Giuliani addresses UN terrorism forum
New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani is to speak at the United Nations debate on international terrorism.
The General Assembly meeting in the city will be the first global forum on terrorism since the US terror attacks.
Mr Giuliani will speak before the week-long meeting is formally opened.
He will be the first New York City mayor in nearly 50 years to address the General Assembly, assembly spokesman Jan Fischer says.
Mayor Vincent R Impellitteri spoke at the first General Assembly meeting in the new 39-storey building in 1952.
The General Assembly is meeting three days after the Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution requiring all 189 UN-member nations to deny money, support and sanctuary to terrorists.
It was introduced and approved in just over 24 hours by the Security Council, reflecting Washington's wide support as it leads a global campaign to pursue those responsible for the attacks, and any nation that harbours them.
Under the resolution, all countries must make the "willful" financing of terrorism a criminal offence, immediately freeze terrorist-related funds and prevent movement of individuals and groups suspected of having terrorist connections.
Nations must also deny terrorists any "safe haven" and speed the exchange of information, especially on the actions and movements of terrorists.
In his speech, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan will emphasise that terrorism is a universal challenge which the United Nations is uniquely positioned to help address, UN spokesman Fred Eckhard says.
