UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES APPEAL FOR $259 MILLION

IN EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR IRAQ

Amount Needed to Make Up Shortfall

In Funding for Humanitarian Aid to Iraq in 2003

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT SAYS EFFORTS OF WORKING GROUP ON FOLLOW-UP

TO MAJOR UN CONFERENCES MAKE UN MORE RELEVANT, VISIBLE

Following is the statement by General Assembly President Jan Kavan (Czech Republic) to today’s ninety-first plenary meeting of the Assembly:

Special Committee on

Decolonization

10^th Meeting (AM)

DECOLONIZATION COMMITTEE CONCLUDES 2003 SESSION, ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS

ON TERRITORIAL SELF-DETERMINATION, ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

Situations in Tokelau, Pitcairn Discussed

The Special Committee on Decolonization this morning concluded its 2003 session with the adoption of its report and three resolutions.

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

91^st Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS STEPS TO STRENGTHEN IMPLEMENTATION

OF MAJOR SUMMIT DEVELOPMENT GOALS

UN REQUESTING $259 MILLION FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

TO IRAQ, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

Following is today’s statement by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette at the launch of the revised Humanitarian Appeal for Iraq:

Preparatory Committee for Landlocked

Developing Countries Conference

2^nd Meeting (PM)

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR LANDLOCKED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES CONFERENCE

BEGINS DISCUSSION OF DRAFT OUTCOME DOCUMENT

Calls for Specific Action in Transit Policy,

Preparatory Committee for Landlocked                                                DEV/2418*

SECRETARY-GENERAL ‘DEEPLY DISTURBED’ BY NEWS OF ABDUCTION OF TWO UN MILITARY

OBSERVERS IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

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

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS ANDREW TOH OF SINGAPORE AS ASSISTANT

SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR CENTRAL SUPPORT SERVICES

The Secretary-General today announced the appointment of Andrew Toh of Singapore as Assistant Secretary-General for Central Support Services, succeeding Toshiyuki Niwa. 

Security Council

4777^th Meeting (AM)

PLIGHT OF CIVILIANS IN ARMED CONFLICT REMAINS CONSIDERABLE, GRAVE PROBLEM,

UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL

Says Core Protection Principles Adopted by Council in 2002 Important Tool;