Background Release

GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO HOLD HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON INFORMATION

AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR DEVELOPMENT, 17-18 JUNE

To address the digital gap that still excludes two thirds of humankind from the benefits of the digital revolution, the General Assembly will hold a high-level meeting devoted to information and communication technologies (ICT) for development on 17 and 18 June, in the Trusteeship Council Chamber.

Special Committee on

Decolonization

5^th and 6^th Meetings (AM & PM)

DECOLONIZATION COMMITTEE URGES UNITED STATES TO HALT MILITARY MANOEUVRES

ON VIEQUES ISLAND, RETURN OCCUPIED LAND TO PEOPLE OF PUERTO RICO

Special Committee on

Decolonization

4^th Meeting (AM)

SPECIAL COMMITTEE HEARS FROM REPRESENTATIVES OF GIBRALTAR, WESTERN SAHARA

Right to Self-Determination of Peoples of Both Territories Stressed

The Special Committee on Decolonization must be bolder and do more to ensure the right to self-determination of the peoples of Gibraltar and Western Sahara, it was told this morning by representatives of those Territories.

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

100^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY FILLS VACANCY ON CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE

Pays Tribute to Joseph N. Garba of Nigeria,

President of Forty-Fourth General Assembly, Who Died 1 June

The General Assembly this morning appointed Michel Tilemans (Belgium) as a member of the Committee on Contributions from 6 June to 31 December 2002.

Special Committee on

Decolonization

3^rd Meeting (AM)

SPECIAL COMMITTEE APPROVES THREE TEXTS ON:  VISITING MISSIONS TO TERRITORIES;

DISSEMINATION OF DECOLONIZATION INFORMATION; INFORMATION FROM TERRITORIES

Committee Chairman, DPI Director,

Department of Political Affairs Hail Independent East Timor

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

59^th Meeting (AM)

SPEAKERS IN FIFTH COMMITTEE CONCERNED THAT REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

COULD IMPLY STEEP INCREASES IN 2002-2003 BUDGET

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

58^th Meeting (AM)

SECRETARIAT PROPOSES BUDGETS OF $318 MILLION, $604 MILLION

FOR EAST TIMOR, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO MISSIONS

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

99^th Meeting (PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY INVITES EAST TIMOR TO PARTICIPATE -- WITHOUT VOTE --

IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT, PREPARATORY PROCESS

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

57^th Meeting (AM)

DELEGATES EXPRESS DISAPPOINTMENT AT SECRETARIAT FAILURE TO PROPOSE WAYS

OF RESTORING FULL GAMUT OF CONFERENCE SERVICES TO MEMBER STATES

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

56^th Meeting (AM)

SEVERAL SPEAKERS IN FIFTH COMMITTEE QUESTION INCREASE

IN PROPOSED SUPPORT ACCOUNT BUDGET FOR 2002-2003