Security Council

4849^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL AMENDS STATUTE OF RWANDA TRIBUNAL, INCREASING NUMBER OF AD LITEM

JUDGES TO NINE; RESOLUTION 1512 (2003) ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY

In Presidential Statement, Council Also Confirms

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

22^nd Meeting (AM)

UN TRAINING AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE SHOULD SEEK PRIVATE-SECTOR SUPPORT FOR

CAPACITY-BUILDING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, SECOND COMMITTEE TOLD

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Third Committee

25^th Meeting (AM)*

BROADER LEGAL DEFINITION OF ‘MERCENARY’ NEEDED, SAYS SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR,

AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONTINUES DISCUSSION OF SELF-DETERMINATION, RACISM

Delegates Stress Importance of Education,

Tolerance, Dialogue in Countering Racism, Discrimination

REFORM OF UN TO MEET NEW CIRCUMSTANCES, CHALLENGES IS ONGOING PROCESS,

DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

as delivered

R.A. revised by DSG

23October2003

the deputy-secretary-general

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This is the statement by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette to the General Assembly today on the question of United Nations reform:

SECRETARY-GENERAL UNDERLINES LINK BETWEEN PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT,

IN REMARKS TO GLOBAL PARLIAMENTARIANS MEETING

Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the annual United Nations parliamentary hearing of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in  New York, 27 October:

It is a pleasure to welcome all of you to the United Nations.

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

Panel Discussion on “Partnerships” (AM)

PARTNERSHIPS INCREASINGLY EFFECTIVE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF UNITED NATIONS AGENDA,

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