ANNUAL SERVICE HELD AT TIME WHEN UNITED NATIONS FAMILY BADLY NEEDS

SOLACE OF PRAYER, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

Following are the remarks delivered by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the prayer service held at the Holy Family Church in New York today:

UNITED NATIONS LOOKS TO SPORTS WORLD TO ADVANCE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

NEW YORK, 17 September -- The world could be a healthier and less dangerous place if nations invested more seriously in their citizens’ right to participate in sports.  This is among the main findings of a report published by 10 United Nations agencies at the request of Secretary-General Kofi Annan. 

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES ACCEPTANCE BY ALL STATES OF CONVENTION AGAINST LANDMINES,

PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE TO AFFECTED STATES

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

94^th Meeting (PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY CLOSES 57^TH SESSION; UNANIMOUSLY

CONDEMNS ATTACK ON UN OFFICE IN BAGHDAD

Outgoing Assembly President Calls

For ‘Far More Decisive’ Role for UN in Guiding World’s Affairs

SECRETARY-GENERAL VOICES SUPPORT FOR EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN NUCLEAR SAFEGUARDS,

ENCOURAGES COUNTRIES TO CONCLUDE SAFEGUARDS AGREEMENTS

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the forty-seventh General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, delivered today by Nobuyasu Abe, Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs:

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES SECURITY COUNCIL’S LIFTING OF SANCTIONS ON LIBYA

Following is a statement issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General welcomes the adoption today by the Security Council of a resolution lifting sanctions against Libya.

Security Council

4823^rd Meeting (AM)

SPEAKERS IN SECURITY COUNCIL CONDEMN RECENT VIOLENCE IN KOSOVO,

REITERATE SUPPORT FOR MULTI-ETHNIC DEMOCRACY

CAMBODIA, NEPAL ARE FIRST LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

TO JOIN WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION

(Reissued as received.)

THIRD PREPARATORY SESSION FOR WORLD SUMMIT ON INFORMATION SOCIETY

MEETS IN GENEVA, 15-26 SEPTEMBER

Draft Declaration, Action Plan to Be Focus of Negotiations

Security Council

4820^th Meeting (Part II) (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL LIFTS SANCTIONS IMPOSED ON LIBYA

AFTER TERRORIST BOMBINGS OF PAN AM 103, UTA 772

Resolution 1506 Adopted by Vote of 13

In Favour, with 2 Abstentions (France, United States)