Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

573^rd and 574^th Meetings (AM & PM)

COMMITTEE EXPERTS APPLAUD CZECH REPUBLIC'S POLITICAL WILL TO IMPLEMENT CONVENTION

ON ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN

Conditions Being Created for Equal Opportunities -- Deputy Minister

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES PERSEVERANCE IN RESOLVING BORDER DISPUTE

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

The Secretary-General has been following with interest the Belize-Guatemala Facilitation Process designed to assist the Governments of Belize and Guatemala achieve a peaceful resolution of the longstanding territorial controversy between the two countries.

CONDEMNING COLOMBIA INAUGURATION KILLINGS, SECRETARY-GENERAL

APPEALS TO ALL ARMED ELEMENTS TO RESPECT CIVILIANS

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL ADDRESSES SECURITY COUNCIL FOLLOWING SIGNING

OF PEACE AGREEMENT BY DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, RWANDA

Following is the statement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Security Council on 8 August concerning the signing of the Pretoria Agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda:

I shall be brief this morning.

LEGAL AND TECHNICAL COMMISSION TAKES UP SEABED SULPHIDES AND CRUSTS

(Reissued as received.)

Security Council

4596^th Meeting* (AM)

SECRETARY-GENERAL HAILS PRETORIA AGREEMENT AS POLITICAL MILESTONE

FOR PEACE IN CONGOLESE CONFLICT

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

571^st and 572^nd Meetings (AM & PM)

ARMENIAN DELEGATION CITES EARTHQUAKE, BLOCKADE AMONG OBSTACLES

TO CONVENTION’S IMPLEMENTATION

CONCERNED BY UPSURGE OF VIOLENCE IN NIGER, SECRETARY-GENERAL

CALLS FOR UNCONDITIONAL RESPECT FOR CONSTITUTIONAL ORDER

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

The Secretary-General is very concerned by the upsurge of violence in the Niger, resulting from a spate of mutinies by segments of the armed forces in different parts of the country in recent days.

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS CATHERINE BERTINI AS PERSONAL HUMANITARIAN ENVOY

Following is the statement issued by Secretary-General Kofi Annan today on his appointment of Catherine Bertini as his Personal Humanitarian Envoy:

SEABED AUTHORITY HEARS LATEST SCIENTIFIC FINDINGS

ON NEW DEEP-SEA MINERALS

(Reissued as received.)