STATEMENT TO PRESS BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL ON SOMALIA

Following is the text of a statement made to the press today by Security Council President Alfonso Valdivieso (Colombia):

Members of the Security Council had a briefing by Carolyn McAskie on the humanitarian situation in Somalia;

Members of the Council discussed the humanitarian situation in the overall context of the conflict in Somalia;

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE AT GLOBAL LEVEL

Following is the text of the address of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the conference on “The Challenges of Democratic Governance in a Globalizing World”, Oslo:

Security Council

4357^th Meeting (AM & PM)

IMPLEMENTATION OF MITCHELL RECOMMENDATIONS STRESSED AS ONLY HOPE

FOR RETURN TO MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS

Implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the Sharm el-Sheikh Fact-Finding Committee -- otherwise known as the Mitchell report

RECORD NUMBER OF CHILDREN TO BE DELEGATES AT UPCOMING UN SPECIAL SESSION

General Assembly Special Session Will Also Break Records with NGOs

                                                            AFG/142/Rev.1*

    SC/7124/Rev.1*

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE CONCERNING AFGHANISTAN ADDS

HUMANITARIAN RELIEF PROVIDERS TO CONSOLIDATED LIST

In accordance with paragraph 4 (b) of resolution 1267 (1999), the Committee today approved the following organization to be added to the consolidated list of entities and/or persons that have so far been identified by the Committee based on information provided by Member States (AFG/131 – SC/7028, 8 March 2001).

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE CONCERNING AFGHANISTAN

ADDS HUMANITARIAN RELIEF PROVIDERS TO LIST

In accordance with paragraph 12 and 16 (d) of resolution 1333 (2000), the Committee today approved the following organizations to be added to the initial list adopted by the Committee on 19 January 2001 (AFG/123; SC/6994).  The list will be updated as necessary.

AFR/338

SECRETARY-GENERAL HOPES 20 AUGUST MEETING IN BOTSWANA WILL PAVE WAY

FOR INTER-CONGOLESE DIALOGUE

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS TALIBAN'S DENIAL OF CONSULAR ACCESS TO DETAINEES

COULD HAVE CONSEQUENCES FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

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

Round-up

COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

CONCLUDES FIFTY-NINTH SESSION

Issues Concluding Recommendations on Reports of Italy, China,

Trinidad and Tobago, Cyprus, United States, Sri Lanka, Viet Nam, Ukraine, Egypt

(Reissued as received)