Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

58^th and 59^th Meetings (AM & PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AFTER DAY-LONG DEBATE, ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS ON AID

TO ANGOLA, KAZAKHSTAN, MOZAMBIQUE, TAJIKISTAN AND TIMOR-LESTE

Texts Indicate Strategy of Encouraging Transition from Relief

To Development, Self-Help in Humanitarian Assistance Programmes

On Tuesday afternoon, 19 November, the Secretary-General flew to Belgrade, where he met with Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica.

On the afternoon of 18 November, the Secretary-General and his party arrived, in Pristina, Kosovo, where they were briefed by the Head of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo, Michael Steiner.

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES 'CLEAR NEED' FOR INTERNATIONAL

COOPERATION ON REFUGEE, MIGRATION POLICY

Following is the statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the launch of the Declaration on the Future of Refugee and Migration Policy, The Hague,

22 November:

SECRETARY-GENERAL, SADDENED BY DEATH OF UNRWA OFFICIAL IN JENIN,

EXPRESSES CONCERN AT IMPEDED ACCESS FOR AMBULANCE

Notes Earlier Requests to Israel to Allow Treatment of Sick and Injured

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL SEEKS EARLY PROGRESS ON CYPRUS PROBLEM

Steps Discussed for Intensive Efforts by Parties ‘in Next Week or So’

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

The Secretary-General met today in The Hague, the Netherlands, with his Special Adviser on Cyprus, Alvaro de Soto, to take stock of efforts to solve the Cyprus problem.

ABOLITION OF SLAVERY IN ALL ITS FORMS REMAINS MAJOR

UNITED NATIONS PRIORITY, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, 2 December 2002:

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MODIFIES TITLE AND INTRODUCTORY TEXT

OF ITS CONSOLIDATED LIST

The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) has on 14 November 2002 modified the title and introductory text of its consolidated list, to:

"THE LIST PURSUANT TO SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1390 (2002)

AND PARAGRAPHS 4(B) OF RESOLUTION 1267 (1999)

AND 8(C) OF RESOLUTION 1333(2000)

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ADDS NAMES OF THREE ENTITIES

TO ITS CONSOLIDATED LIST

The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) has added on 21 November 2002 the following entities to its consolidated list (Al-Qaida section):

I.BENEVOLENCE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION

Employee Identification Number (U.S.) 363823186;

(a.k.a. AL BIR AL DAWALIA);

(a.k.a. BIF);

(a.k.a. BIF-USA);

PRESS STATEMENT ON ANGOLA BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Members of the Security Council have agreed to issue the following statement to the press by the President of the Council, Wang Yingfan (China):