Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Second Committee

38^th Meeting (AM)

SECOND COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON CORRUPT PRACTICES AND UPCOMING CONFERENCES ON TRANSIT TRANSPORT COOPERATION, CLIMATE CHANGE

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

53^rd & 54^th Meetings (AM & PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS TOLD OF GROWING IMPORTANCE OF COOPERATION

BETWEEN UNITED NATIONS AND WIDE RANGE OF OUTSIDE BODIES

Delegates Laud Unity of Approach on Promotion of Peace, Economic

Growth, Poverty Reduction, Sustainable Development, Fight against Terrorism

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Third Committee

53^rd and 54^th Meetings (AM & PM)

THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES 15 DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS,

INCLUDING NEW TEXT ON RIGHT TO PEACE

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

52^nd Meeting (AM)

ENDORSING UNCITRAL REPORT, GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMMENDS CONCILIATION IN TRADE

RELATIONS, STRONGER ENFORCEMENT OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS

Also, Decisions on Cloning, World Criminal Court:  Texts among 21 Adopted

From Legal Committee; Plans Confirmed to Mark Law of Sea Convention Anniversary

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Third Committee

52^nd Meeting (AM)

FIVE TEXTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS APPROVED BY THIRD COMMITTEE; DISCUSSION ON REFUGEES CONCLUDES

Approved Drafts Concern Human Rights Prizes, Elimination of Religious Intolerance,

Human Rights Defenders, Strengthening UN action, Decade for Human Rights Education

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Second Committee

37^th Meeting (AM)

FOLLOW-UP TO SPECIAL SESSION ON CHILDREN TO BE CONSIDERED IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

PLENARY, ACCORDING TO DECISION APPROVED BY SECOND COMMITTEE

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Fifth Committee

26^th Meeting (PM)

DELEGATES DISCUSS OVEREXPENDITURES, HIGH VACANCY RATES IN RWANDA TRIBUNAL

The Rwanda Tribunal needed to strengthen its control over expenditures to avoid huge overspending, the representative of China told the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this afternoon as it began its consideration of the financing of the two International Tribunals.

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Open-ended Panels

AFGHANISTAN PANEL PINPOINTS NATIONWIDE SECURITY, INSTITUTION-BUILDING, RECONSTRUCTION,

ECONOMIC REVIVAL, OUTSIDE INTERFERENCE AS PERSISTENT AREAS OF CONCERN

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Fourth Committee

23^rd Meeting (AM)

12 TEXTS ON PALESTINE RELIEF AGENCY, ISRAELI PRACTICES IN OCCUPIED TERRITORIES

APPROVED BY FOURTH COMMITTEE, AS IT CONCLUDES WORK FOR CURRENT SESSION

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Third Committee

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

THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFTS ON INSTRAW, PALESTINIAN CHILDREN;

CONTINUES DEBATE ON REFUGEE ISSUES