SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY SADDENED AT DEATHS

CAUSED BY HEAVY RAINS, FLOODS IN ALGERIA

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

The Secretary-General is deeply saddened by the high number of deaths and the destruction caused by heavy rains and floods that have affected over 4,000 families in the Algiers area.  He extends his condolences to the affected families.

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

General Committee

6^th Meeting (AM)

ASSEMBLY’S GENERAL COMMITTEE DECIDES TO REFER ITEM ON COOPERATION

WITH INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION TO LEGAL COMMITTEE

PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL, AT PRIVATE COUNCIL MEETING WITH NELSON MANDELA,

THANKS FORMER SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT FOR HIS ROLE IN BURUNDI PEACE PROCESS

Following is the statement by Security Council President Keith D. Knight, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica, on the occasion of the Council’s private meeting today with Nelson Mandela:

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

55^th Meeting (PM)

MALNUTRITION, HIV/AIDS, TRADE ACCESS, DIGITAL DIVIDE AMONG ISSUES RAISED

AS GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONCLUDES SIXTH DAY OF GENERAL DEBATE

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

54^th Meeting (AM)

ECONOMICALLY VIABLE, NON-MILITARY PALESTINIAN STATE ‘THE BEST BET’,

ISRAELI FOREIGN MINISTER TELLS ASSEMBLY

Different Views Offered on Use of Sanctions,

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES OUTCOME OF GLOBAL TRADE TALKS

IN QATAR, FORESEES GAINS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Spirit of Cooperation An Achievement for Multilateralism; Measures

On Trade Barriers, Increased Drug Availability Seen as Positive Factors

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

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Security Council

4417^th Meeting* (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL, IN PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT, COMMENDS NELSON MANDELA’S

‘UNWAVERING COMMITMENT’ TO RECONCILIATION IN BURUNDI

Also Calls for Halt to Hostilities, Support for Transitional Government

MAJOR-GENERAL MIGUEL ANGEL MORENO APPOINTED FORCE COMMANDER

IN UNITED NATIONS IRAQ-KUWAIT OBSERVATION MISSION

Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced today the appointment of Major-General Miguel Angel Moreno of Argentina as Force Commander of the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission (UNIKOM) with effect from 1 December 2001.

Security Council

4415^th Meeting (Night)

SECURITY COUNCIL SETS UNITED NATIONS COURSE FOR SUPPORTING

NEW GOVERNANCE IN AFGHANISTAN; URGES NO REPRISALS

Resolution 1378, Adopted Unanimously, Anticipates Broad-Based,

Multi-Ethnic Transitional Administration, Leading to New Government