Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Oslo late in the afternoon on Sunday, 19 August, to begin a two-day official visit in Norway, where he and his wife, Nane, had just spent a few days holidays.

JOINT GROUP OF EXPERTS ON SCIENTIFIC ASPECTS OF MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION HOLDS THIRTY-FIRST SESSION

Evaluate Group’s Impact, Role in Assessment of Marine Environment

Security Council

Resumed 4357^th Meeting (PM)

AS SECURITY COUNCIL CONCLUDES MIDEAST DEBATE, SPEAKERS URGE

ACTION BEFORE SITUATION BECOMES UNMANAGEABLE

STATEMENT TO PRESS BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL ON SOMALIA

Following is the text of a statement made to the press today by Security Council President Alfonso Valdivieso (Colombia):

Members of the Security Council had a briefing by Carolyn McAskie on the humanitarian situation in Somalia;

Members of the Council discussed the humanitarian situation in the overall context of the conflict in Somalia;

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES PEOPLE OF EAST TIMOR TO VOTE IN ELECTION ON 30 AUGUST

Following is the text of a video message to the people of East Timor by Secretary-General Kofi Annan.  The message is to be aired widely in East Timor throughout the campaign period, in advance of elections on 30 August.

STATEMENT TO PRESS BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL

ON MISSING KUWAITI AND THIRD COUNTRY NATIONALS

Following is the text of a statement made to the press today by Security Council President Alfonso Valdivieso (Colombia):

RECORD NUMBER OF CHILDREN TO BE DELEGATES AT UPCOMING UN SPECIAL SESSION

General Assembly Special Session Will Also Break Records with NGOs

                                                            AFG/142/Rev.1*

    SC/7124/Rev.1*

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE CONCERNING AFGHANISTAN

ADDS HUMANITARIAN RELIEF PROVIDERS TO LIST

In accordance with paragraph 12 and 16 (d) of resolution 1333 (2000), the Committee today approved the following organizations to be added to the initial list adopted by the Committee on 19 January 2001 (AFG/123; SC/6994).  The list will be updated as necessary.

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE AT GLOBAL LEVEL

Following is the text of the address of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the conference on “The Challenges of Democratic Governance in a Globalizing World”, Oslo: