The Chairman of the Sixth Committee (Legal) called for a reaffirmation of the importance of legal principles and values in international relations, as the Committee met this morning to organize its schedule for the fifty-fifth session of the General Assembly.
Following are the remarks of Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette at the Memorial Ceremony on Staff Day in New York, on 25 September:
Following is the text of the statement of General Assembly President Harri Holkeri (Finland) at the conclusion of the general debate of the fifty-fifth session of the General Assembly:
In a short meeting this morning, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) elected, by acclamation, Collen Vixen Kelapile (Botswana) as its third Vice-Chairman, thus concluding the organizational part of this session. The decision was taken following consultations within the Group of African States.
Mauritius, Nicaragua, Rwanda, United Republic of Tanzania, Venezuela, Benin, Equatorial Guninea, Uzbekistan Also Speak
(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service.)
The new Permanent Representative of Belarus, Sergei Ling, today presented his credentials to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service)
Mwelwa C. Musambachime, the new Permanent Representative of Zambia to the United Nations, presented his credentials today to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service)
Joseph R. Christmas, the new Permanent Representative of Saint Kitts and Nevis to the United Nations, presented his credentials today to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
Following is a statement issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
