesday, 28 October.

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Plenary

Open-Ended Panel on Commodities

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PANEL HEARS CALL FOR ENHANCED, EQUITABLE, PREDICTABLE

MARKET ACCESS FOR KEY COMMODITIES FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES