Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Third Committee

43^rd and 44^th Meetings (AM & PM)

‘ANYONE DYING FROM HUNGER WAS DYING FROM MURDER’, SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR

TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE, AS DISCUSSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS CONTINUES

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Second Committee

30^th Meeting (PM)

MULTILATERAL APPROACH STILL HIGHLY REGARDED IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE,

SECOND COMMITTEE TOLD, AS IT BEGINS DEBATE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT

UNCTAD Secretary-General Warns Trend Towards Bilateral Free

Trade Agreements Could Be Stumbling Block to Multilateral Negotiations

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Fifth Committee

24^th Meeting (PM)

DELEGATES DISCUSS PROPOSED CREATION OF ‘SENIOR MANAGEMENT SERVICE’

TO HELP BUILD UN LEADERSHIP CAPACITY

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

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

GENERAL ASSEMBLY, ENDORSING WORK OF IAEA, ASKS IRAQ TO COOPERATE WITH AGENCY’S

REVIEW OF WHETHER NUCLEAR CAPABILITIES HAVE CHANGED SINCE 1998

In Other Action, Further Progress Sought in Bosnia and Herzegovina;

Panel Meetings Set on Afghanistan; Debate Begins on Central America

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Third Committee

41^st and 42^nd Meetings (AM & PM)

COMMON VALUES HAVE LITTLE MERIT IF NOT TRANSLATED INTO CONCRETE, INDIVIDUAL

BENEFITS, SAYS NORWAY, AS THIRD COMMITTEE DEBATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS CONTINUES

Other Speakers Stress Need for Consistent Standards,

Respect for Cultural Diversity When Promoting Human Rights

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Second Committee

PM Meeting

WORLD BANK PRESIDENT TELLS SECOND COMMITTEE OF NEED TO BUILD UP CONFIDENCE FOR

GREATER COOPERATION AMONG MULTILATERAL BODIES

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Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Fifth Committee

23^rd Meeting (AM)

DELEGATES CONSIDER SALARY-SCALE ADJUSTMENTS, UN PENSION FUND INVESTMENTS,

FOLLOW-UP TO OVERSIGHT OFFICE RECOMMENDATIONS

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

44^th and 45^th Meetings (AM & PM)

ASSEMBLY IS TOLD LACK OF RESOURCES, HIGH COST OF MEDICINES, CONTINUING

STIGMA REMAIN OBSTACLES IN GLOBAL FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS

Day-Long Review of United Nations Efforts; Debate is Concluded

On Role of Information, Communication Technologies in Development

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Third Committee

40^th Meeting (PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO BE ASKED TO ADOPT PROTOCOL ON TORTURE CONVENTION,

SETTING UP INSPECTION REGIME FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS TERMS