Disarmament Commission

2001 Substantive Session

248^th Meeting (AM)

DISARMAMENT COMMISSION HOLDS ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING,

DEFERS DECISION ON DATES FOR 2002 SESSION

                                                            SG/SM/8011/Rev.1*

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN

AT PALAIS DES NATIONS, GENEVA, 1 NOVEMBER 2001

(Received from United Nations Information Service, Geneva)

                                                            AFR/349

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS INSTALLATION OF TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT

EMPLOYMENT MUST BE CENTRAL GOAL IN DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES,

SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS GLOBAL EMPLOYMENT FORUM

Following is the address by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Global Employment Forum, sponsored by the International Labour Organization (ILO), Geneva, 1 November:

I am delighted and honoured to be speaking at this Global Employment Forum. And I am especially glad to be doing so at this crucial time.

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

14^th Meeting (AM)

ISRAELI RESTRICTIONS PLACED ON PALESTINE RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY

CRITICIZED BY SPEAKERS IN FOURTH COMMITTEE

Say Refugee Suffering Exacerbated by Measures;

Israel Defends Actions, Citing Country’s Larger Security Concerns

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

29^th Meeting (PM)

THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES FOUR DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON WOMEN’S ISSUES,

TWO ON CRIME PREVENTION, CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

28^th Meeting (AM)

RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION PRIMARILY CONCERNS THOSE UNDER FOREIGN OCCUPATION OR

COLONIALISM, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD, AS DIFFERING VIEWS ARE EXPRESSED

Delegations expressed conflicting views this morning as the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) continued its discussion on the right to self-determination agenda item.

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Sixth Committee

14^th and 15^th Meetings (AM & PM)

ACTION ON STATE RESPONSIBILITY FOR WRONGFUL ACTS

NEEDS MORE STUDY, LEGAL COMMITTEE IS TOLD

United States Urges Caution; Others Commend Progress Made

By International Law Commission, Seek Framing of Convention

SECOND COMMITTEE HEARS INTERNATIONAL PANEL ON PUBLIC-SERVICE REFORMS

Nations must emerge from their apparent frenzy for reforming public service institutions and allow time to assess changes made so far, a panellist said this morning during a discussion on “Challenges and Changes in Public Administration around the World”.