SECRETARY-GENERAL COMMENDS AGREEMENT REACHED IN SUDAN

ALLOWING UNIMPEDED HUMANITARIAN ACCESS

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL COMMENDS AGREEMENT REACHED IN SUDAN

ALLOWING UNIMPEDED HUMANITARIAN ACCESS

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

JAMES LEMOYNE APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVISER ON COLOMBIA

The Secretary-General has appointed James LeMoyne as Special Adviser on Colombia.  Mr. LeMoyne had been serving as Acting Special Adviser since January 2002.  The appointment, at the Assistant Secretary-General level, is effective as of 1 November.

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS AMINATA S. DJERMAKOYE AS CHIEF OF PROTOCOL

Aminata S. Djermakoye, formerly Chef de Cabinet in the United Nations Office at Geneva, took up her appointment today, 1 November, as Chief of Protocol at United Nations Headquarters.

UNITED NATIONS FULBRIGHT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME LAUNCHED

Secretary-General Kofi Annan announces the launching of the United Nations Fulbright Fellowship Programme, created through a partnership with the Institute of International Education, the implementing institution of the Fulbright Programme, and the United Nations Foundation/Better World Fund, which will fund the new Programme.

PRESIDENT OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND CHAIRMAN

OF MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE IN NOVEMBER

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

Security Council

CALL FOR ACTION FROM SECURITY COUNCIL ON SECOND ANNIVERSARY

OF RESOLUTION ON WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY

NEW YORK, 31 October –- Members of the Security Council issued a strong statement to the international community today recognizing the vital role of women in promoting peace, and calling for an increased use of women’s expertise in conflict resolution and all stages of peacemaking and peacebuilding.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF UNITED NATIONS BODIES IN NOVEMBER 2002

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

Meetings continued from previous month:

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONCLUDES SEVENTY-SIXTH SESSION

Adopts Final Conclusions and Recommendations on Reports of Egypt and Togo

(Reissued as received.)

Geneva, 1 November (UN Information Service) -- The Human Rights Committee concluded today a three-week session at which it considered and adopted concluding observations and recommendations on the reports submitted to it by Egypt and Togo.

Committee on Relations

with Host Country

214^th Meeting (PM)

COMMITTEE ON RELATIONS WITH HOST COUNTRY APPROVES ANNUAL REPORT

Travel, Banking Restrictions, New York City

Diplomatic Parking Programme Among Issues Covered