Fifty-seventh General Assembly

General Committee

4^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL ITEM ON AGENDA

OF FIFTY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION

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

First Committee

12^th Meeting (AM)

PREVENTION OF OUTER SPACE ARMS RACE, RATIFICATION OF NUCLEAR-TEST-BAN TREATY

AMONG ISSUES ADDRESSED BY TEXTS INTRODUCED IN FIRST COMMITTEE

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Fourth Committee

11^th Meeting (PM)

EFFECTS OF ATOMIC RADIATION, NON-SELF-GOVERNING TERRITORY OF TOKELAU

ADDRESSED IN DRAFT TEXTS APPROVED BY FOURTH COMMITTEE

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: