RALPH BUNCHE ‘GREAT CHAMPION OF PEACE’, ONE OF FINEST EVER TO SERVE UN,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL AT CENTENARY EXHIBITION OPENING

Following are Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks at the opening of the Ralph Bunche Centenary Exhibition, delivered in New York on 24 October:

Good evening, and it’s wonderful to see so many of you here today.

SECRETARY-GENERAL UNDERSCORES IMPORTANCE OF MUSIC TO HUMANKIND,

AT CONCERT CELEBRATING UN DAY AND SWITZERLAND’S MEMBERSHIP

Following are Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks at the United Nations Day Concert on 24 October, sponsored by the Government of Switzerland in celebration of the first anniversary of Switzerland’s membership in the Organization:

I am delighted to welcome all of you to the United Nations Headquarters.

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Plenary

43^rd & 44^th Meeting (AM & PM)

DELEGATIONS UNDERSCORE NEED TO REVITALIZE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, CONTINUE WITH REFORM

OF ORGANIZATION; SUPPORT PROPOSAL TO STREAMLINE BUDGETING, PLANNING PROCESS

Also Adopts Text on Global Public Health,

Accredits NGOs to High-level Dialogue on Development Financing

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

14^th Meeting (PM)

STRATEGIC USE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION TO BECOME EVER-MORE CRITICAL IN BUILDING

SUPPORT FOR UNITED NATIONS, UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS FOURTH COMMITTEE

War in Iraq Was Foremost of Mounting Challenges Facing

Organization, He Says, Outlining Department’s New Structure, Operational Model

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Plenary

Open-Ended Panel on Commodities

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PANEL HEARS CALL FOR ENHANCED, EQUITABLE, PREDICTABLE

MARKET ACCESS FOR KEY COMMODITIES FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

UN ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME ANNOUNCES 2003 SASAKAWA ENVIRONMENT PRIZE WINNERS

NAIROBI, 27 October (UNEP) -- Xie Zhenhua of China, who has worked tirelessly to steer the world's most populous country and fastest growing economy on an environmentally friendly path, is co-winner of this year's prestigious United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Sasakawa Environment prize.

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Sixth Committee

14^th Meeting (AM)

LEGAL COMMITTEE TAKES UP ISSUES FROM REPORT OF INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION;

ARTICLES ON RESPONSIBILITY OF ORGANIZATIONS REVIEWED

Text Also Offered on Third Parties Hurt by Imposition of Sanctions

SECRETARY-GENERAL UNDERSCORES IMPORTANCE OF MUSIC TO HUMANKIND,

AT CONCERT CELEBRATING UN DAY AND SWITZERLAND’S MEMBERSHIP

Following are Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks at the United Nations Day Concert on 24 October, sponsored by the Government of Switzerland in celebration of the first anniversary of Switzerland’s membership in the Organization:

I am delighted to welcome all of you to the United Nations Headquarters.

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO IGAD SUMMIT, LAUDS SUDAN PEACE PROCESS,

EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER SOMALIA HOSTILITIES

The following is the text of the Secretary-General’s message to the tenth summit of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) held in Kampala, Uganda, on 24-25 October and delivered by Mohamed Sahnoun, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General:

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

21^st Meeting (AM)

DELEGATES IN SECOND COMMITTEE SAY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES MUST PLAY GREATER ROLE

IN DECISIONS OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL, MONETARY, TRADE INSTITUTIONS