Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Second Committee

34^th & 35^th Meetings (AM & PM)

SECOND COMMITTEE APPROVES TEXT ON PERMANENT SOVEREIGNTY OF PALESTINIAN,

ARAB SOVEREIGNTY OVER NATURAL RESOURCES IN OCCUPIED TERRITORIES

Draft Would Have General Assembly Reaffirm Inalienable

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Third Committee

49^th Meeting (AM)

THIRD COMMITTEE HEARS INTRODUCTION OF 13 DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS,

INCLUDING SITUATIONS IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, IRAQ, MYANMAR, SUDAN

SALUTING WORLD AIDS DAY; SECRETARY-GENERAL DEPLORES

`BURDEN OF HIV-RELATED STIGMA’

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on World Aids Day, 1 December:

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

50^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY WELCOMES DECLARATION OF SOUTH AMERICA AS

ZONE OF PEACE AND COOPERATION

Support Also Expressed for Continuation of United Nations

Guatemala Mission as Assembly Considers Situation in Central America

Security Council

4646^th Meeting (AM & PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL IS TOLD OF POSITIVE PROSPECTS FOR TIMOR-LESTE,

DESPITE CHALLENGES; CONTINUATION OF AID IS URGED

UN Representative Cites Need for Strong Judiciary, Rule of Law;

TOLERANCE ‘AN ACTIVE AND POSITIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH HUMAN DIVERSITY’

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF TOLERANCE

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the International Day of Tolerance, 16 November:

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPEALS FOR CONTINUED HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO SOUTHERN

AFRICA; EXPRESSES PARTICULAR CONCERN ABOUT ZIMBABWE

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

The Secretary-General expresses his grave concern about the humanitarian crisis in Southern Africa.  He appeals to the international community to continue to provide additional assistance.

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

49^th Meeting (PM)

DELEGATES SAY MOBILIZATION OF TRANSBOUNDARY, TRANSNATIONAL CAPACITIES

CRUCIAL IN WAR AGAINST HIV/AIDS

‘WORLD HAS RARELY NEEDED THE UN AS MUCH AS IT DOES TODAY’, SECRETARY-GENERAL

TELLS GUESTS AT VISIONARIES AWARDS DINNER

Following are remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA) International Visionaries Awards Dinner, Washington, D.C., 12 November:

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Second Committee

IMPLEMENTATION OF MILLENNIUM GOALS WOULD BE BEST NEWS IN CENTURIES FOR POOR

COUNTRIES, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL'S EXECUTIVE COORDINATOR