Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Fifth Committee (Resumed)

46^th Meeting (AM)

COST OF 11 UN PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS ESTIMATED AT $2.3 BILLION FOR 2003-2004,

FIFTH COMMITTEE TOLD, AS RESUMED SESSION OPENS

Scheduled to End 30 May, Budget Committee

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Third Committee

62^nd Meeting (PM)

THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTION ON KHMER ROUGE TRIALS

Extraordinary Chambers Would Be Established

and Operated Within Cambodian National Courts

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Third Committee

61^st Meeting (AM)

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

84^th Plenary Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTS CANADA TO PROGRAMME AND COORDINATION COMMITTEE

The General Assembly this morning elected Canada to the Committee for Programme and Coordination for a term starting today and expiring 31 December 2005.

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

83^rd Plenary Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY VOICES STRONG SUPPORT FOR ‘KIMBERLEY PROCESS’ SCHEME,

AIMED AT STEMMING USE OF DIAMONDS FOR FINANCING CONFLICT

Also Adopts Nine Texts Recommended by Budget Committee,

Approves Appointment of UNDP Administrator for Second Four-Year Term

Special Committee on

Decolonization

2^nd Meeting (AM) 

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

82^nd Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY TEXT STRONGLY SUPPORTS ‘KIMBERLEY PROCESS’ CERTIFICATION SCHEME, AIMED AT COMBATING USE OF DIAMONDS FOR FINANCING CONFLICT

Draft Resolution Introduced by South Africa;

International Certification Effort Went Into Effect 1 January 2003

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

General Committee

6^th Meeting (AM)

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Fifth Committee (Resumed)

45^th Meeting (PM)

FIFTH COMMITTEE CONCLUDES FIRST RESUMED SESSION, APPROVING EIGHT TEXTS

INCLUDING DRAFT RESOLUTION ON HUMAN RESOURCES

Approved Drafts also Cover Administration of Justice,

Information and Communication Technology, Refugee Exploitation

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

81^st Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY SETS DATES FOR ANNUAL REGULAR SESSION, GENERAL DEBATE

In a brief meeting this morning, the General Assembly, without a vote, amended its rules of procedure concerning the opening date of its annual regular session and decided on the day and duration of the session’s general debate.