General Assembly: Press Release

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

10^th Meeting (PM)

WITH STRONG POLITICAL WILL, GOVERNMENTS COULD DEVELOP UN CONVENTION

AGAINST CORRUPTION BY 2003, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

Many Say Globalization Creates Atmosphere in Which Corruption Can Thrive

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

First Committee

9^th Meeting (AM)

GLOBAL ECONOMIC DISPARITY INCOMPATIBLE WITH GLOBAL SECURITY

FIRST COMMITTEE TOLD, AS GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

9^th Meeting (PM)

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

8^th Meeting (AM)

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

26^th Meeting (PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONTINUES DEBATE ON SECURITY COUNCIL’S ANNUAL REPORT;

SPEAKERS HIGHLIGHT NEED FOR MORE SUBSTANCE, ANALYSIS

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

25^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL FOCUSED ON CONFLICT PREVENTION, SETTLEMENT OF REGIONAL CONFLICTS,

GENERAL ASSEMBLY TOLD AS IT CONSIDERS COUNCIL’S REPORT

Many Delegations Criticize Lack of Analytical Content in Report

Fifty-sixth General Assembly                                GA/SPD/214

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

9^th Meeting (PM)

IMPORTANCE OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, LEGAL CONVENTIONS STRESSED

AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONTINUES DISCUSSION OF DRUGS, CRIME

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

8^th Meeting (AM)

THIRD COMMITTEE INFORMED OF `SERIOUS DECREASE’ IN HEROIN PRODUCTION

IN AFGHANISTAN, BUT LARGE STOCKPILES REMAIN

Committee Also Hears That UN Terrorism

Prevention Branch Is Underfunded, Understaffed

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Sixth Committee

8^th Meeting (PM)

OBSERVER STATUS AT UN FOR GLOBAL HYDROGRAPHIC GROUP

IS RECOMMENDED BY ASSEMBLY’S LEGAL COMMITTEE

Request by Sahelo-Saharan States Under Review; Debate

Concluded on Charter Report, Strengthening Role of World Body