Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

21^st Meeting (PM)

THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTION ON LITERACY DECADE,

ILLICIT DRUGS, YOUTH, COOPERATIVES, CRIME PREVENTION

Hears Call for Priority Attention to Education of Children in Developing Countries

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

20^th Meeting (AM)

IN CONTINUING DEBATE ON PROTECTION OF CHILDREN’S RIGHTS, THIRD COMMITTEE

Hears Calls For Concerted Action Against Aids, Malaria, Tuberculosis

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

First committee

14^th Meeting (AM)

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

11^th Meeting (PM)

INTERNATIONAL SPACE LAW NEEDS UPDATING TO MEET

PRESENT-DAY REALITIES, FOURTH COMMITTEE TOLD

Russian Federation Also Concerned at Weapons in Space; United States,

      Although the 1990 World Summit on Children had unquestionably improved the situation of the world's children in many areas, there were still too many children in the world suffering needlessly from a variety of scourges, including armed conflict and exploitation, several speakers told the Third Committee (Humanitarian, Social, Cultural) this afternoon.

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

First Committee

13^th Meeting (AM)

DISARMAMENT PROGRESS CONTRIBUTES TO GLOBAL EFFORT AGAINST TERRORISM

STATES DRAFT TEXT INTRODUCED BY CHAIRMAN IN FIRST COMMITTEE

Thirteen Drafts Introduced, Including Resolutions

On Preserving ABM Treaty, Totally Eliminating Nuclear Weapons

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

16^th Meeting (AM)

FIFTH COMMITTEE BEGINS CONSIDERATION OF CONFERENCE SERVICES, COMMENDING

MORE RATIONAL USE OF SITES, CONCERNED AT PROBLEMS IN LANGUAGE AREA

UNHCR Representative Outlines Measures

For Improved Verification of Implementing Partner Expenses

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

10^th Meeting (PM)

FOURTH COMMITTEE BEGINS DEBATE ON PEACEFUL USES OF OUTER SPACE;

MISSILE DEFENCE SYSTEMS, OUTER SPACE LAW AMONG ISSUES ADDRESSED

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

17^th Meeting (AM)

CUSTOMARY PRACTICES AFFECTING WOMEN’S HEALTH LINKED TO POVERTY, THIRD

COMMITTEE TOLD AS IT CONCLUDES DEBATE ON WOMEN’S ISSUES

Women under Taliban Regime Banned

From Working, Attending School, among Other Things

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Second Committee

13^th Meeting (AM)

IMPACT OF GLOBAL ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN ON DEVELOPING COUNTRIES HIGHLIGHTED,

AS UNCTAD SECRETARY-GENERAL ADDRESSES SECOND COMMITTEE

Also, Executive Secretary for Climate Change Convention

Secretariat Tells Committee Parties Will Meet in Marrakech 29 October