Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

16^th Meeting (AM)

ELIMINATING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, INCREASING THEIR POLITICAL PARTICIPATION

AMONG ISSUES ADDRESSED, AS THIRD COMMITTEE DEBATE CONTINUES

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Sixth Committee

9^th Meeting (AM)

LEGAL COMMITTEE RECEIVES REQUESTS FROM TWO GROUPS

FOR OBSERVER STATUS IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Drafts concerning requests from two more organizations for Observer Status in the General Assembly were presented to the Sixth Committee (Legal) this morning.

Fifty-sixth General Assembly                                GA/AB/3466

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

15^th Meeting (PM)

THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTIONS, DECISIONS ON AGEING ASSEMBLY,

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, FAMILY, DISABLED PERSONS

Problems of Women in Conflict Areas

Discussed, As Debate on Women’s Issues Continues

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

14^th Meeting (AM)

ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN CRUCIAL TO DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, THIRD

COMMITTEE TOLD, AS DEBATE ON WOMENS’ ISSUES CONTINUES

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

13^th Meeting (AM)

FIFTH COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF SCALE-OF-ASSESSMENT ISSUES;

FAILS TO ACHIEVE CONSENSUS ON CALCULATION OF ARREARS

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

8^th Meeting (PM)

FOURTH COMMITTEE TAKES UP 2001 REPORT ON EFFECTS OF ATOMIC RADIATION; SEVERAL

SPEAKERS SUGGEST EXPANDED MEMBERSHIP FOR SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Report Reviews Risks to Offspring of Parental Radiation Exposure

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

13^th Meeting (PM)

CURRENT AFGHANISTAN CRISIS A POWERFUL WARNING OF CONSEQUENCES WHEN WOMEN

ARE EXCLUDED FROM DECISION-MAKING, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

HIV/AIDS, Role of Women in Peace-building

Also Discussed as Committee Begins Discussion of Women’s Issues

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

12^th Meeting (AM)

DEEP CONCERNS EXPRESSED OVER GLOBAL CHALLENGES POSED BY ILLICIT DRUG TRAFFICKING

AND ORGANIZED CRIME, AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES DEBATE

India Says Heroin Stocks in Afghanistan Would Be Released When Market Is Ripe

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

First Committee

11^th Meeting (AM)

NEW SECURITY PARADIGM NEEDED FOLLOWING 11 SEPTEMBER TERRORIST ATTACK

FIRST COMMITTEE TOLD, AS GENERAL DEBATE CONCLUDES