RETURNING FROM DROUGHT-HIT ERITREA, EMERGENCY RELIEF

COORDINATOR CALLS FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE

ASMARA, 10 October -- Kenzo Oshima, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, wrapped up his

three-day mission to Eritrea today.  He had visited Eritrea at the request of the Secretary-General to observe first-hand the severe drought affecting the country and to report back.

PRAISING ANTI-DRUG EFFORTS OF CIVIL-SOCIETY GROUPS, SECRETARY-GENERAL

STRESSES THAT GOVERNMENTS 'CANNOT DO THE JOB ALONE'

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS NEW FORCE COMMANDER FOR UNITED NATIONS

MISSION IN ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA

Secretary-General Kofi Annan has today appointed Major-General Robert Gordon of the United Kingdom as the new Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE).  The Major-General is expected to arrive in the Mission area by late October 2002.

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Fourth Committee

9^th Meeting (AM)

FOURTH COMMITTEE APPROVES TEXT ENDORSING OUTER SPACE COMMITTEE’S WORK,

PREPARATIONS FOR 2004 GENERAL ASSEMBLY REVIEW OF UNISPACE III

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Third Committee

12^th and 13^th Meetings (AM & PM)

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

First Committee

8^th Meeting (PM)

DIMINISHING ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW, WITHDRAWAL FROM KEY AGREEMENTS

WEAKENS WORLD SAFETY, RUSSIAN FEDERATION TELLS FIRST COMMITTEE

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

26^th Meeting (AM)

ASSEMBLY HEARS WIDE-RANGING VIEWS ON OUTCOME OF MILLENNIUM SUMMIT,

WORK OF UNITED NATIONS

Need For Greater Commitment by Donor Countries,

Respect for State Sovereignty, International Terrorism Dominate Debate

CRAFT LAWS THAT RESPOND TO NEEDS OF PEOPLE, SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES

PARLIAMENTARY FORUM ON NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR AFRICA'S DEVELOPMENT

The following message from Secretary-General Kofi Annan was delivered to the Parliamentary Forum on the New Partnership for Africa's Development today by Zephirin Diabré, Associate Administrator, United Nations Development Programme:

Security Council

4618^th Resumed Meeting (AM)

 and 4619^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL, MOVING TO SUPPORT GLOBAL EFFORTS, SEEKS REPORTS

FROM ALL COUNTRIES ON STEPS TAKEN AGAINST TERRORISM

Submissions Awaited from 17 Member States; Current Debate

Concludes on Implementation of Post-11 September Resolution 1373 (2001)

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Fourth Committee

8^th Meeting (AM)

SPEAKERS WARN AGAINST POTENTIAL OUTER SPACE ARMS RACE,

AS FOURTH COMMITTEE CONTINUE DEBATE