SECRETARY-GENERAL CITES NEED FOR ‘MESSAGE OF HOPE’

Following is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the Holy Family Church in New York, on 9 September:

UN REPORT HIGHLIGHTS NEW MEANS TO ADDRESS INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM

Almost a year to the day after the terrorist attacks on the United States, an expert report outlining new ways the United Nations can contribute to the international battle against terrorism has been released at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

Note to Correspondents

WORLD INVESTMENT REPORT 2002 TO BE RELEASED ON 17 SEPTEMBER

The World Investment Report 2002, published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), looks at emerging trends in foreign direct investment (FDI) and focuses on the role of transnational corporations (TNCs) in the export competitiveness of developing countries.

DPI/NGO Annual Conference

PM Meeting

ECONOMIC RECOVERY CALLED PRIMARY ELEMENT IN PEACE-BUILDING,

AS DPI/NGO CONFERENCE CONTINUES

Economic recovery was called the primary element in peace-building, as the Fifty-fifth Annual DPI/NGO Conference continued its session this afternoon with a panel discussion entitled "From Less Than Zero:  The Challenge of Rebuilding Economies".

DPI/NGO Annual Conference

AM Meeting

IMPORTANCE OF AID RECIPIENT PARTICIPATION STRESSED, AS DPI/NGO CONFERENCE

CONSIDERS PRIORITIES IN RESTORING SERVICES TO CONFLICT AREAS

International Criminal Court

Assembly of States Parties

First Session

5^th Meeting (AM)

FIRST SESSION OF ASSEMBLY OF STATES PARTIES TO INTERNATIONAL

CRIMINAL COURT CONCLUDES WORK

Court Must Serve as ‘A Bastion

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

1^st Meeting (PM)

WITH ADMISSION OF SWITZERLAND, UNITED NATIONS FAMILY NOW NUMBERS 190 MEMBER STATES

Priorities Listed by President of Fifty-seventh

Session Include Elaboration of Anti-Terrorism Convention

Biographical Note

JAN KAVAN, PRESIDENT OF FIFTY-SEVENTH SESSION OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY

'MAY THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO PERISHED ON SEPTEMBER 11^TH SERVE TO INSPIRE A BETTER,

MORE JUST, MORE PEACEFUL WORLD FOR ALL,' SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the one-year anniversary of the 11 September attacks on the United States:

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE CONCERNING LIBERIA REMOVES THREE INDIVIDUALS FROM LIST

OF PERSONS SUBJECT TO TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS, ISSUES REVISED LIST

(Delayed for technical reasons.)