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PIERRE LELONG OF HAITI ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF SIXTH COMMITTEE

Haiti’s Permanent Representative, Ambassador Pierre Lelong, has been elected Chairman of the Sixth Committee (Legal) for the fifty-sixth session of the General Assembly.

Mr. Lelong has been serving as his country’s Permanent Representative at the United Nations since 1996.  From 1991 to 1995, he was Haiti’s Ambassador to Mexico.

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HASMY AGAM OF MALAYSIA ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF FOURTH COMMITTEE

Hasmy Agam, the Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the United Nations, was elected Chairman of the General Assembly's Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) this afternoon.

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FRANCISCO SEIXAS DA COSTA OF PORTUGAL ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF SECOND COMMITTEE

Francisco Seixas da Costa, the Permanent Representative of Portugal to the United Nations, was today elected Chairman of the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) for the General Assembly’s fifty-sixth session.

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ANDRÉ ERDOS OF HUNGARY ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF FIRST COMMITTEE

André Erdos, the Permanent Representative of Hungary to the United Nations, was elected Chairman of the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) today for the fifty-sixth session of the General Assembly.

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NANA EFFAH-APENTENG OF GHANA ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF FIFTH COMMITTEE

The Permanent Representative of Ghana, Nana Effah-Apenteng, was elected Chairman of the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today.

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES DELEGATES TO TAKE UP CHILDREN’S ISSUE SOON,

DESPITE SPECIAL SESSION POSTPONEMENT

Following is the text of a statement to the General Assembly today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan regarding postponement of the special session on children:

SECRETARY-GENERAL PAYS TRIBUTE TO FOUNDER/PRESIDENT OF WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM

Following is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan made at a Candlelight Award presentation to Klaus Schwab, founder and president of the World Economic Forum, held in New York on 10 September:

It is a great pleasure to be with you tonight, and to say a few words in honour of Klaus Schwab. 

WORDS ALONE INADEQUATE AS RESPONSE TO TERRORIST ATTACKS, SECRETARY-GENERAL

TELLS OPENING OF FIFTY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Following is the text of the statement made today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the first meeting of the fifty-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly:

Mr. President -– congratulations on your election to this important responsibility.

UNITED NATIONS NEEDS SUPPORT OF ALL RELIGIONS, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS

ANNUAL PRE-ASSEMBLY RELIGIOUS SERVICE

Following is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan delivered at the Holy Family Church in New York on 10 September:

I want to thank you all for being here today, and special thanks to Archbishop Martino and Cardinal Egan for organizing this service.  It is an event that means a lot to me personally.