SECRETARY-GENERAL OPENS 'UNITED NATIONS HOUSE' IN KYRGYZSTAN,

SAYS STAFF HAVE KEY ROLE IN HELPING NATION

This is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the opening of the United Nations House in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on 20 October:

SECRETARY-GENERAL COMMENDS PEACEFUL PROGRESS IN TAJIKISTAN, URGES

INVOLVEMENT OF ALL MEMBERS OF SOCIETY IN SOLVING PROBLEMS

This is the text of a statement today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Parliament of Tajikistan in the capital of Dushanbe:

On Sunday afternoon, 20 October, the Secretary-General and his party traveled to Bishkek to begin an official visit to Kyrgyzstan.

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Third Committee

23^rd Meeting (AM)

THIRD COMMITTEE DELEGATES SAY COMPLETION OF DRAFT ON INDIGENOUS RIGHTS

IS CRITICAL BY 2004, AS DISCUSSION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE CONCLUDES

Draft Resolution Introduced on Older Women in Society

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

35^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY, CONCURRENTLY WITH SECURITY COUNCIL, ELECTS

FIVE MEMBERS TO INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

Judges -- Three New, Two Re-Elected -– Will Serve Nine-year Terms

On Thursday afternoon, 17 October, Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Astana, Kazakhstan’s new capital.

SECURITY COUNCIL TO DISCUSS CRITICAL ROLE OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN BUILDING PEACE

Women and girls must have a greater role in peace processes and must be brought to the negotiating table more systematically, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in a report to the Security Council, issued today.

Security Council

4629^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL, ACTING CONCURRENTLY WITH GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

ELECTS FIVE MEMBERS TO INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

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Fifth Committee

12^th Meeting (AM)

FINANCIAL STABILITY OF UN ‘UNDER PRESSURE’ SAYS UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL

FOR MANAGEMENT AS FIFTH COMMITTEE CONSIDERS 2002-2003 BUDGET

Speakers also Address Conference Services, Language Parity on UN Web Site,

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Fourth Committee

12^th Meeting (PM)

UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL REVIEWS PAST YEAR’S PEACEKEEPING SUCCESSES,

DETAILS OUTSTANDING ISSUES, IN STATEMENT TO FOURTH COMMITTEE

Says Two-Year Focus on Reform Should Now Shift to Operations

Including Issues of Rapid Development, African Peacekeeping Capacity