SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES SYMPATHY FOR FLOOD VICTIMS

AS UNITED NATIONS PROVIDES SUPPORT

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

UN POPULATION FUND REJECTS FALSE ALLEGATIONS ABOUT ITS WORK IN AFGHANISTAN

Disinformation Endangers Women, United Nations

Staff and International Relief Workers, Says Agency

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

584^th Meeting (AM)

PROTECT ARGENTINE WOMEN FROM EFFECTS OF CRISIS,

COMMITTEE URGES NATIONAL COUNCIL

SIX MILLION AFGHANS REMAIN VULNERABLE TO FOOD INSECURITY DESPITE

STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN OF 1267 COMMITTEE ON DE-LISTING PROCEDURES

The following statement was issued on 15 August, by the Chairman of the 1267 Committee on De-Listing Procedures:

Security Council

4602^nd Meeting (PM)

COUNCIL EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR PRETORIA AGREEMENT

PRESS STATEMENT BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

ON BUNIA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

The following statement was issued today by the president of the Security Council on the situation in Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC):

Members of the Council condemn the fighting and massacres in Bunia and call for an immediate end to this violence and that those responsible be brought to justice.

ASSEMBLY ADOPTS SEABED AUTHORITY BUDGET FOR 2002-03;

ELECTS MEMBERS TO COUNCIL, ADOPTS EMBLEM AND FLAG

Completes Discussion of Secretary-General’s Report

(Reissued as received.)

Round-up

SEABED AUTHORITY BEGINS WORK ON SCHEME TO REGULATE

POLYMETALLIC SULPHIDES AND COBALT-RICH CRUSTS

(Reissued as received.)

KINGSTON, 15 August (International Seabed Authority) -- The intricacies of writing rules to cover two recently discovered categories of deep-sea mineral deposits were highlighted at the eighth session of the International Seabed Authority, which met from 5 to 15 August in Kingston, Jamaica.

SEABED COUNCIL ENDS SESSION DEVOTED MAINLY TO POLYMETALLIC SULPHIDES AND CRUSTS

(Reissued as received.)

KINGSTON, 15 August (International Seabed Authority) -- The Council of the International Seabed Authority wrapped up its work for the year in Kingston this morning by completing a preliminary exchange of views on possible approaches to the drafting of regulations for polymetallic massive sulphides and cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts.