PRESS STATEMENT ON CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, CHAD

BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL

Following is the text of yesterday’s press statement on the Central African Republic and Chad by Alfonso Valdivieso (Colombia), President of the Security Council:

Members of the Security Council heard successively the Prime Minister of the Central African Republic, Martin Ziguele, and the Permanent Representative of Chad, Koumtog Laotegguelnodgi.

Security Council

4660^th Meeting* (AM & PM)

SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS

IN SITUATIONS OF ARMED CONFLICT IS KEY TO SUSTAINABLE PEACE

Practical Action Called for; Human Rights Day Discussion

UNRWA LAUNCHES $94 MILLION APPEAL FOR WEST BANK AND GAZA

JERUSALEM, 10 December -- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) today launched an appeal to the international community for $94 million needed to allow the Agency to carry out emergency relief work in the occupied Palestinian territory during the first half of 2003.  By comparison, in 2002 UNRWA asked donors for $173 million over the full year and almost

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Second Committee

42^nd Meeting (PM)

SECOND COMMITTEE DRAFT RESOLUTION CALLS FOR GREATER TRANSPARENCY

IN REFORM OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL ARCHITECTURE

Approves International Finance and Development Text, Eight Others

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Fifth Committee

32^nd Meeting (PM)

DELEGATION OF JAPAN OFFERS COMMENTS ON 2004-2005 PROPOSED BUDGET OUTLINE

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

71^st and 72^nd Meetings (AM & PM)

NEED FOR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES, PROTECTION OF MARINE

ENVIRONMENT STRESSED IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S DISCUSSION OF OCEAN ISSUES

Combined Value of Ocean Resources and Uses

Estimated at Seven Trillion Dollars Annually

DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL OUTLINES 'DOMINANT CONCEPTS' IN DEVELOPMENT POLICY

AT INTERACTION CEO RETREAT

Following is the speech by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette to InterAction's Annual CEO Retreat, Washington, D.C., 9 December:

SECRETARY-GENERAL, WELCOMING ACCORD BETWEEN INDONESIA AND FREE ACEH MOVEMENT,

HOPES FOR PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF CONFLICT

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

The Secretary-General welcomes the signing in Geneva today of the Framework Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities between the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement.

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS UNITED NATIONS LAW OF SEA CONVENTION

'GREAT ACHIEVEMENT' IN WORLD OF UNCERTAINTY, INSECURITY

General Assembly Meeting to Mark 20^th Anniversary Is Told

Ratification by All States Would Strengthen Effectiveness of Treaty

AT CONCLUSION OF THIRD ROUND OF SRI LANKA PEACE TALKS, SECRETARY-GENERAL

EXPRESSES HOPE FOR FURTHER PROGRESS TOWARDS LASTING SETTLEMENT

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