Security Council

4801^st Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF WESTERN SAHARA MISSION, CALLS ON PARTIES

TO WORK TOWARDS ACCEPTANCE OF SPECIAL ENVOY’S PEACE PLAN

Unanimously Adopting Resolution 1495 (2003), Council

Members Say Parties Have ‘Enough Political Room’ to Reach Solution

GLOBAL COMMUNITY MUST DO MORE TO DEMONSTRATE COMMITMENT TO NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT

AND NON-PROLIFERATION, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS PEOPLE OF HIROSHIMA

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Peace Memorial Ceremony, on 6 August in Hiroshima, Japan:

Security Council

4802^nd Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF INTERIM FORCE IN LEBANON UNTIL 31 JANUARY 2004

The Security Council this morning extended the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which was to expire today, until 31 January 2004.

SEABED ASSEMBLY AND COUNCIL OPEN KINGSTON SESSION

(Reissued as received.)

KINGSTON, 30 JULY (International Seabed Authority) -- The Assembly and the Council of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) convened for the Authority's ninth session in Kingston today, adopting their agendas for the session, which runs from 28 July to 8 August.

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN

AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, 30 JULY 2003

The Secretary-General:  Good afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen.  We have just finished a meeting between the United Nations and some of the world’s leading regional organizations.  We have these meetings every now and then, and this one has been particularly interesting and valuable.

JOZEF FRANZEN OF SLOVAKIA ELECTED PRESIDENT OF SEABED ASSEMBLY FOR 2003

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KINGSTON, 30 July (International Seabed Authority) -- Jozef Franzen (Slovakia), who was elected today as President of the Assembly of the International Seabed Authority at its ninth session (2003), is Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Government in the Interoceanmetal Joint Organization (IOM).

TOP AFRICAN PERFORMERS NAMED IN LATEST ECONOMIC REPORT

ADDIS ABABA, 30 July (Economic Commission for Africa)-- African countries that have made the most progress in putting in place the right policies to reduce poverty top the rankings in the latest Economic Report on Africa (ERA 2003), the annual Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) flagship publication launched today.

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES PARTIES TO PERSIST WITH EFFORTS

TO BRING NEPALESE PEACE PROCESS BACK ON TRACK

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

Security Council

4800^th Meeting* (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS OBSERVER MISSION IN GEORGIA UNTIL 31 JANUARY 2004,

UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1494 (2003)

FIFTH HIGH-LEVEL MEETING BETWEEN UN AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS CONCLUDES FOLLOWING TWO-DAY DISCUSSION OF MAIN CHALLENGES TO INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY

Following are the conclusions of Secretary-General Kofi Annan, Chairman of the Fifth High-Level Meeting between the United Nations and Regional Organizations, held from 29 to 30 July at Headquarters, issued upon the completion of the meeting this afternoon: