Secretary-General appalled by series of Baghdad bombings,

 

Urges Iraqis not to be deterred by violence

 

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

Round-Up of Session

COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD CONCLUDES FORTIETH SESSION

Adopts Conclusions on Reports from Australia ,

Algeria , Uganda , China , Finland , Denmark , Russian Federation

(Reissued as received.)

Security Council

5272^nd Meeting* (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MISSION IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

FOR ONE MONTH, UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1628 (2005)

IN MESSAGE TO MARK UNITED NATIONS DAY, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS ORGANIZATION

MUST REFLECT NEW AGE, RESPOND TO ITS CHALLENGES

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on United Nations Day, to be observed on 24 October:

Sixtieth General Assembly

Plenary

24^th & 25^th Meetings (AM & PM)

DELEGATIONS STRESS NEED TO HARNESS WORLD SUMMIT ’S MOMENTUM TO IMPLEMENT CRUCIAL

DECISIONS, AS ASSEMBLY TAKES UP REPORT ON ORGANIZATION’S WORK

Sixtieth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

1^st Meeting (AM)

FOURTH COMMITTEE APPROVES WORK PROGRAMME, ESTABLISHES WORKING GROUP

ON OUTER SPACE, CONSIDERS REQUESTS FOR HEARING BY PETITIONERS

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS DR. DAVID NABARRO AS SENIOR

UN SYSTEM COORDINATOR FOR AVIAN AND HUMAN INFLUENZA

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appointed Dr. David Nabarro as Senior United Nations System Coordinator for Avian and Human Influenza.

LANGUAGE UNITING FRANCOPHONE COMMUNITY INSTRUMENT OF SOLIDARITY, BASIS FOR ALLIANCE

SEEKING JUSTICE, PEACE, DEVELOPMENT, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL

(Delayed for translation of text, originally delivered in French.)

Sixtieth General Assembly

First Committee

1^st Meeting (PM)

DISARMAMENT COMMITTEE HOLDS ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING; DEBATE WILL BEGIN 3 OCTOBER

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN REMARKS AT MEMORIAL CEREMONY, SAYS WIESENTHAL CONVINCED HIM

OF NEED TO KEEP UNITED NATIONS AT CENTRE OF STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, DIGNITY

He Expresses Support for Establishing International Day of Holocaust Commemoration