SECRETARY-GENERAL’S SPECIAL ENVOY FOR MYANMAR TO CONFER

WITH LEADING FIGURES IN YANGON, 12 - 16 NOVEMBER

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

Razali Ismail, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Myanmar, will visit Yangon from 12 to 16 November 2002 to help facilitate the national reconciliation process in Myanmar.  It will be his ninth mission as Special Envoy.

RESOLUTION ON RETURN OF UN WEAPONS INSPECTORS TO IRAQ IS BASED

ON ‘UNIQUE LEGITIMACY OF UN’, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS COUNCIL

Following is the statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Security Council following today's adoption of resolution 1441 (2002) on Iraq:

SECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

Following is the text of a statement made to the press today by Security Council President Zhang Yishan (China):

Members of the Security Council were briefed by Assistant Secretary-General Tuliameni Kalomoh on the latest developments in the Central African Republic.

Security Council

4644^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL HOLDS IRAQ IN ‘MATERIAL BREACH’ OF DISARMAMENT OBLIGATIONS,

OFFERS FINAL CHANCE TO COMPLY, UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1441 (2002)

Instructs Weapons Inspections to Resume within 45 Days,

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Third Committee

41^st and 42^nd Meetings (AM & PM)

COMMON VALUES HAVE LITTLE MERIT IF NOT TRANSLATED INTO CONCRETE, INDIVIDUAL

BENEFITS, SAYS NORWAY, AS THIRD COMMITTEE DEBATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS CONTINUES

Other Speakers Stress Need for Consistent Standards,

Respect for Cultural Diversity When Promoting Human Rights

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Second Committee

PM Meeting

WORLD BANK PRESIDENT TELLS SECOND COMMITTEE OF NEED TO BUILD UP CONFIDENCE FOR

GREATER COOPERATION AMONG MULTILATERAL BODIES

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Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Fifth Committee

23^rd Meeting (AM)

DELEGATES CONSIDER SALARY-SCALE ADJUSTMENTS, UN PENSION FUND INVESTMENTS,

FOLLOW-UP TO OVERSIGHT OFFICE RECOMMENDATIONS

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Plenary

44^th and 45^th Meetings (AM & PM)

ASSEMBLY IS TOLD LACK OF RESOURCES, HIGH COST OF MEDICINES, CONTINUING

STIGMA REMAIN OBSTACLES IN GLOBAL FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS

Day-Long Review of United Nations Efforts; Debate is Concluded

On Role of Information, Communication Technologies in Development

IN UNCERTAIN TIMES, MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT UN,

SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS TOUR GUIDES

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the 50^th anniversary of guided tours at the United Nations, New York, on 6 November:

“Welcome to the United Nations.  My name is Kofi Annan, I’m from Ghana, and I’ll be your guide today.”