International Covenant on Civil

and Political Rights

27^th Meeting (AM)

'MAY THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO PERISHED ON SEPTEMBER 11^TH SERVE TO INSPIRE A BETTER,

MORE JUST, MORE PEACEFUL WORLD FOR ALL,' SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the one-year anniversary of the 11 September attacks on the United States:

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

112^th Meeting (PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONCLUDES FIFTY-SIXTH SESSION; TRANSMITS 55 REMAINING AGENDA

ITEMS TO FIFTY-SEVENTH SESSION SCHEDULED TO OPEN TOMORROW

Assembly President Says Session Characterized as ‘Extraordinary, Unprecedented’

DPI/NGO Annual Conference

PM Meeting

COMPLEXITY OF CREATING LEGAL SYSTEMS AS PART OF PEACE-BUILDING PROCESS

STRESSED BY SPEAKERS IN DPI/NGO CONFERENCE PANEL DISCUSSION

DPI/NGO Annual Conference

AM Meeting

UN, NGOS HAVE FORGED INDISPENSABLE PARTNERSHIPS, SAYS DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL,

AS ANNUAL DPI/NGO CONFERENCE OPENS

Theme Is 'Rebuilding Societies Emerging from Conflict: A Shared Responsibility'

Security Council

4606th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF UN MISSION IN ETHIOPIA

AND ERITREA FOR SIX MONTHS

Resolution 1434 (2002) Adopted Unanimously

The Security Council this morning extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE), at unchanged levels of troops and military observers, for six months ending 15 March 2003.

‘GAPS DIVIDING PARTIES CAN BE BRIDGED’, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

AFTER MEETING ON CYPRUS PROBLEM

The following statement was made by Secretary-General Kofi Annan after his meetings with His Excellency Glafkos Clerides, Greek Cypriot leader, and His Excellency Rauf Denktash, Turkish Cypriot leader in Paris today:

I met today with each Cypriot leader, first with His Excellency

PRESS STATEMENT ON DEMOCRATIC REPULIC OF CONGO BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is today’s press statement on the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Security Council President Stefan Tafrov (Bulgaria):

PRESS STATEMENT ON AFGHANISTAN BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

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

Members of the Council were briefed by the Secretariat on the recent appalling terrorist acts in Afghanistan.

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

111^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY AUTHORIZES WORKING GROUP ON SECURITY COUNCIL REFORM

TO CONTINUE NEGOTIATIONS; DEFERS OTHER MATTERS TO 57th SESSION

The General Assembly authorized its working group on Security Council reform to continue negotiations as it met this morning to consider a number of items that remained on its agenda.