Fifty-seventh General Assembly

First Committee

19^th & 20^th Meetings (AM & PM)

COMMITMENT TO NUCLEAR WARHEAD REDUCTION BY UNITED STATES, RUSSIAN FEDERATION

WELCOMED IN DRAFT RESOLUTION APPROVED BY FIRST COMMITTEE

18 Texts Approved Addressing Compliance with Disarmament Agreements,

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Fifth Committee

14^th Meeting (AM)

Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, early in the afternoon of Monday, 21 October.

TOASTING PRESIDENT OF TURKMENISTAN, SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES

INEXTRICABLE LINKAGE OF DEMOCRACY, DEVELOPMENT

Following is the toast proposed by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the dinner hosted by Saparmurat Niyazov, President of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat,

22 October:

                                                                  SG/A/821*

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ADDS NAME OF AN ENTITY TO ITS LIST

The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) has added on 22 October the following entity to its list (Al‑Qaida section):

Global Relief Foundation (GRF), A.K.A. Fondation Secours Mondial (FSM)

Offices in the United States:

9935 South 76^th Avenue, Unit 1, Bridgeview, Illinois 60455, U.S.A.,

Security Council

4630^th Meeting (AM & PM)

ALLEGATION OF ‘WIDESPREAD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION’ IN WEST AFRICA REFUGEE CAMPS

NOT CONFIRMED BY UNITED NATIONS INVESTIGATION

Preventive Measures Recommended to Alleviate Vulnerability of Refugees

                                    Note No. 5757

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Fourth Committee

14^th Meeting (PM)

DELAYS IN REIMBURSEMENT ‘GREAT HARDSHIP’ FOR TROOP-CONTRIBUTING COUNTRIES,

KENYA TELLS FOURTH C0MMITTEE, AS PEACEKEEPING DEBATE CONTINUES

Speakers Also Address Need for Mission Exit Strategies,

Adequate Funding for Demobilization, Reintegration of Former Combatants