Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Fifth Committee

32^nd Meeting (PM)

DELEGATION OF JAPAN OFFERS COMMENTS ON 2004-2005 PROPOSED BUDGET OUTLINE

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

71^st and 72^nd Meetings (AM & PM)

NEED FOR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES, PROTECTION OF MARINE

ENVIRONMENT STRESSED IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S DISCUSSION OF OCEAN ISSUES

Combined Value of Ocean Resources and Uses

Estimated at Seven Trillion Dollars Annually

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Second Committee

41^st Meeting (PM)

SECOND COMMITTEE APPROVES TEXT URGING ADEQUATE FUNDING FOR OFFICE OF HIGH

REPRESENTATIVE FOR LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

It Also Acts on Drafts Regarding UN-Habitat,

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Fifth Committee

31^st Meeting (PM)

PROPOSED UN BUDGET FOR 2004-2005 TO REACH $2.9 BILLION,

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Information Panel 2

 on Law of the Sea (PM)                       

URGENT ACTION NEEDED ON DETERIORATION OF OCEANS,

PANEL ON SEA LAW CONVENTION IS TOLD

Delegate Cites Accidental Oil Spills, Other Dangerous

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Informal Panel 1

 on Law of the Sea (PM)

IMPORTANCE OF DISPUTE SETTLEMENT, ESTABLISHMENT OF MARITIME BOUNDARIES

HIGHLIGHTED IN PANEL DISCUSSION ON LAW OF SEA

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

70^th Meeting (AM)

LAW OF SEA CONVENTION PRAISED AS MILESTONE FOR RULE OF LAW, UNITED NATIONS,

AS GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMMEMORATES 20TH ANNIVERSARY

‘Constitution for the Oceans’ Largely Fulfilled, Says Secretary-General;

Warns of Continued Threat from Depleted Fisheries, Degraded Marine Environment

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Fifth Committee

30^th Meeting (AM)

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

68^th and 69^th Meetings (AM & PM)

ASSEMBLY, URGING GROUPS IN AFGHANISTAN TO RENOUNCE VIOLENCE AND RESPECT

AUTHORITY, SAYS COUNTRY STILL NEEDS INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Second Committee

40^th Meeting (PM)

RESOLUTION APPROVED IN SECOND COMMITTEE CALLS UPON UN TO SUPPORT

NEW INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR STUDY OF EL NIÑO PHENOMENON

Another Recommends Review of South-South Cooperation for Development