Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

87^th Meeting (PM)

ASSEMBLY ADOPTS 14 RESOLUTIONS ON STRENGTHENING COORDINATION

OF HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER RELIEF ASSISTANCE

The General Assembly this afternoon adopted 14 resolutions on strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance.  It adopted those texts without a vote.

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

36^th Meeting (PM)

FINANCING OF FIVE UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS APPROVED

BY BUDGET COMMITTEE, DESPITE LACK OF SPECIFIC DOLLAR AMOUNTS

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Second Committee

40^th Meeting (PM)

SECOND COMMITTEE ENDS ITS WORK, APPROVING 16 DRAFT TEXTS

Among Innovative Proposals Forwarded to Assembly:

Nomination of High Representative for Least Developed Countries

The Second Committee (Economic and Financial) concluded its substantive work for the fifty-sixth General Assembly session this evening by approving 16 draft texts without a vote.

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

35^th Meeting (AM)

BUDGET COMMITTEE BEGINS CONSIDERATION OF FINANCING FOR MISSIONS

IN EAST TIMOR, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

85^th Meeting (AM)

ASSEMBLY BACKS EFFORT TOWARDS GLOBAL LAW AGAINST REPRODUCTIVE

CLONING OF HUMAN BEINGS, STUDY GROUP TO BE ESTABLISHED

Other Actions Also Taken on Legal Committee Recommendations;

Work To Continue on Comprehensive Convention against Terrorism

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Second Committee

39^th Meeting (PM)

CONTINUING CONSIDERATION OF DRAFT RESOLUTIONS,

SECOND COMMITTEE APPROVES SIX TEXTS

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

83^rd and 84^th Meetings (AM & PM)

ASSEMBLY SEEKS OBSERVANCE OF OLYMPIC TRUCE DURING WINTER GAMES

IN SALT LAKE CITY; SPORTING VIRTUES SAID TO MATCH UN IDEALS

Action also Taken on Global Partnerships; Debate Begins on Central

America Situation, Support for Efforts on Behalf of New Democracies

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Second Committee

38^th Meeting (PM)

WITHOUT VOTE, SECOND COMMITTEE APPROVES FOUR DRAFT RESOLUTIONS

Texts Cover Biodiversity Convention, International Cooperation for

Development, Renewable Energy, Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

34^th Meeting (PM)

FIFTH COMMITTEE COMPLETES DEBATE ON BUDGETS FOR TRIBUNALS FOR RWANDA,

FORMER YUGOSLAVIA; TEMPORARY COMMITMENT AUTHORITY PROPOSED

Concern Expressed at High Level of Requested Appropriations; Draft

Introduced on Financing United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)

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