General Assembly: Press Release

Sixtieth General Assembly

Third Committee

11^th & 12^th Meetings (AM & PM)

POLITICAL WILL, STRONGER LAWS NEEDED TO TACKLE PROBLEM OF VIOLENCE

AGAINST WOMEN, ASSEMBLY’S SOCIAL COMMITTEE IS TOLD

Sixtieth General Assembly

Second Committee

10^th Meeting (AM & PM)

INTERNATIONAL TRADE, INVESTMENT, AID MUST COMPLEMENT DEVELOPING-FINANCING

EFFORTS BY POOR COUNTRIES, SECOND COMMITTEE MEETING TOLD

Earlier Panel Discussion Focuses on Debt Relief,

Sixtieth General Assembly

First Committee

10^th Meeting (PM)

OUTER SPACE ARMS RACE NOW CREDIBLE THREAT, NEW LEGAL AGREEMENT NEEDED

TO BLOCK ANY POSSIBLE WEAPON DEPLOYMENT, FIRST COMMITTEE TOLD

Seven Draft Texts Introduced; Chemical and Biological Weapons,

Sixtieth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

6^th Meeting (AM)

FOURTH COMMITTEE CONCLUDES DEBATE ON DECOLONIZATION ISSUES,

APPROVING 10 DRAFT TEXTS

Decisions Postponed on Draft Resolutions

Concerning Tokelau, Second Decade on Colonialism

Sixtieth General Assembly

Third Committee

10^th Meeting (PM)

GENDER EQUALITY, WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT ESSENTIAL TO VISION OF WORLD FREE FROM WANT,

FEAR, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD, AS DISCUSSION OF WOMEN’S ISSUES BEGINS

Sixtieth General Assembly

Third Committee

6^th & 7^th Meetings (AM & PM)

CRIME IS BOTH CAUSE, CONSEQUENCE OF POVERTY, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD AS IT BEGINS

DISCUSSION OF CRIME PREVENTION, INTERNATIONAL DRUG CONTROL

Sixtieth General Assembly

Sixth Committee

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

LEGAL COMMITTEE ENDS DISCUSSION OF COUNTER-TERRORISM MEASURES;

TO RECEIVE GROUP REPORT ON COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION

Afghanistan Delegate Says ‘Remnants of Taliban, Al-Qaida’--

Sixtieth General Assembly

Second Committee

9^th Meeting (AM)

DELEGATES IN SECOND COMMITTEE STRESS IMPORTANCE OF DEVELOPING NATIONAL, REGIONAL

DISASTER-RESPONSE CAPABILITIES; CREATING CONDITIONS FOR LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT

Sixtieth General Assembly

First Committee

9^th Meeting (PM)

NPT DISARMAMENT OBLIGATIONS, NUCLEAR-WEAPON CONVENTION, REDUCING

NUCLEAR DANGER AMONG ISSUES ADDRESSED IN FIRST COMMITTEE TEXTS

Other Drafts Concern Missiles, Nuclear-Weapon-Free

Sixtieth General Assembly

First Committee

8^th Meeting (PM)

FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION BEST WAY TO ADDRESS RISK

OF PROLIFERATION, TERRORIST ACQUISITION, FIRST COMMITTEE TOLD

(Issued on 11 October 2005.)