The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
Speakers in the Sixth Committee (Legal) this afternoon expressed overwhelming support for a draft international convention on suppression of the financing of terrorism, and urged the committee to approve the text at this session.
U.S. Attorney-General Janet Reno
To Address High-Level Meeting on Role of Women Leaders
Presidential Statement Seeks Government Cooperation in Inquiry, Assurances of Security and Free Movement for UN and Aid Workers
Issue to be Raised at WTO Meeting; In Continuing Debate on Trade And Development, Special Problems of Land-locked Countries Reviewed
New Structure of INSTRAW Is Discussed; Review of Refugee Issues Continues, with Statement on Behalf of International Committee of Red Cross
The Security Council this morning reaffirmed its commitment to a comprehensive settlement in Somalia and expressed grave concern at the increasingly evident effects of the lack of a functioning central government there.
Importance of Sustaining And Improving Agricultural Output in Africa Also Stressed
Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annans message for the occasion of Africa Industrialization Day, which will be observed on 20 November:
