Peacebuilding Commission

Second Session

1^st & 2^nd Meetings (AM & PM)

Great Strides made in Sierra Leone’s emergence from conflict, peacebuilding

commission told in first ever country-specific meeting

 

Sixty-first General Assembly

Fourth Committee

8^th Meeting (AM)

POTENTIAL OUTER SPACE ARMS RACE, EQUITABLE ACCESS TO SPACE TECHNOLOGIES AMONG ISSUES

AS FOURTH COMMITTEE CONTINUES DEBATE ON PEACEFUL USES OF OUTER SPACE

Sixty-first General Assembly

Third Committee

14^th Meeting (AM)

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE SAYS 2006 ‘A TERRIBLE YEAR’ FOR CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT,

AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONTINUES DEBATE ON CHILDREN’S RIGHTS

In Recent War in Lebanon, Other Conflicts,

Sixty-first General Assembly

Sixth Committee

3^rd Meeting (AM)

LEGAL COMMITTEE CONTINUES TERRORISM DEBATE; DELEGATE OF IRAQ REPORTS

DAILY KILLINGS, Heavy DAMAGE AS DEMOCRACY EFFORTS CONTINUE

 

Strong Measures are Urged against Global ‘Scourge’, Taking Account

Sixty-first General Assembly

Second Committee

Special Briefing (PM)

International Monetary Fund, world Bank officials brief Second Committee,

outlining road ahead following annual meeting in singapore

 

Sixty-first General Assembly

Second Committee

12^th Meeting (AM)

SECOND COMMITTEE DELEGATES STRESS KEY ROLE OF GOVERNMENTS, OTHER SECTORS

IN HELPING POOR COUNTRIES GAIN ACCESS TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Sixty-first General Assembly

First Committee

12^th Meeting (PM)

Canada seeks treaty to prevent illicit flow of small arms to conflict areas

As assembly’s disarmament committee receives range of new texts

Implementation of Existing Agreements also Discussed;

Sixty-first General Assembly

Fifth Committee

5^th Meeting (AM)

FIFTH COMMITTEE TAKES UP PERFORMANCE REPORT, BUDGET

 

FOR UNITED NATIONS OPERATION IN BURUNDI

 

Sixty-first General Assembly

Plenary

28^th & 29^th Meetings (AM & PM)

Peacebuilding Commission

Launch of Peacebuilding Fund

AM Meeting

New Peacebuilding Fund Reflects Commitment To Sustained Engagement In Countries

Emerging From Conflict, Says Secretary-General At Fund’s Launch

Target Is $250 Million; Roughly $140 Million Pledged So Far