Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

19^th Meeting (AM)

ADEQUATE RESOURCES MUST BE PROVIDED TO ENSURE SUCCESS OF UN

PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS, BUDGET COMMITTEE IS TOLD

Vacancy Rate in Democratic Republic of Congo, Delayed Downsizing

In Timor-Leste Are Noted; Issue of Sexual Exploitation Also Discussed

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, DEMOCRACY, SOCIAL JUSTICE MUST ADVANCE HAND IN HAND,

SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT

Following is the address delivered by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the thirteenth Ibero-American summit in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, on 14 November:

It is a great honour to be invited to join you at this summit.

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Plenary

62^nd Meeting* (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTS MEMBERS TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW COMMISSION,

COMMITTEE ON PROGRAMME AND COORDINATION

Also Adopts Text on UN Support for New Restored Democracies

GOVERNMENTAL EXPERTS TO REVIEW RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DISARMAMENT

AND DEVELOPMENT, 17-21 NOVEMBER

NEW YORK, 17 November (Department for Disarmament Affairs) -- A group of governmental experts to undertake a review of the relationship between disarmament and development is holding its first session from 17 to 21 November, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS ATTACKS ON ISTANBUL SYNAGOGUES

The following statement was issued by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan on 15 November:

SECRETARY-GENERAL PRAISES ITALY’S LEADERSHIP IN STRUGGLE TO REALIZE RIGHTS

OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, IN MESSAGE TO NEW YORK AWARD CEREMONY

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt International Disability Award Ceremony, honouring Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of Italy, delivered by Mrs. Nane Annan, in New York on 17 November:

INFORMATION SUMMIT NEGOTIATIONS AGREE ON BULK OF DECLARATION, ACTION PLAN;

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

35^th Meeting (PM)

SECOND COMMITTEE HEARS INTRODUCTION OF DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON DEVELOPMENT FINANCING,

COMMODITIES, GLOBALIZATION, NATURAL RESOURCES IN OCCUPIED TERRITORY

EXPERT GROUP MEETING ON AFRICA'S DEBT TO TAKE PLACE IN DAKAR

ADDIS ABABA, 14 November (ECA) -- The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is co-hosting with Senegal an Expert Group Meeting on "Solving Africa's External Debt Problem to Finance Development" from 17 to 19 November in Dakar, Senegal.

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN LA PAZ ADDRESS, PRAISES BOLIVIAN CONGRESS

FOR ‘DETERMINATION TO MAKE DEMOCRACY WORK’ IN RECENT CRISIS

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s address to the Congress of Bolivia in La Paz, 13 November: