The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
Presidential Statement Seeks Inquiry into Incidents In Kosovo and South Serbia, to Bring Perpetrators to Justice
As the Security Council held an emergency meeting on the Middle East this afternoon, the Observer for Palestine called for specific measures to end Israeli violations against the Palestinian people, while Israel's representative said that Palestinian leaders continued to call for an escalation of the current conflict.
CORRECTION
The above headline on Press Release SC/6957 of 21 November should be amended to read:
IN PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT, COUNCIL EXPRESSES SUPPORT
FOR UN DEPLOYMENT IN ERITREA, ETHIOPIA
Audrey Elster, South Africa, Will Manage Gates Foundation Effort; Youth of Botswana, Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda to Be Campaign Targets
Following is the message of the President of the General Assembly, Harri Holkeri (Finland), on the occasion of the International Day to Eliminate Violence against Women, which is observed on 25 November:
Syria and Lebanon, Abstaining, Say Resolution Should Have Drawn Distinction between Terrorism and Actions of Liberation Movements
One of the most important indicators of an oversight offices success was the degree to which other bodies and programme managers embraced its suggestions, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) was told this morning as it concluded its general discussion of the activities of the Office of Internal Oversight Services.
