Following is the statement of the President of the General Assembly, Theo-Ben Gurirab (Namibia) on the occasion of Africa Industrialization Day, 19 November:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:
Assembly President Says Developing Countries, Hosts to Large Refugee Communities, Pay Heavy, Unacknowledged Price
Some $195 million was pledged to support the work of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) this morning, at the UNHCR annual pledging conference.
Assembly Action Sought; Texts Also Approved on Migrants Protection, Right to Travel; Progress Is Seen in Iran, Despite Continuing Concern
Following is the message of Secretary General Kofi Annan delivered on his behalf by Under-Secretary-General Hans Corell, to mark the closing of the United Nations Decade of International Law delivered at Headquarters yesterday, 17 November:
The Secretary-General spent the weekend of 13-14 November in Kyoto, Japan, and departed from there to China on Sunday evening.
Member States would be urged by the General Assembly to sign and ratify an international convention designed to cut off the sources of funding for terrorist activities, according to a draft resolution approved without a vote this morning by the Sixth Committee (Legal).
The following statement was issued by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan on 15 November:
The Secretary-General is distressed about the attacks against United Nations offices in Afghanistan. He condemns the destruction of United Nations property in several locations in Afghanistan on 14 and 15 November.
As the General Assembly met this afternoon to consider the report of the Secretary-General on assistance in mine action, a number of speakers stressed the financial challenge posed by the number of landmines on the worlds surface.
