SEVENTEENTH LAW OF SEA FELLOWSHIP AWARDED

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES SIGNING OF KABUL DECLARATION BY AFGHANISTAN

AND SIX NEIGHBOURS, HOPES IT WILL BOOST PEACE PROCESS

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

Secretary-General Kofi Annan left New York early on Friday morning, 20 December, for Washington, D.C., where he was to participate in a meeting at the State Department of the Middle East diplomatic “Quartet”.

Security Council

4677^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL ASSESSES ITS WORK FOR 2002, DISCUSSES CHALLENGES,

OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2003 IN YEAR-END WRAP-UP MEETING

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

78th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY CALLS ON ISRAEL NOT TO EXPLOIT NATURAL RESOURCES

IN OCCUPIED TERRITORIES AS IT ADOPTS SECOND COMMITTEE TEXTS

Also Adopts Headquarters Renovation Plan, with $1.05 Billion Budget,

October 2004 Start Date, One of 48 Texts Recommended by Fifth Committee

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT HAILS TIMELY CONCLUSION OF MAIN SESSION,

LAYS OUT MAIN TASKS, OBJECTIVES THAT LIE AHEAD

Following is the text of the concluding remarks made by Jan Kavan, President of the fifty-seventh session of the General Assembly, today, 20 December:

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

79^th Meeting (PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONCLUDES MAIN PART OF FIFTY-SEVENTH SESSION;

ADOPTS RESOLUTION PROVIDING SUPPORT, DIRECTION FOR UN REFORM

Text ‘Significant Achievement’, Says Assembly President;

Cooperation with OSCE, HIV-AIDS Follow-up among Other Issues Addressed

Security Council

4678^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL ADJUSTS PROVISIONS REGARDING FROZEN FUNDS

OF TALIBAN AND AL QAEDA MEMBERS

Resolution 1452 Adopted Unanimously

The Security Council this afternoon adjusted its provisions regarding the frozen funds of the Taliban and members of the Al Qaeda organization.

Security Council

4679^th Meeting (Evening)

SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT STRONGLY CONDEMNS VIOLENCE AGAINST

CIVILIANS, PROTECTED PERSONS IN CONFLICT SITUATIONS

The Security Council this evening condemned strongly all attacks and acts of violence directed against civilians or other protected persons under international law and international humanitarian law in situations of armed conflict.

Security Council

4681^st Meeting (Night)

SECURITY COUNCIL FAILS TO ADOPT DRAFT RESOLUTION CONDEMNING RECENT ISRAELI ACTIONS

United States Opposes Draft Presented by Syria