Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Plenary

7^th Meeting (AM)

OPENING ANNUAL GENERAL DEBATE, GENERAL ASSEMBLY HEARS CALL FOR RADICAL CHANGE

TO ADDRESS THREATS OF TERRORISM, WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

WORKSHOP ON STRENGTHENING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES’ CAPACITIES

IN USING SPACE TECHNOLOGY 25-27 SEPTEMBER

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RECENT, ‘OFTEN TRAGIC’ WORLDWIDE DEVELOPMENTS POSE SERIOUS CHALLENGE FOR UN,

SAYS GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT OPENING FIFTY-EIGHTH SESSION

Following is the statement by the President of the General Assembly, Julian Hunte (Saint Lucia), at its opening today:

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Plenary

8^th Meeting (PM)

UNITED NATIONS MUST REFORM TO MEET OBJECTIVES IN INCREASINGLY COMPLEX WORLD,

GENERAL ASSEMBLY TOLD, AS ANNUAL DEBATE CONTINUES

INTERNATIONAL TEAM DOCUMENTS DAMAGE FROM PAKISTAN TANKER SPILL;

PROGRAMME OF SCIENTIFIC STUDIES, RESTORATION RECOMMENDED

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BANGKOK, 23 September -- An international team convened to assess the environmental damage caused by oil spilled from the tanker MT Tasman Spirit has reported its findings and recommendations to the Government of Pakistan.

SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

CONDEMNS RECENT INCIDENTS IN BUNIA

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Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Plenary

3^rd Meeting (AM)

OPENING HIGH-LEVEL GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING ON HIV/AIDS, SECRETARY-GENERAL

CALLS FOR DRASTIC ACTION TO COMBAT DISEASE

Says That None of Agreed Targets Will Be

Achieved by 2005 at Current Rate of Progress

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS NEW BOMBING AT UN BAGHDAD HEADQUARTERS

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

ABILITY TO REASON VITAL IN FIGHTING TERRORISM, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS CONFERENCE

      Secretary-General Kofi Annan made the following remarks today at a conference on “Fighting Terrorism for Humanity:  A Conference on the Roots of Evil”:

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS ASSASSINATION BID ON IRAQ COUNCIL MEMBER

The Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan issued the following statement on Saturday, 20 September 2003:

The Secretary-General strongly condemns today’s assassination attempt on