Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Plenary

45^th Meeting (PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IN TWO ROUNDS OF VOTING, ELECTS 16 MEMBERS OF ECONOMIC

AND SOCIAL COUNCIL FOR TERM BEGINNING 1 JANUARY 2005

In two rounds of voting, the General Assembly this afternoon elected 16 new members to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for terms beginning on 1 January 2005.

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Plenary

44^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY, FOR THIRTEENTH STRAIGHT YEAR, ADOPTS RESOLUTION

ON ENDING UNITED STATES EMBARGO AGAINST CUBA

 

For the thirteenth straight year, the General Assembly today overwhelmingly adopted a resolution on the perennial necessity of ending the four-decade-old economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba.

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

17^th Meeting (AM)

developed countries urged to play a larger role in providing troops,

as fourth committee continues debate on peacekeeping operations

Delegates Also Address Security of Peacekeepers, Gender Perspective, Training

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Third Committee

26^th & 27^th Meetings (AM & PM)

NEED TO PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS WHILE FIGHTING TERRORISM STRESSED, AS THIRD COMMITTEE

HEARS REPORTS ON TORTURE, EXECUTION, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, RIGHT TO FOOD

No Executive, Legislative, Judicial Measure Authorizing Torture,

Cruel Treatment Could Be Considered Lawful under International Law, Expert Says

Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Second Committee

18^th Meeting (AM)

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

First Committee

18^th Meeting (PM)

securityassurancesfornon-nuclear-weaponstates, middle east nuclear proliferation

 

among issues, as first committee approves 21 draft texts

 

Outer Space Arms Race, Disarmament and Development,

Chemical Weapons Convention, Regional Disarmament Also Addressed

(Issued on 28 October.)

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

14^th Meeting (AM)

BUDGET COMMITTEE BEGINS DEBATE ON HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT REFORM; STAFF

COMPENSATION, RECRUITMENT, GEOGRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION, AMONG ISSUES

(Issued on 28 October 2004)

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Plenary

42^nd & 43^rd Meetings (AM & PM)

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

General Committee

5^th Meeting (AM)

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

16^th Meeting (AM)

delegates in fourth committee emphasize need to support regional organizations,

 

other alliances in coping with surging demand for United Nations peacekeeping

Organization Cannot Do it Alone, Speakers Say,

Citing Darfur, Haiti, Timor-Leste Operations at Outset of General Debate