Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

33^rd Meeting (AM)

FIFTH COMMITTEE BEGINS CONSIDERATION OF 2002-2003 BUDGETS

OF INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNALS FOR FORMER YUGOSLAVIA, RWANDA

Speakers Express Concern at Tribunal Vacancy Rates;

Also Takes Up Budget Implications on UN Radio Broadcasting Expansion

Ad Hoc Committee for Voluntary                           GA/9994

 Contributions to UNRWA                               PAL/1901

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

79^th and 80^th Meetings (AM and PM)

ASSEMBLY VOTES ON UNITED NATIONS ROLE IN NUCLEAR-TEST-BAN TREATY

PREPARATIONS; EUROPEAN UNION REGRETS UNITED STATES DEMURRAL

U.S. also Withholds Support on Cooperation with Council of Europe,

Citing Reservations over References to International Criminal Court

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

78^th Meeting (PM)

UN COOPERATION WITH ISLAMIC CONFERENCE CRUCIAL FOR BREAKING AFGHANISTAN’S

VICIOUS CYCLE OF WAR, GENERAL ASSEMBLY TOLD

Hears 20 More Speakers on Cooperation with Council of Europe,

Inter-Parliamentary Union, Organization of la Francophonie, among Others

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

77^th Meeting (AM)

FOLLOWING TERRORIST ATTACKS, ASSEMBLY TOLD GLOBAL NORMS AGAINST PROLIFERATION,

USE OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION MUST BE STRENGTHENED

Assembly Hears Total of 13 Reports, 11 Resolutions

As It Considers Cooperation between United Nations, Other Organizations

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

75^th and 76^th Meetings (AM and PM)

MARKING END OF INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF VOLUNTEERS, GENERAL ASSEMBLY ENCOURAGES

ALL PEOPLE TO BECOME MORE ENGAGED IN VOLUNTARY ACTIVITIES

Resolution Containing Recommendations for Volunteer Action Adopted without a Vote

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Second Committee

36^th Meeting (PM)

SECOND COMMITTEE APPROVES 13 DEVELOPMENT-RELATED DRAFT TEXTS

Drafts on Natural Resources of Palestinian People,

Economic Measures as Means of Coercion Approved by Recorded Vote

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

32^nd Meeting (AM)

FIFTH COMMITTEE TO CONTINUE INFORMAL DISCUSSION OF 2002-2003 BUDGET,

STAFF PENSIONS, HONORARIA, ECOSOC AND DISARMAMENT-RELATED MATTERS

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

74^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECIDES TO CONSIDER FURTHER MEASURES

FOR IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING OF INITIATIVES ON AFRICA

Concluding Consideration of Conflict, Durable Peace, Sustainable Development

In Africa, Speakers Stress Importance of New, Positive Structures in Continent

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Second Committee

32^nd Meeting (AM)

CLIMATE CHANGE CONVENTION WILL HELP ENSURE SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL ECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENT, CONVENTION OFFICIAL TELLS SECOND COMMITTEE

CORRECTION

On page 8 of Press Release GA/EF/2983 of 28 November, the penultimate paragraph should read: