GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT MARKS AFRICA INDUSTRIALIZATION DAY

WITH CALL FOR REGION’S INTEGRATION INTO GLOBAL ECONOMY

Following is the text of the message by Julian Robert Hunte (Saint Lucia), President of the General Assembly, on the occasion of Africa Industrialization Day, 20 November:

UNCTAD REPORT SAYS E-COMMERCE STRONG IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, WITH POSITIVE IMPACT;

OTHERS URGED TO SHOW POLITICAL WILL FOR TECHNICAL PROGRESS

(Reissued as received.)

Security Council

4861^st Meeting* (AM)

PERIOD OF INERTIA, EXCUSES, CONDITIONALITY IN MIDDLE EAST PEACEMAKING

MUST END, UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL

The period of inertia, excuses and conditionality in Middle East peacemaking must end, the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Kieran Prendergast, said this morning, as he briefed the Security Council.

HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN COTE D’IVOIRE COULD WORSEN

AS ETHNIC, POLITICAL VIOLENCE PREVENTS ACCESS

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Third Committee

50^th & 51^st Meetings (AM & PM)

THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTION CALLING FOR IMPARTIALITY,

OBJECTIVITY IN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Committee Hears Introduction of 13 Drafts on Human Rights

Security Council

4862^nd Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS RESOLUTION ENDORSING ROAD MAP LEADING TOWARDS TWO-STATE

RESOLUTION OF ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT

The Security Council this afternoon endorsed the Middle East Quartet’s Road Map towards a permanent, two-State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

SURPRISE RESULTS IN RANKING OF GLOBAL ACCESS TO COMMUNICATIONS

TECHNOLOGY; SLOVENIA, REPUBLIC OF KOREA AMONG LEADERS

Findings in International Telecommunication Union Report

Will Be Discussed at Forthcoming World Summit on Information Society

Security Council

4863^rd Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL CONDEMNS CONTINUING EXPLOITATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES

IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Presidential Statement Emphasizes Connection

Security Council

4864^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXPRESSES INTENTION TO ADDRESS MINE ACTION IN PEACEKEEPING

MANDATES, CITING LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF LANDMINES ON PEACE, SECURITY

Citing the long-term consequences of landmines and unexploded ordnance on peace and security, the Security Council this afternoon expressed its intention to address mine action in the mandates of peacekeeping operations when appropriate.

UNITED NATIONS OIL-FOR-FOOD PROGRAMME FOR IRAQ TO END ON 21 NOVEMBER;

COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY TO TAKE RESPONSBILITY

Seven-Year Effort Mandated by Security Council -– Operated By Nine

Agencies –- Brought Humanitarian Relief to Victims of Post-Conflict Sanctions