The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
Following is the statement made today by the President of the General Assembly, Theo-Ben Gurirab (Namibia), on the floods and mudslides in Venezuela:
Other Actions Aimed at Increasing Security of Humanitarian Personnel, Demining Cooperation, Return of Cultural Property; Observer Status Granted to IUCN
Committee Also Approves Drafts on United Nations Common System and Human Resources Management
Action on Third Committee Texts Also Covers Social Development, Drug Control, Refugees, Womens Issues, Human Rights Violations
First Reading of Elements of Crime and Rules of Procedure Completed
Also Elects New Members to World Food Programme Board, Accounting Standards Expert Group; Considers World Court Advisory Opinion
An updated version of the photo exhibit of the Department of Public Information (DPI) on The United Nations and the Question of Palestine opens today. The updating of the exhibit was mandated by the General Assembly in its resolution 53/41.
