Secretary-General Kofi Annan flew to Washington in the morning of 28 November.

‘THERE IS HOPE –- AND THERE IS REASON FOR HOPE’ IN FIGHT AGAINST AIDS,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN NEW YORK ADDRESS

Following is the keynote address delivered by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize luncheon in New York on 30 November:

It is indeed an honour to be here.

SECRETARY-GENERAL DISTURBED BY UPSURGE IN MIDDLE EAST VIOLENCE;

CONDEMNS ATTACKS ON CIVILIANS, EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE FOR DAY OF DISABLED PERSONS, SAYS GOAL

IS ‘SOCIETY FOR ALL’, RECOGNIZING SKILLS WITH NO DISCRIMINATION

This is the text of a message from Secretary-General Kofi Annan to mark the observance, on 3 December, of the International Day of Disabled Persons:

‘YOU ARE ALL THE NOBEL LAUREATES,’ SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO UN STAFF,

IN REMARKS AT STAFF DAY HEADQUARTERS OBSERVANCE

Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan delivered to a Headquarters observance of Staff Day in New York on 30 November:

It is a pleasure to see you all here on this Staff Day.

PRESIDENT OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND CHAIRMAN

OF MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE IN DECEMBER

In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the President of the United Nations Security Council and Chairman of the Military Staff Committee for December:

Security Council

Security Council

4432^nd Meeting (AM)

TRANSPARENCY, IMPACT OF MINISTERIAL-LEVEL SESSIONS AMONG ISSUES ADDRESSED,

AS SECURITY COUNCIL MEETS TO REVIEW WORK DURING NOVEMBER

The Security Council met this morning to review its work for the month of November under the Presidency of Jamaica.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF UNITED NATIONS BODIES IN DECEMBER 2001

The following is a tentative list of United Nations meetings scheduled to be held in December, including major meetings of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations:

Meetings continued from previous month:

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Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

54^th Meeting (PM)

THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES SESSION BY APPROVING DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS

IN MYANMAR, AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Decides to Resume Session in 2002 to Consider Racism

Issues; Also Approves Drafts on Terrorism, Women, Disabled Persons