Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Plenary

50^th & 51^st Meetings (AM & PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS UN CONVENTION AGAINST CORRUPTION, OPENS TREATY FOR

SIGNATURE AT HIGH-LEVEL CONFERENCE IN MERIDA, MEXICO, 9-11 DECEMBER

Assembly President Appoints Facilitators for Revitalization Debate; President of International Court of Justice, UNESCO Director General Address Assembly

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

17^th Meeting (PM)

PALESTINIAN REFUGEE AGENCY STILL FACES MAJOR CHALLENGES AS SITUATION IN OCCUPIED

TERRITORIES WORSENS, COMMISSIONER-GENERAL TELLS FOURTH COMMITTEE

Presenting Annual Report, He Cites Israeli Military Operations, Funding Shortfalls

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Third Committee

28^th Meeting (PM)

THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES SIX DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT,

WOMEN’S ISSUES, DISABLED PERSONS, INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, CRIME PREVENTION

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Sixth Committee

18^th Meeting (AM)

HARMFUL EFFECTS OF TRANSBOUNDARY POLLUTION CITED AS KEY

TO PROPOSED LAW TO GOVERN INTERNATIONAL LIABILITY

Legal Committee Continues Review of Items from Law Commission Report;

Reservations to Treaties, Unilateral Acts of States Next to Be Taken Up

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

First Committee

19^th Meeting (AM)

TEXT OUTLINING ‘PATH’ TO TOTAL ELIMINATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS

APPROVED IN DISARMAMENT COMMITTEE

Four More Resolutions Recommended to General Assembly;

Others Address Ottawa Convention, Dual-Use Technology, Regional Centres

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

12^th Meeting (AM)

PROPOSED BUDGET FOR UN SHOULD REFLECT PRIORITIES SET OUT IN MID-TERM PLAN,

MILLENNIUM GOALS, MAJOR CONFERENCES, FIFTH COMMITTEE DELEGATES STRESS

Concerns Raised about Funding for Development Needs, Extrabudgetary Financing

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Plenary

49^th Meeting (Night)

CONCLUDING HIGH-LEVEL DIALOGUE, GENERAL ASSEMBLY HEARS CALLS FOR RENEWED POLITICAL

WILL, FURTHER ACTION TO IMPLEMENT DEVELOPMENT FINANCING COMMITMENTS

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Plenary

Informal Interactive Dialogue

SPEAKERS IN INFORMAL DIALOGUE CALL FOR INCREASED FINANCIAL FLOWS, DEBT RELIEF,

BETTER TRADING SYSTEM TO AID DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Plenary

48^th Meeting (AM)

POINTING TO ‘MIXED REPORT CARD’, SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES UN, PARTNERS

TO STEP UP EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT DEVELOPMENT FINANCING COMMITMENTS

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

16^th Meeting (PM)

FOURTH COMMITTEE APPROVES TEXT ASKING GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO EMPHASIZE PUBLIC

INFORMATION DEPARTMENT’S ESSENTIAL ROLE AS UN’S CLEAR, EFFECTIVE VOICE

Acting Without Vote, Delegates Approve Second Draft Resolutions, Draft Decision