Experts to Examine Reports of Venezuela, Russian Federation, Vanuatu, Mexico, Mali and Netherlands
(Reissued as received.)
This statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:
Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annans statement to the Security Council today on the subject of the protection of civilians in armed conflict:
Following is the text of the statement by the President of the General Assembly, Theo-Ben Gurirab (Namibia), on the occasion of the inauguration of the newly renovated Economic and Social Council Chamber:
The United Nations must be ready to take action to protect civilians and to respond with more than speeches and reports, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said this morning as he opened a Security Council debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict.
The renovated Chamber of the 54-member Economic and Social Council was opened today with a statement by its President that the Council stood ready to discharge further its responsibilities in the area of post-conflict peace building.
The revolution of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the globalization process were defining phenomena of our times, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said this morning at the opening meeting of the fifty-second annual NGO Conference, organized by the Department of Public Information (DPI).
Following is the address of the Secretary-General Kofi Annan entitled "The Meaning of International Community, as delivered to the fifty-second DPI/NGO Conference in New York on 15 September:
The General Committee, in two meetings held today, recommended 170 items for inclusion on the General Assemblys agenda for its fifty-fourth session and allocated them among the six Main Committees and the plenary.
