SECRETARY-GENERAL COMMENDS AFRICAN EFFORTS AGAINST TERRORISM,

URGES RATIFICATION, IMPLEMENTATION OF EXISTING CONVENTIONS

This is the text of a message from Secretary-General Kofi Annan (delivered in French on his behalf by Ibrahima Fall, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs) to the Summit of heads of State and Government on the African pact against terrorism, held in Dakar, Senegal, on 16-17 October: 

PRESS STATEMENT ON GUINEA-BISSAU BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL

Following is the text of today’s statement on the situation in Guinea-Bissau by Security Council President Richard Ryan (Ireland)

Security Council

4394^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL HEARS REPORTS ON MAKING SANCTIONS

MORE EFFECTIVE, LESSENING HARM TO THE INNOCENT

Better Monitoring of Implementation and Enforcement Called For

Security Council

4392^nd Meeting* (AM & PM)

CALLING FOR PEACE MISSION, SOMALIA PRIME MINISTER TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL

FAILURE TO ACT WOULD SEND WRONG SIGNAL TO PARTIES, RELIEF DONORS

CORRECTION

On page 15 of Press Release SC/7178 issued 19 October, the statement of Ethiopia should read as follows:

                                                            Note No. 5688

Fifty-sixth General Assembly                                GA/SHC/3642

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

10^th Meeting (PM)

FOURTH COMMITTEE BEGINS DEBATE ON PEACEFUL USES OF OUTER SPACE;

MISSILE DEFENCE SYSTEMS, OUTER SPACE LAW AMONG ISSUES ADDRESSED

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

17^th Meeting (AM)

CUSTOMARY PRACTICES AFFECTING WOMEN’S HEALTH LINKED TO POVERTY, THIRD

COMMITTEE TOLD AS IT CONCLUDES DEBATE ON WOMEN’S ISSUES

Women under Taliban Regime Banned

From Working, Attending School, among Other Things

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Second Committee

13^th Meeting (AM)

IMPACT OF GLOBAL ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN ON DEVELOPING COUNTRIES HIGHLIGHTED,

AS UNCTAD SECRETARY-GENERAL ADDRESSES SECOND COMMITTEE

Also, Executive Secretary for Climate Change Convention

Secretariat Tells Committee Parties Will Meet in Marrakech 29 October

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

First Committee

12^th Meeting (AM)

UN CONFERENCE BY 2006 ON ELIMINATING NUCLEAR DANGERS CALLED FOR,

AS FIRST COMMITTEE HEARS INTRODUCTION OF SEVEN DRAFT TEXTS

Others Concern Test-Ban Treaty,

Nuclear Waste Disposal, Fissile Material Ban, Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones