delegates urge eradication of colonialism during second decade,

as fourth committee begins general debate

 

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Third Committee

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

Assembly’s legal committee, beginning work for session, applauds

 

Activities of United Nations trade law commission

States Are Urged to Modernize Insolvency Law Regimes

By Applying Legislative Guide Newly Adopted by UNCITRAL

WORLD economic slowdown could SQUEEZE RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPMENT, WARNS

UNDER-SECRETARY-gENERAL AS SECOND COMMITTEE BEGINS GENERAL DEBATE

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

First Committee

2^nd Meeting (AM)

Adapting to world’s changing reality, while not renegotiating basic principles

greatest challenge for current session, Disarmament Committee told

Under-Secretary-General Says Committee Has Responsibility

To Clarify Common Goals, Identify New Norms, Assess Progress

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

2^nd Meeting (AM)

BUDGET COMMITTEE DISCUSSES REASONS FOR DELAYED DOCUMENTATION,

ADOPTS WORK PROGRAMME FOR INITIAL TWO WEEKS

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Plenary

18^th & 19^th Meetings (AM & PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONSIDERS PROPOSALS TO ENHANCE UNITED NATIONS-CIVIL SOCIETY

RELATIONS, WIDER REFORM OF ORGANIZATION

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

1^st Meeting (AM)

fourth committee adopts agenda, approves work programme

 

during organizational meeting

 

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

First Committee

1^st Meeting (PM)

Disarmament committee holds organizational meeting; debate will begin 4 October

The First Committee (Disarmament and International Security), this afternoon in an organizational meeting, adopted its programme of work and agenda for the fifty-ninth session.

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Fifty Committee

1^st Meeting (AM)

BUDGET COMMITTEE HOLDS ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING; SESSION

WILL FOCUS ON HUMAN RESOURCES, MANAGEMENT