GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT SAYS POVERTY ERADICATION

IS SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT MILLENNIUM GOAL

Following is the message of General Assembly President Jan Kavan (Czech Republic), marking the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty,

17 October 2002:

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Fifth Committee

8^th Meeting (AM)

SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS SHOULD MORE FAITHFULLY REFLECT MEMBER STATES’ CAPACITY

TO PAY, SAY SPEAKERS IN FIFTH COMMITTEE

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES OPENING OF SOMALI

NATIONAL RECONCILIATION CONFERENCE IN KENYA

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

UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL COMPACT OFFICE LAUNCHES INTERNET PORTAL FROM SAP CORPORATION

Powerful Technology Tool Is First of Its Kind for UN System

NEW YORK, 15 October -– The Global Compact Office today announced the launch of a powerful Internet portal designed to promote online learning, dialogue and collaboration among global actors dedicated to advancing good corporate citizenship and responsible globalization.

FORUM OF PARLIAMENTARIANS ESTABLISHED TO IMPLEMENT

ACTION PROGRAMME OF 2001 UN SMALL ARMS CONFERENCE

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Fifth Committee

7^th Meeting (AM)

FIFTH COMMITTEE ADDRESSES APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 19 OF CHARTER, TIMELY PAYMENT

OF ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS, FUTURE SCALES OF ASSESSMENT

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Third Committee

18^th & 19^th Meetings (AM & PM)

DELEGATIONS IN THIRD COMMITTEE STRESS NEED TO IMPLEMENT PROMISES

TO CREATE ‘WORLD FIT FOR CHILDREN’

NEW, INNOVATIVE APPROACHES NEEDED IN WATER DEVELOPMENT, MANAGEMENT,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS ON MESSAGE FOR WORLD FOOD DAY

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan for World Food Day, 16 October:

STATEMENT TO PRESS ON SOMALIA BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL

The following is today’s press statement on Somalia by Security Council President Martin Belinga-Eboutou (Cameroon):

Members of the Security Council welcome the launching in Eldoret Town, Kenya, of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) sponsored process for national reconciliation in Somalia.

‘YOUNG PEOPLE ARE THE KEY’ IN FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL AT ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY

Following is the text of an address by Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, on receiving an honorary doctorate at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China today: