General Assembly: Press Release

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Second Committee

1^st Meeting (PM)

SECOND COMMITTEE APPROVES WORK PROGRAMME FOR FIFTY-SEVENTH

SESSION; ELECTS TWO VICE-CHAIRMEN, RAPPORTEUR

The Second Committee (Economic and Financial) this afternoon approved its programme of work for the fifty-seventh session and elected two Vice-Chairmen as well as the Rapporteur to its bureau.

Ad Hoc Committee to Review

New Agenda for Development of Africa

AM & PM Meetings

AD HOC COMMITTEE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW AGENDA FOR DEVELOPMENT

OF AFRICA BEGINS THREE-DAY SUBSTANTIVE SESSION

Committee Grants Participatory Status for Eight NGOs;

Holds Panel Discussion on Promotion of Africa's Future Development

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Sixth Committee

1st Meeting (PM)

SIXTH COMMITTEE MEETS TO ORGANIZE WORK FOR FIFTY-SEVENTH SESSION;

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

19^th Meeting (PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONCLUDES GENERAL DEBATE DOMINATED

BY TERRORISM, IRAQ ISSUE, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA

188 Speakers Took Part in Debate,

Including 33 Heads of State, 14 Heads of Government

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

18^th Meeting (AM)

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

17^th Meeting (PM)

SPEAKERS IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY DEBATE CALL FOR FURTHER EFFORTS

TO ADDRESS CONFLICTS IN CENTRAL ASIA, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA

Saudi Arabia Cites Need for Achievement of Palestinian Rights;

Georgia Draws Attention to Deterioration of Georgian-Russian Relations

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

16^th Meeting (AM)

IRAQ COMPLETELY FREE OF NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL WEAPONS,

IRAQI FOREIGN MINISTER TELLS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sweden Welcomes Iraqi Decision to Cooperate with United Nations;

Stresses that Weapons of Mass Destruction are ‘the Heart of the Issue’

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

15^th Meeting (PM)

ECONOMIC REFORM, DEVELOPMENT AS TOOL IN MAINTAINING PEACE

AMONG ISSUES RAISED, AS GENERAL ASSEMBLY DEBATE CONTINUES

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

14^th Meeting (AM)

VIOLENCE, TERRORISM CAN NEVER ACHIEVE PEACE, SECURITY

OR DEVELOPMENT, GENERAL ASSEMBLY TOLD

Speakers Reiterate Commitment to International Anti-Terror Campaign

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

13^th Meeting (PM)

PERVASIVE THREATS TO PEACE, DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTED BY SPEAKERS

AS ASSEMBLY CONTINUES GENERAL DEBATE

As the General Assembly continued its general debate this afternoon, speakers highlighted the various obstacles threatening the achievement of peace and development, including foreign occupation, conflicts, trade imbalances and HIV/AIDS.