SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE FOR WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY, URGES GOVERNMENTS

TO GIVE PRIORITY TO ILLNESS 'EXACERBATED BY DISCRIMINATION'

This is the text of a message from Secretary-General Kofi Annan for the launching today of the World Health Report and on the observance of World Mental Health Day (10 October 2001):

PRESS STATEMENT ON 'TERRORISM COMMITTEE' BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL

Following is today's statement by Security Council President Richard Ryan (Ireland) on the Committee set up to monitor Council resolution 1373 on terrorism:

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Fifty-fifth General Assembly

First Committee

2^nd Meeting (AM)

11 SEPTEMBER TERRORIST ATTACK CREATES NEW CONCEPT OF SECURITY THREAT

FIRST COMMITTEE TOLD, AS IT ELECTS OFFICERS, ADOPTS WORK PROGRAMME

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

19^th & 20^th Meetings (PM & Night))

GENERAL ASSEMBLY HEARS 34 SPEAKERS IN CONTINUED DEBATE ON GLOBAL TERRORISM;

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

18^th Meeting (AM)

CONFLICT PREVENTION, NOT REACTION, SHOULD BE BASIS

OF STATES' RESPONSE TO TERROR, ASSEMBLY TOLD

A culture of reaction only continued the spiral of intensifying conflict and eluded peace and should be avoided, the representative of Fiji told the General Assembly this morning, as it continued its debate on measures to eliminate international terrorism.

PRESS STATEMENT ON SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR AFGHANISTAN

BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL

Following is today’s statement on Afghanistan by Security Council President Richard Ryan (Ireland):

SECRETARY-GENERAL ‘STRONGLY DEPLORES’ RECENT VIOLENCE,

HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE IN MIDDLE EAST

‘Urges All Sides to Exercise Maximum Restraint’

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

PRESS STATEMENT ON UNAMSIL (SIERRA LEONE) BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is the text of a statement to the press made by Security Council President Richard Ryan (Ireland) this afternoon:

The Department of Peacekeeping Operations briefed Council members on the current situation regarding the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) and the progress being made with the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) programme.

PRESS STATEMENT ON ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is the text of today’s statement by the President of the Security Council, Richard Ryan (Ireland):