SECRETARY-GENERAL NOTES IRAQ’S HAND-OVER OF KUWAITI PROPERTY

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES SIGNING OF KABUL DECLARATION BY AFGHANISTAN

AND SIX NEIGHBOURS, HOPES IT WILL BOOST PEACE PROCESS

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS KABUL DECLARATION BASIS TO PROMOTE REGIONAL

COOPERATION, IN MESSAGE TO CONFERENCE ON GOOD NEIGHBOURLY RELATIONS

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the Conference on Good Neighbourly Relations delivered by Lakhdar Brahimi, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, in Kabul on 22 December:

SEVENTEENTH LAW OF SEA FELLOWSHIP AWARDED

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS NEW DEPUTY SPECIAL

REPRESENTATIVE FOR ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA

Security Council

4681^st Meeting (Night)

SECURITY COUNCIL FAILS TO ADOPT DRAFT RESOLUTION CONDEMNING RECENT ISRAELI ACTIONS

United States Opposes Draft Presented by Syria

Security Council

4680^th Meeting (Evening)

SECURITY COUNCIL CONDEMNS ATTEMPTS AT FORCE TO INFLUENCE POLITICAL SITUATION,

OVERTHROW ELECTED GOVERNMENT IN CÔTE D'IVOIRE

Concerned About Humanitarian Consequences, it

Supports Deployment of West African Force Before 31 December

Security Council

4679^th Meeting (Evening)

SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT STRONGLY CONDEMNS VIOLENCE AGAINST

CIVILIANS, PROTECTED PERSONS IN CONFLICT SITUATIONS

The Security Council this evening condemned strongly all attacks and acts of violence directed against civilians or other protected persons under international law and international humanitarian law in situations of armed conflict.

Security Council

4678^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL ADJUSTS PROVISIONS REGARDING FROZEN FUNDS

OF TALIBAN AND AL QAEDA MEMBERS

Resolution 1452 Adopted Unanimously

The Security Council this afternoon adjusted its provisions regarding the frozen funds of the Taliban and members of the Al Qaeda organization.

Security Council

4677^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL ASSESSES ITS WORK FOR 2002, DISCUSSES CHALLENGES,

OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2003 IN YEAR-END WRAP-UP MEETING