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

PRESS STATEMENT ON AFGHANISTAN BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL

Following is today's press statement on Afghanistan by the President of the Security Council, Stefan Tafrov (Bulgaria):

After listening to a briefing by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Lakhdar Brahimi, on recent developments in Afghanistan, Council members met in informal consultations.

SECRETARY-GENERAL, APPALLED BY RECENT MIDDLE EAST VIOLENCE,

REITERATES CALL FOR END TO VIOLENCE AND TERROR

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

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

15^th Meeting (PM)

ECONOMIC REFORM, DEVELOPMENT AS TOOL IN MAINTAINING PEACE

AMONG ISSUES RAISED, AS GENERAL ASSEMBLY DEBATE CONTINUES

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SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES BELIZE-GUATEMALA AGREEMENT

ENDING TERRITORIAL DISPUTE

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

The Secretary-General wholeheartedly welcomes the announcement that Belize and Guatemala have reached agreement ending their long-standing territorial controversy.

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

14^th Meeting (AM)

VIOLENCE, TERRORISM CAN NEVER ACHIEVE PEACE, SECURITY

OR DEVELOPMENT, GENERAL ASSEMBLY TOLD

Speakers Reiterate Commitment to International Anti-Terror Campaign

EFFORTS MUST BE ENCOURAGED TO PREPARE GROUND FOR PEACE, DEMOCRACY,

GOOD GOVERNANCE IN LIBERIA, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Inaugural Meeting of the International Contact Group on Liberia, delivered today by Mr. Tuliameni Kalomoh, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs:

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

13^th Meeting (PM)

PERVASIVE THREATS TO PEACE, DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTED BY SPEAKERS

AS ASSEMBLY CONTINUES GENERAL DEBATE

As the General Assembly continued its general debate this afternoon, speakers highlighted the various obstacles threatening the achievement of peace and development, including foreign occupation, conflicts, trade imbalances and HIV/AIDS.