Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Plenary

95^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONFIRMS APPOINTMENTS OF UNDP ADMINISTRATOR,

HEAD OF INTERNAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES

 

The General Assembly this morning confirmed the appointments of Kemal Derviş of Turkey as the new Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Inga-Britt Ahlenius (Sweden) as Under-Secretary-General for Internal Oversight Services.

Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

48^th Meeting (AM)

NEED FOR STRENGTHENED MANAGEMENT OF GROWING PEACEKEEPING BUDGET

STRESSED BY SPEAKERS IN FIFTH COMMITTEE

Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

46^th & 47^th Meetings (AM & PM)

PEACEKEEPING FINANCE FOR 2005/2006 COULD REACH $5 BILLION,

BUDGET COMMITTEE TOLD, AS RESUMED SESSION BEGINS

GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPOINTS JUAN LUIS LARRABURE OF PERU

TO JOINT INSPECTION UNIT

The General Assembly this morning appointed Juan Luis Larrabure of Peru to the Joint Inspection Unit for a period to begin immediately and expire on
31 December 2008.

Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Plenary

93^rd Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY AUTHORIZES BUDGET OF $595.5 MILLION FOR INITIAL

ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING MISSION IN SUDAN

Adopting Resolution Without a Vote, Assembly

Expresses Concern Over Financial Situation Regarding Peacekeeping

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

28^th Meeting (PM)

Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

45^th Meeting (AM)

FIFTH COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS $595.5 MILLION INITIAL BUDGET FOR SUDANMISSION

The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this morning approved a budget of $595.5 million for the initial establishment of the United Nations Advance Mission in the Sudan (UNAMIS), for the period 1 July 2004 to 31 October 2005.

Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Plenary

92^nd Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES ARRANGEMENTS FOR SEPTEMBER HIGH-LEVEL SUMMIT

The General Assembly today adopted a resolution, as orally revised, on preparations for and organization of its high-level plenary meeting, scheduled for 14 to 16 September, at the beginning of its sixtieth session.

Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

44^th Meeting (AM)

BUDGET COMMITTEE TAKES UP FINANCING FOR SUDANMISSION

 

The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this morning took up the financing of the United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS), for which the Secretary-General is seeking a commitment authority, with assessment, of $595.5 million gross.

Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Plenary

91^st Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS CONVENTION ON NUCLEAR TERRORISM; WILL OPEN

FOR SIGNATURE AT HEADQUARTERS 14 SEPTEMBER

Also Adopts 16 Budget Committee Texts;

Peacekeeping Finance, Reform of UN Justice System among Issues Addressed