Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

19^th Meeting (PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONCLUDES GENERAL DEBATE DOMINATED

BY TERRORISM, IRAQ ISSUE, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA

188 Speakers Took Part in Debate,

Including 33 Heads of State, 14 Heads of Government

Security Council

4613^th Meeting* (AM)

ROADMAP FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE MUST BE BUILT ON PERFORMANCE

AND HOPE, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD

PALESTINIAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE TO CONVENE CIVIL SOCIETY CONFERENCE

AT HEADQUARTERS ON 23 AND 24 SEPTEMBER

NEW YORK, 19 September -- The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People will convene the United Nations International Conference of Civil Society in Support of the Palestinian People on 23 and

UNITED NATIONS YEARBOOK COLLECTION PUBLISHED FOR FIRST TIME,

PLACING 53 YEARS OF UNITED NATIONS HISTORY ON CD-ROM

'NO NATION CAN CONSIDER ITSELF IMMUNE' FROM EVENTS FAR AWAY,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS CONCERNING WORLD ECONOMY

Following is the text, as delivered, of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the ministerial meeting of the “Group of 77” developing countries and China today:

WORLD EXPERTS TO REVIEW CHALLENGES FOR ENHANCING LEADERSHIP OF PUBLIC MANAGEMENT

IN GLOBALIZING WORLD, IN TURIN 19-20 SEPTEMBER

CRAFT NEW ERA FOR AGEING IN NEW CENTURY, SECRETARY-GENERAL

SAYS IN DAY OF OLDER PERSONS MESSAGE

The following is the message issued by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons, 1 October:

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT EXPRESSES HOPE THAT CONFLICTING PARTIES

WILL OBSERVE CEASEFIRE ON DAY OF PEACE

Following is the message by Jan Kavan, President of the General Assembly, for the International Day of Peace, 21 September:

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

17^th Meeting (PM)

SPEAKERS IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY DEBATE CALL FOR FURTHER EFFORTS

TO ADDRESS CONFLICTS IN CENTRAL ASIA, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA

Saudi Arabia Cites Need for Achievement of Palestinian Rights;

Georgia Draws Attention to Deterioration of Georgian-Russian Relations

Security Council

4611^th Meeting* (AM)

BRIEFING SECURITY COUNCIL ON AFGHANISTAN, SECRETARY-GENERAL’S SPECIAL

REPRESENTATIVE CALLS FOR SUSTAINED INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT

Afghans Expect Real Improvement in Their Lives, He Says