General Assembly: Press Release

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Sixth Committee

23^rd Meeting (AM)

LEGAL COMMITTEE, ENDING SESSION, RECOMMENDS THAT GENERAL ASSEMBLY

DEFER FOR TWO YEARS CONSIDERATION OF HUMAN CLONING

Action on Pending Drafts Not Taken; Texts Approved on Effects of Sanctions

On Third States, Backlog of Two Publications, International Law Commission Report

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

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

DELEGATES IN SECOND COMMITTEE UNDERSCORE NEED TO BOOST FUNDING FOR UN-HABITAT,

IMPLEMENT PROGRAMME FOR LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

Committee Tackles Two Topics, Concludes International Trade and Development Debate

FOLLOWING ARE SUMMARIES OF STATEMENTS MADE TO TODAY’S SECOND COMMITTEE (ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL).  A COMPLETE SUMMARY OF TODAY’S MEETING WILL APPEAR AFTER THE MEETING’S CONCLUSION AS PRESS RELEASE GA/EF/3061.

Background

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

First Committee

23^rd Meeting (PM)

DISARMAMENT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS 2006 CONFERENCE TO REVIEW PROGRESS

AGAINST ILLICIT SMALL ARMS TRADE, AS IT CONCLUDES SESSION

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Plenary

58^th Meeting (AM)

AFRICAN COUNTRIES CALL FOR CONTINUED ASSISTANCE TO DEAL WITH LANDMINES,

AS GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONCLUDES MINE ACTION DISCUSSION

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

General Committee

4^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS DEFERRAL OF QUESTION OF COMORIAN ISLAND

OF MAYOTTE TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S FIFTY-NINTH SESSION

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

19^th Meeting (AM)

GRAVE CONCERN EXPRESSED OVER DETERIORATING SITUATION IN OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN

TERRITORIES, AS FOURTH COMMITTEE TAKES UP REPORT ON ISRAELI PRACTICES

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Third Committee

33^rd Meeting (AM)

GOVERNMENTS APPEAL FOR GREATER INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES

POSED BY RETURNEES, AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES DISCUSSION OF REFUGEES

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Sixth Committee

22^nd Meeting (AM)

LEGAL COMMITTEE SUPPORTS REVIEW OF PARKING ARRANGEMENTS

FOR UNITED NATIONS PERSONNEL AT NEW YORK HEADQUARTERS

Welcome for Decision of Committee on Relations with Host Country;

United States Says Programme Has Led to Fewer Tickets for Diplomatic Community

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

Panel Discussion

“Science and Technology for

 Sustainable Development”

HARVARD PROFESSOR, BUSINESS EXECUTIVES DETAIL BENEFITS OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

FOR DEVELOPMENT IN SECOND COMMITTEE PANEL DISCUSSION