GREEK, TURKISH CYPRIOT LEADERS TO MEET 4 DECEMBER; SECRETARY-GENERAL HOPES

MEETING WILL MOVE PROCESS FORWARD

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

The Secretary-General is pleased that the Greek Cypriot leader,

IMPLEMENTATION OF BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION MUST BE GIVEN

HIGHER PRIORITY, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL

Following is the text of the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Fifth Review Conference of the States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention, delivered by Jayantha Dhanapala, Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs in Geneva, today:

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES SPEECH BY US SECRETARY OF STATE AS ‘IMPORTANT

ELABORATION OF PRESIDENT BUSH’S CONSTRUCTIVE REMARKS’ ON MIDDLE EAST

Following is the text of a statement issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

58^th Meeting (AM)

PLEDGES MADE AT 2000 MILLENNIUM SUMMIT MUST BE TRANSFORMED INTO REALITY,

SPEAKERS STRESS, AS GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONSIDERS SUMMIT FOLLOW-UP

Takes Up ‘Road Map’ to Millennium Declaration Implementation

URGENT ACTION TO PROTECT MARINE ENVIRONMENT TO BE REVIEWED

NEXT YEAR AT HIGH-LEVEL MEETING INITIATED BY UNEP

NEW YORK, 19 November (UNEP) -- The negative effects of land-based activities on seas and coasts are growing both in scale and type, and are increasingly damaging the environment, scientists are warning.

PRESS STATEMENT ON DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is today’s press statement on illegal exploitation of the natural resources of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by the President of the Security Council, Mignonette Patricia Durrant (Jamaica):

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

28^th Meeting (AM)

FIFTH COMMITTEE REQUESTS RESUBMISSION OF INFORMATION ACTION PLAN

AT NEXT GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION

Committee Approves Eight Draft Resolutions, Three

Draft Decisions on Issues including Joint Inspection Unit, Development Account

The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) approved a total of

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

43^rd Meeting (AM)

REFUGEES VICTIMS OF TERRORISM, NOT ITS PERPETRATORS, HIGH COMMISSIONER TELLS

THIRD COMMITTEE, AS REFUGEE DEBATE OPENS

WEEK-LONG TREATY-SIGNING EVENT CONCLUDES AT UN HEADQUARTERS

Representatives of 78 Countries Affirm Support

For Terrorism-Related and Other International Legal Instruments

The week-long series of treaty-signings at United Nations Headquarters, mainly of terrorism-related instruments, ended today.

There was a total of 175 treaty actions during the period in respect of

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

56^th Meeting (AM)

SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES REITERATE CALL

FOR ENVIRONMENTAL VULNERABILITY INDEX

As Assembly's General Debate Winds Down, Speakers Agree

Terrorism Is Located in Gap between Affluence and Poverty