‘SOLUTION TO AFGHAN CRISIS MUST COME FROM WOMEN AND MEN OF AFGHANISTAN ITSELF',

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN WASHINGTON ADDRESS

Following is the text of an address by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the National Democratic Institute in Washington, D.C., on 28 November:

‘MULTILATERAL DIPLOMACY OFFERS WAY TO PURSUE NATIONAL INTEREST

WHILE MAKING COMMON CAUSE WITH OTHERS’, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

Following is the text of an address by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the American Academy of Diplomacy upon receiving the Academy’s “Excellence in Diplomacy” Award in Washington, D.C., on 28 November:

Security Council

4431^st Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS IRAQ ‘OIL-FOR-FOOD’ PROGRAMME FOR SIX MONTHS,

ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1382 (2001) UNANIMOUSLY

Also Adopts List of Material, Effective 30 May,

MITCHELL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS SHOULD SERVE AS ROAD MAP GUIDING PARTIES

TO NEGOTIATIONS, GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT SAYS IN MESSAGE ON PALESTINE

Following is the statement by General Assembly President Han Seung-soo on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, 29 November:

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

52^nd Meeting (AM)

THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES, WITHOUT VOTE, 10 DRAFT RESOLUTIONS

ON HUMAN RIGHTS, WOMEN, CULTURAL DIVERSITY, REFUGEES

Committee on Inalienable Rights

of the Palestinian People

261^st Meeting (AM)

EVENTS OF 11 SEPTEMBER GAVE NEW URGENCY TO SOLVING PALESTINE

QUESTION, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS SOLIDARITY DAY MEETING

Violence, However, Had Worsened Situation; Committee Hears Calls

For Renewed Efforts by Parties, With Global Support, To Reach Settlement

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Second Committee

34^th Meeting (AM)

SECOND COMMITTEE SPEAKERS UNDERLINE NEED FOR EFFECTIVE FOLLOW-UP

TO THIRD UN CONFERENCE ON LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

Support Expressed for Proposed Office of High

Representative for LDCs, Landlocked, Small Island Developing States

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

69^th Meeting (PM)

EUROPEAN UNION TELLS GENERAL ASSEMBLY NEGOTIATIONS MUST RESUME

FOR PALESTINIAN STATE WITH GUARANTEED SECURITY FOR ISRAEL

PLO Says Ariel Sharon Brought Peace Process to Halt; Israeli Delegate

Reports News Acts of Violence:  Four Palestinian Attacks in Last Two Days

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

68^th Meeting (AM)

NEED FOR DISARMAMENT PROGRESS AS CONTRIBUTION TO ANTI-TERRORISM REPORT

STRESSED IN RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY

One of 49 Texts Adopted on Recommendation of First Committee;

Proposal for Study on Use of Depleted Uranium in Weapons Rejected

‘FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF MITCHELL RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERS BEST ROUTE TO PEACEFUL

SOLUTION’, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN MESSAGE ON PALESTINIAN SOLIDARITY DAY

Following is the text of the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, 29 November: