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.

Note to Correspondents

INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR ERADICATION OF POVERTY AND WORLD FOOD DAY

TO BE OBSERVED AT UN HEADQUARTERS ON 17 OCTOBER 2003

To remind us of the plight of the victims of extreme poverty and those who suffer from the pains of hunger, joint events will be held at United Nations Headquarters on 17 October 2003 to observe the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty and World Food Day.