Press Release

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Sixth Committee

13^th Meeting (AM)

COUNTRIES NOT YET PARTY TO DOCUMENTS ON INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT ARE URGED

TO RATIFY, ACCEDE TO GOVERNING STATUTE

Legal Committee Also Seeks Relationship Agreement Between

Court and United Nations; Text Received on Effects of Sanctions on Third States

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

Panel Discussion on “Microcredit, Poverty

 Eradication and the Empowerment of Women”

SECOND COMMITTEE PANEL DISCUSSION HEARS EXPERTS UNDERLINE IMPORTANT ROLE

OF MICROCREDIT IN RAISING HOUSING INCOMES, BOOSTING LIVING STANDARDS

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

20^th Meeting (AM)

WORLD SUMMIT ON INFORMATION SOCIETY MUST HELP BRIDGE DIGITAL DIVIDE BETWEEN

TECHNOLOGY HAVES AND HAVE-NOTS, SECOND COMMITTEE TOLD

Information Revolution Linked to Freedom, Transparency,

Says Under-Secretary-General for Communication and Public Information

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

First Committee

14^th Meeting (AM)

TWENTY DRAFT TEXTS INTRODUCED IN FIRST COMMITTEE; EFFECTIVE CONTROL OVER ARMS

TRANSFERS, ENHANCED COMMITTEE ROLE IN SECURITY AMONG ISSUES ADDRESSED

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

8^th Meeting (AM)

BUDGET COMMITTEE DELEGATES VOICE SUPPORT FOR INTERNAL OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES,

CITING SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF MONEY RECOVERED

Audits, Inspections, Investigations Address Management

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Plenary

42nd Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTS ALGERIA, BENIN, BRAZIL, PHILIPPINES, ROMANIA

TO TWO-YEAR TERMS ON SECURITY COUNCIL, BEGINNING 1 JANUARY 2004

Also Continues Discussion of Global Road Safety, Follow-Up to Major UN Conferences

UN NEEDS JOURNALISTS TO CONTINUE ‘VITAL WORK’, REPLACING MYTHS WITH UNDERSTANDING,

SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS DAG HAMMARSKJOLD FELLOWS

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the annual luncheon of the Dag Hammarskjöld Scholarship Fund, today, delivered by S. Iqbal Riza, Under-Secretary-General and Chef de Cabinet:

It is a great pleasure to send my greetings to all who have gathered for this annual luncheon.

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS STEPS WILL BE TAKEN TO ENSURE EARLY IMPLEMENTATION

OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF INDEPENDENT PANEL ON STAFF SECURITY IN IRAQ

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the report of the independent panel on the safety and security of United Nations personnel in Iraq:

SOMALIA SANCTIONS COMMITTEE TO VISIT REGION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF ARMS EMBARGO

NEW YORK, 22 October (UN Department of Political Affairs) -- The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 751 (1992) held its twenty-fifth formal meeting today to discuss the preparation of the mission to Somalia and States in the region in compliance with resolution 1474 (2003).

GOALS OF ROAD MAP REMAIN ONLY VIABLE PATHS TO PEACE,

UN COORDINATOR TELLS MIDDLE EAST SEMINAR

(Received from a UN Information Officer)

SEVILLE, 22 October -- The second day of the international media seminar on the question of peace in the Middle East, now taking place in Seville, Spain, reaffirmed the usefulness of dialogue and mutual understanding among the parties to the conflict in the region.