SECRETARY-GENERAL, DESCRIBING BROAD CHALLENGES FACING UNITED NATIONS,

TELLS OSLO MEETING ‘WE MUST MOVE AHEAD AS PARTNERS’ TO ACHIEVE GOALS

Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to a meeting of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) hosted by the United Nations Association of Norway, in Oslo, 11 December:

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO KOSOVO’S INAUGURAL ASSEMBLY SESSION,

SAYS ‘THIS IS A DAY OF HOPE’ AND OCCASION FOR RENEWED RESOLVE

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the inaugural session of the Assembly of Kosovo, delivered by Hans Haekkerup, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, in Pristina on 10 December:

PRESS STATEMENT BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT ON BURUNDI

Following is the statement to the press on Burundi issued on 7 December by Security Council President Moctar Ouane (Mali):

The members of the Security Council condemn in the strongest terms the unjustifiable attacks launched by the rebels since the Transitional Government came into office.  They also express their serious concern over reports of abductions of children in the past few weeks.

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Second Committee

39^th Meeting (PM)

CONTINUING CONSIDERATION OF DRAFT RESOLUTIONS,

SECOND COMMITTEE APPROVES SIX TEXTS

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Plenary

83^rd and 84^th Meetings (AM & PM)

ASSEMBLY SEEKS OBSERVANCE OF OLYMPIC TRUCE DURING WINTER GAMES

IN SALT LAKE CITY; SPORTING VIRTUES SAID TO MATCH UN IDEALS

Action also Taken on Global Partnerships; Debate Begins on Central

America Situation, Support for Efforts on Behalf of New Democracies

Commission for Social Development

Acting as Preparatory Committee for

Second World Assembly on Ageing

8^th Meeting (AM)

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR SECOND WORLD ASSEMBLY ON AGEING RESUMES

FIRST SESSION; WILL CONSIDER DRAFT ACTION STRATEGY

‘WE CAN LOVE WHAT WE ARE, WITHOUT HATING WHAT – AND WHO – WE ARE NOT,’

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN NOBEL LECTURE

Following is the text of the Nobel Lecture delivered today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan in Oslo:

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Second Committee

38^th Meeting (PM)

WITHOUT VOTE, SECOND COMMITTEE APPROVES FOUR DRAFT RESOLUTIONS

Texts Cover Biodiversity Convention, International Cooperation for

Development, Renewable Energy, Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries

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Fifth Committee

34^th Meeting (PM)

FIFTH COMMITTEE COMPLETES DEBATE ON BUDGETS FOR TRIBUNALS FOR RWANDA,

FORMER YUGOSLAVIA; TEMPORARY COMMITMENT AUTHORITY PROPOSED

Concern Expressed at High Level of Requested Appropriations; Draft

Introduced on Financing United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)

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