Fifty-seventh General Assembly

First Committee

18^th Meeting (AM)

STRENGTHENED LEGAL REGIME TO PREVENT OUTER SPACE ARMS RACE

CALLED FOR IN DRAFT RESOLUTION APPROVED BY FIRST COMMITTEE

One of Nine Texts Recommended for General Assembly Adoption;

Chemical and Biological Weapons, Small Arms Trade among Other Issues Addressed

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Fifth Committee

13^th Meeting (AM)

FIFTH COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS ON 2002-2003 BUDGET,

REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE, FINANCIAL FUNCTIONING OF UNITED NATIONS

On Sunday afternoon, 20 October, the Secretary-General and his party traveled to Bishkek to begin an official visit to Kyrgyzstan.

At midday on Friday, 18 October, Secretary-General Kofi Annan flew to Tashkent, Uzbekistan, becoming the first United Nations Secretary-General to visit that country.

On Thursday afternoon, 17 October, Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Astana, Kazakhstan’s new capital.

SECRETARY-GENERAL ‘APPALLED’ BY CAR BOMB ATTACK IN ISRAEL, URGES

‘ALL PALESTINIAN GROUPS’ TO STOP SUCH ACTS OF VIOLENCE

This is the text of a statement today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General is appalled by the terrorist car bomb attack in northern Israel earlier today in which at least 14 persons were killed and many others injured. 

SECRETARY-GENERAL COMMENDS PEACEFUL PROGRESS IN TAJIKISTAN, URGES

INVOLVEMENT OF ALL MEMBERS OF SOCIETY IN SOLVING PROBLEMS

This is the text of a statement today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Parliament of Tajikistan in the capital of Dushanbe:

SECRETARY-GENERAL ENCOURAGED BY CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES IN CÔTE D’IVOIRE

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL OPENS 'UNITED NATIONS HOUSE' IN KYRGYZSTAN,

SAYS STAFF HAVE KEY ROLE IN HELPING NATION

This is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the opening of the United Nations House in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on 20 October:

SECRETARY-GENERAL, HONOURED IN KYRGYZSTAN, SAYS COUNTRY’S ASPIRATIONS

MATCH VALUES OF PEACE, TOLERANCE AT HEART OF UNITED NATIONS MISSION

This is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan yesterday

(20 October) in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Askar Akayev: