PRESIDENT OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND CHAIRMAN

OF MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE IN OCTOBER

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 October:

Security Council

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF UNITED NATIONS BODIES IN OCTOBER 2001

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

Meetings continued from previous month:

Preparatory Commission for

International Criminal Court

32^nd Meeting (AM)

INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT NOW HAS TWO THIRDS OF NECESSARY

RATIFICATIONS, PREPARATORY COMMISSION TOLD

The United Kingdom and Liechtenstein have ratified the treaty establishing the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing the total number of ratifications to the full two thirds of the 60 needed to bring the Court into being. 

CALL FOR CITIES WITHOUT SLUMS AT WORLD HABITAT DAY OBSERVANCE

(Reissued as received)

FUKUOKA/NAIROBI, 1 October (Habitat): In his message on the occasion of World Habitat Day, Kofi Annan, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, called on the international community and citizens everywhere to “pledge to do their part in turning slums into sustainable neighbourhoods fit for families, fit for living, fit for the future”.

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Second Committee

4^th Meeting (PM)

SPEAKERS IN SECOND COMMITTEE URGED TO MOVE FROM RHETORIC TO ACTION

IN PURSUIT OF MILLENNIUM SUMMIT GOALS

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Second Committee

3^rd Meeting (AM)

UNCERTAIN IMPACT OF 11 SEPTEMBER EVENTS, SLOWING GLOBAL ECONOMY

EXAMINED AS SECOND COMMITTEE OPENS GENERAL DEBATE

Representative of Belgium Stresses

Committee’s Potential Contribution to Restoration of Freedom, Tolerance

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

13^th Meeting (PM)

EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE GLOBAL SECURITY MUST INCLUDE ACTION

ON POVERTY AND INJUSTICE, GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS TOLD

Condemning Terrorism, Delegates Say Counter-Measure

Should Be Directed against Extremists, Not Wider Community

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

12^th Meeting (AM)

UNPRECEDENTED UNITY PROMPTED BY ‘TERRIBLE EVIL’ OF 11 SEPTEMBER ATTACK

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, AS GENERAL ASSEMBLY BEGINS TERRORISM DEBATE

New York City’s Mayor Also Addresses Assembly

SECRETARY-GENERAL MEETS WITH PINO ARLACCHI, VIENNA AND DRUG OFFICE HEAD;

AGREE ARLACCHI WILL REMAIN IN POST UNTIL MID-2002

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR OUTER SPACE DISCOVERIES TO BE SHARED

WITH ALL HUMANITY, IN WORLD SPACE WEEK MESSAGE

Following is the text of a message from Secretary-General Kofi Annan on occasion of World Space Week (4-10 October 2001):