DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL OUTLINES 'DOMINANT CONCEPTS' IN DEVELOPMENT POLICY

AT INTERACTION CEO RETREAT

Following is the speech by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette to InterAction's Annual CEO Retreat, Washington, D.C., 9 December:

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS UNITED NATIONS LAW OF SEA CONVENTION

'GREAT ACHIEVEMENT' IN WORLD OF UNCERTAINTY, INSECURITY

General Assembly Meeting to Mark 20^th Anniversary Is Told

Ratification by All States Would Strengthen Effectiveness of Treaty

AT CONCLUSION OF THIRD ROUND OF SRI LANKA PEACE TALKS, SECRETARY-GENERAL

EXPRESSES HOPE FOR FURTHER PROGRESS TOWARDS LASTING SETTLEMENT

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

UN STAFF UNION AGAIN CALLS FOR FULL INVESTIGATION

OF RECENT KILLINGS OF UNRWA STAFF

This statement was issued today by the United Nations Staff Union:

IF SCIENCE IS TO REACH ITS FULL POTENTIAL FOR PEACE, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL,

WORLD MUST DO MORE TO END CONFLICTS, ADDRESS INEQUALITIES

Following is the speech by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the annual dinner of the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science, New York,  8 December 2002:

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Second Committee

41^st Meeting (PM)

SECOND COMMITTEE APPROVES TEXT URGING ADEQUATE FUNDING FOR OFFICE OF HIGH

REPRESENTATIVE FOR LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

It Also Acts on Drafts Regarding UN-Habitat,

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

70^th Meeting (AM)

LAW OF SEA CONVENTION PRAISED AS MILESTONE FOR RULE OF LAW, UNITED NATIONS,

AS GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMMEMORATES 20TH ANNIVERSARY

‘Constitution for the Oceans’ Largely Fulfilled, Says Secretary-General;

Warns of Continued Threat from Depleted Fisheries, Degraded Marine Environment

HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS WELCOMES SIGNING OF PEACE AGREEMENT

BETWEEN GOVERNMENT OF INDONESIA AND FREE ACEH MOVEMENT

NEW YORK, 9 December -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Sergio Vieira de Mello, adds his congratulations to those of the Secretary-General, following the signing today in Geneva of the Framework Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM).

PRESS STATEMENT ON IRAQ BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is the statement to the press on Iraq by the President of the Security Council, Alfonso Valdivieso (Colombia) on 8 December:

After consulting with the members of the Security Council, the Presidency decided to allow access to the Iraqi declaration to those members with the expertise to assess the risks of proliferation and other sensitive information to begin its immediate review.

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Informal Panel 1

 on Law of the Sea (PM)

IMPORTANCE OF DISPUTE SETTLEMENT, ESTABLISHMENT OF MARITIME BOUNDARIES

HIGHLIGHTED IN PANEL DISCUSSION ON LAW OF SEA