Fifty-eighth General Assembly

First Committee

9^th Meeting (PM)

NON-PROLIFERATION FRAMEWORK BESET BY CRISIS OF IDENTITY, RELEVANCE,

EFFECTIVENESS, DISARMAMENT COMMITTEE TOLD

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

6^th Meeting (AM)

BUDGET COMMITTEE CONTINUES DISCUSSION ON SCALE USED FOR UN CONTRIBUTIONS;

MANY SPEAKERS SAY CAPACITY TO PAY NOT ACCURATELY REFLECTED

Several Delegations, However, Object to Immediate

Reopening of Debate on 2000 Agreement on Assessment Scale

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Plenary

32^nd & 33^rd Meetings (AM & PM)

INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT CRUCIAL FOR AFRICAN-LED DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE TO SUCCEED,

LIBERIA:  HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE SCALING UP

SECRETARY-GENERAL REGRETS BEING UNABLE TO ATTEND OIC SUMMIT IN MALAYSIA

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL HAILS INAUGURATION OF NATIONAL TRANSITIONAL

GOVERNMENT AS ‘TURNING POINT’ FOR LIBERIA

Following is the message of Secretary-GeneralKofi Annan on the inauguration of the National Transitional Government of Liberia, as delivered today in Monrovia by Jacques Paul Klein, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Liberia:

SECRETARY-GENERAL ‘GRAVELY CONCERNED’ BY CONTINUING VIOLENCE IN BOLIVIA,

CALLS FOR MAXIMUM RESTRAINT BY GOVERNMENT, OPPOSITION

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

Security Council

4842^nd Meeting (Night)

SECURITY COUNCIL FAILS TO ADOPT DRAFT RESOLUTION DECLARING ILLEGAL

ISRAELI CONSTRUCTION OF WALL IN OCCUPIED TERRITORIES

Vote Is 10 in Favour to 1 Against (United States),

With 4 Abstentions (Bulgaria, Cameroon, Germany, United Kingdom)

Security Council

4841^st Meeting (AM)

IN DAY-LONG SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING, PALESTINE OBSERVER SAYS ISRAELI

SECURITY WALL INVOLVES DE FACTO ANNEXATION OF OCCUPIED LAND

NEW WEB SITE OFFERS STUDENTS AND ACADEMICS FREE OR LOW-COST

ACCESS TO AGRICULTURE, SCIENCE, DATA

ROME, 14 October (FAO) -- Students, researchers and academics in some of the world's poorest countries will gain free or low-cost access to a wealth of scientific literature under a new initiative announced today by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and a range of public and private sector partners.