Security Council

4383^rd Meeting (PM)

INSTALLATION OF BURUNDI’S TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT ON 1 NOVEMBER

`TURNING POINT’ IN PEACE PROCESS SAYS SECURITY COUNCIL

The Security Council this afternoon voiced strong support for the 1 November installation of the transitional government in Burundi. 

Security Council

4382^nd Meeting (PM)

Security Council

4381^st Meeting (PM)

UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1371 ON FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA,

SECURITY COUNCIL AGAIN REJECTS VIOLENCE IN PURSUIT OF POLITICAL AIMS

The Security Council this afternoon called for the full implementation of its resolution 1345 (2001) as it met on the situation in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

                                          Note No. 5680

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Second Committee

2^nd Meeting (PM)

SECOND COMMITTEE APPROVES PROGRAMME OF WORK FOR FIFTY-SIXTH SESSION

Will Elect Bureau, Begin General Debate 1 October

The Second Committee (Economic and Financial) this afternoon approved its programme of work for the fifty-sixth session and postponed the election of its bureau to 1 October.

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

2^nd Meeting (PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY BUDGET COMMITTEE ELECTS VICE-CHAIRMEN, RAPPORTEUR;

HEARS STATEMENT BY OUTGOING CHAIRMAN

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

11^th Meeting (AM)

ASSEMBLY CONCLUDES DEBATE ON REPORT OF SECRETARY-GENERAL

WITH REITERATED CALLS FOR ACTION TO COMBAT TERRORISM

Taking note of the Secretary-General’s report on the work of the Organization, the General Assembly this morning concluded its debate on that agenda item, which had lasted since Monday morning following an introduction by the Secretary-General.

SECRETARY-GENERAL PLEASED BY UNITED STATES CONGRESS DECISION

TO AUTHORIZE DUES PAYMENT OF $582 MILLION

Following is the text of a statement issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

PLIGHT OF CIVILIAN AFGHAN POPULATION DESPERATE, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL

Those Deliberately Withholding Food

And Attacking Relief Workers Will Be Held Responsible

Following is the text of a statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the humanitarian crisis in and around Afghanistan:

DONOR COUNTRIES TO TAKE UP UNRWA’S ACCESS PROBLEMS WITH ISRAEL

(Reissued as received.)

AMMAN, 25 September (UNRWA) -- The European Union will continue to urge the Israeli authorities to ease the restrictions on the movement of staff and humanitarian supplies by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), a meeting of 25 countries was told today in Amman.