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GA/SPD/296
21/10/2004
Press Release
GA/SPD/296

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

14th Meeting (PM)


fourth committee reaffirms department’s roleas focal point for United Nations


information as it approves text on policies, activities

 


Acting without Vote, DelegatesPass Two Other

Drafts at Conclusion of General Debate on Information Questions


(Issued on 22 October 2004.)

GA/L/3257
21/10/2004
Press Release
GA/L/3257

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Sixth Committee

11th Meeting (AM)


LEGAL COMMITTEE DISCUSSES DIFFERING TEXTS ON ISSUE OF HUMAN CLONING


Some Delegates Favour Convention Imposing Total Ban;

Others Support Exception for Therapeutic and Scientific Research


(Issued on 22 October 2004.)

GA/L/3256
20/10/2004
Press Release
GA/L/3256

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Sixth Committee

9th & 10th Meetings (AM & PM)


LEGAL COMMITTEE CONCLUDES REVIEW OF MEASURES AGAINST GLOBAL


TERRORISM, CONSIDERS CONVENTION ON SAFETY OF UN PERSONNEL


In Both Cases, Delegates Seen Stronger Adherence

To Existing International Instruments, Propose Expansion of Protections


(Issued on 21 October 2004.)

GA/EF/3084
20/10/2004
Press Release
GA/EF/3084

Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Second Committee

16th & 17th Meetings (AM & PM)


international community must take serious anti-desertification measures,

 

reverse loss of biodiversity, second committee told


Three Draft Resolutions Introduced

As Committee Concludes General Debate on Sustainable Development


(Issued on 21 October 2004.)