Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annans message for Human Rights Day 1999, which will be observed on 10 December:
Concluding Debate on Question of Palestine, Assembly Turns Attention to Situation in Middle East
Resolution 1277 (1999) Asks Secretary-General to Coordinate Change of Mode
The Security Council this afternoon decided to continue the United Nations Civilian Police Mission in Haiti (MIPONUH) in order to ensure a phased transition to an International Civilian Support Mission in Haiti (MICAH) by 15 March 2000.
This is the text of a message from Secretary-General Kofi Annan for International Volunteer Day, 5 December 1999:
The following is a tentative list of United Nations meetings scheduled to be held in December, including major meetings of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations:
Meetings Continued from Previous Month:
Unanimous Resolution 1279 (1999) Asks Secretary-General, Acting On Earlier Decisions, to Equip MONUC With Team of up to 500 Personnel
(Delayed in transmission.)
The representative of Israel this afternoon reiterated to the General Assembly that Jerusalem was the united capital of the State of Israel, as established by King David more than 3000 years ago.
Palestinian Rights Committee Receives Statements, Messages From Many Nations, at Observance of International Day of Solidarity
This is the text of remarks today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, during the annual observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People:
