SECRETARY-GENERAL STRONGLY CONDEMNS TEL AVIV SUICIDE BOMBING,

SAYS VIOLENCE CANNOT SOLVE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT

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

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF UNITED NATIONS BODIES IN JANUARY 2003

The following is a tentative list of United Nations meetings scheduled to be held in January, including major meetings of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations:

Meetings beginning in January:

PRESIDENT OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND CHAIRMAN

OF MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE IN JANUARY

In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the President of the United Nations Security Council and the Chairman of the Military Staff Committee for January:

Security Council

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES NEW KENYAN PRESIDENT,

COMMENDS WELL ORGANIZED, CREDIBLE ELECTORAL PROCESS

The following statement, issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan, was also issued earlier in Nairobi:

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA

TO FULLY COOPERATE WITH ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY

The following statement was issued Friday, 27 December, by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General expresses his concern over the increasing tensions in the Korean Peninsula. 

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXTENDS CONDOLENCES TO RUSSIAN FEDERATION

FOLLOWING EXPLOSION IN GROZNY

The following statement was issued Friday, 27 December, by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

Security Council

4683^rd Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL ADJUSTS LIST OF RESTRICTED GOODS, PROCEDURES

OF IRAQ ‘OIL-FOR-FOOD’ PROGRAMME

Resolution 1454 (2002) Adopted 13-0-2 (Russian Federation, Syria)

The Security Council this afternoon approved adjustments in the biological, chemical and missile-related areas of the Goods Review List it adopted in May of the Iraq “oil-for-food” programme.

SECRETARY-GENERAL DISTURBED THAT FIGHTING CONTINUES IN DEMOCRATIC

REPUBLIC OF CONGO DESPITE 16 DECEMBER CEASEFIRE ACCORD

Those Violating Humanitarian Law

Will Be Held Accountable for Their Actions, He Warns

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

ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY RESPONDS TO REQUEST TO REMOVE INSPECTORS

BY DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA

PRESS STATEMENT ON DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL

Following is the text of the press statement made today by Alfonso Valdivieso (Colombia), President of the Security Council, on the Democratic Republic of the Congo:

Members of the Council were briefed by the Secretariat regarding recent developments in the DRC.