Secretary-General Kofi Annan departed New York for Switzerland on Tuesday, 30 October.

SECRETARY-GENERAL NAMES WILLIAM LACY SWING (UNITED STATES)

AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR WESTERN SAHARA

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

Security Council

4405^th Meeting* (AM)

EXPERT PANEL ON LIBERIA PRESENTS REPORT TO SECURITY COUNCIL,

WITH PROPOSALS FOR FURTHERING PEACE IN MANO RIVER REGION

Violations of Bans on Arms, Diamond Export, Official Travel Investigated;

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

30^th Meeting (PM)

SELECTIVE APPLICATION OF PRINCIPLE IN UN CHARTER AND DECOLONIZATION DECLARATION

COULD JEOPARDIZE INTERNATIONAL PEACE, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

Committee Also Hears Debate on Western

Sahara, as Discussion on Self-Determination Concludes

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Sixth Committee

18^th & 19^th Meetings (AM & PM)

PROPOSED GUIDELINES ON FORMULATION OF RESERVATIONS

TO TREATIES ARE REVIEWED BY LEGAL COMMITTEE

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Second Committee

23^rd Meeting (PM)

CONCLUDING DISCUSSION OF BUSINESS AND DEVELOPMENT, SECOND COMMITTEE SPEAKERS

STRESS IMPORTANCE OF ENCOURAGING ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Second Committee

22^nd Meeting (AM)

RESPONSIBILITY OF BUSINESS FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RIGHTS, ENVIRONMENT

REAFFIRMED BY SECOND COMMITTEE SPEAKERS

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Second Committee

22^nd Meeting (AM)

RESPONSIBILITY OF BUSINESS FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RIGHTS, ENVIRONMENT

REAFFIRMED BY SECOND COMMITTEE SPEAKERS

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

First Committee

23^rd Meeting (PM)

‘PRACTICAL STEPS’ ON PATH TO NUCLEAR-WEAPON ELIMINATION

STRESSED IN DRAFT TEXT APPROVED BY FIRST COMMITTEE

Resolutions Also Approved on Depleted Uranium,

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

First Committee

22^nd Meeting (AM)

DISARMAMENT AIMED AT ELIMINATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS CALLED

FOR IN DRAFT RESOLUTION APPROVED BY FIRST COMMITTEE

Other Texts Approved Address Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty,

UN Conference on Nuclear Dangers, Small Arms, Africa Centre