SECRETARY-GENERAL HAILS GROWING COOPERATION BETWEEN UNITED NATIONS,

PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM

The following is a message delivered today on behalf of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the thirty-third Pacific Islands Forum being held in Suva, Fiji, from 15 to 20 August:

Round-up

SEABED AUTHORITY BEGINS WORK ON SCHEME TO REGULATE

POLYMETALLIC SULPHIDES AND COBALT-RICH CRUSTS

(Reissued as received.)

KINGSTON, 15 August (International Seabed Authority) -- The intricacies of writing rules to cover two recently discovered categories of deep-sea mineral deposits were highlighted at the eighth session of the International Seabed Authority, which met from 5 to 15 August in Kingston, Jamaica.

ASSEMBLY CONCLUDES EIGHTH SESSION OF SEABED AUTHORITY

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KINGSTON, 15 August (International Seabed Authority) -- The International Seabed Authority ended its eighth session this afternoon after its Assembly set 28 July to 8 August 2003 as the date for its next session at the Authority’s headquarters in Kingston. 

SEABED COUNCIL ENDS SESSION DEVOTED MAINLY TO POLYMETALLIC SULPHIDES AND CRUSTS

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KINGSTON, 15 August (International Seabed Authority) -- The Council of the International Seabed Authority wrapped up its work for the year in Kingston this morning by completing a preliminary exchange of views on possible approaches to the drafting of regulations for polymetallic massive sulphides and cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts.

ASSEMBLY ADOPTS SEABED AUTHORITY BUDGET FOR 2002-03;

ELECTS MEMBERS TO COUNCIL, ADOPTS EMBLEM AND FLAG

Completes Discussion of Secretary-General’s Report

(Reissued as received.)

Security Council

4604^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZES ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN ANGOLA

Resolution Creates Follow-on Mission to Current United Nations Presence

Security Council

4603^rd Meeting (PM)

COUNCIL EXTENDS SUSPENSION OF TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ON UNITA OFFICIALS FOR 90 DAYS

Resolution Aims To Encourage Peace and Reconciliation in Angola

Security Council

4602^nd Meeting (PM)

COUNCIL EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR PRETORIA AGREEMENT

Note to Correspondents

                                                            Note No. 5746

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

110^th Meeting (AM)

BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECISION, AFRICAN UNION ASSUMES

OBSERVER RIGHTS OF PREVIOUS CONTINENTAL BODY