General Assembly: Press Release

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

23^rd Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTS BULGARIA, CAMEROON, GUINEA, MEXICO, SYRIA

TO TWO-YEAR TERMS ON SECURITY COUNCIL

Terms to Begin on 1 January 2002

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Second Committee

9^th Meeting (AM)

AGREED POLICIES NEEDED TO PROTECT RIGHTS OF MIGRANTS,

GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S ECONOMIC COMMITTEE TOLD

Global Movement of Workers Said to Be Driving Force of Development

Background Release

FIRST COMMITTEE BEGINS DEBATE 8 OCTOBER FACING UNFINISHED DISARMAMENT

AGENDA, INCLUDING NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL WEAPON THREATS

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

22^nd Meeting (PM)

ASSEMBLY WINDS UP WEEK-LONG DEBATE ON ELIMINATION OF TERRORISM

President Sees Debate As Sign

Of International Commitment to Face Down Formidable Challenge

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

21^st Meeting (AM)

IMMEDIATE ANTI-TERRORISM STEPS AVAILABLE EVEN WITHOUT LEGAL DEFINITION,

GENERAL ASSEMBLY TOLD, AS TERRORISM DEBATE BEGINS FIFTH DAY

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

16^th Meeting (AM)

TERRORISM ON AGENDA SINCE 1972, BUT ANSWER CANNOT WAIT ANOTHER 30 YEARS

GENERAL ASSEMBLY TOLD, AS THIRD DAY OF TERRORISM DEBATE BEGINS

On page 8 of Press Release GA/9924 issued on 3 October, the name of the representative of Cape Verde should read LUIS DE MATOS MONTEIRO DA FONSECA.

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Fifty-fifth General Assembly

First Committee

2^nd Meeting (AM)

11 SEPTEMBER TERRORIST ATTACK CREATES NEW CONCEPT OF SECURITY THREAT

FIRST COMMITTEE TOLD, AS IT ELECTS OFFICERS, ADOPTS WORK PROGRAMME

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

19^th & 20^th Meetings (PM & Night))

GENERAL ASSEMBLY HEARS 34 SPEAKERS IN CONTINUED DEBATE ON GLOBAL TERRORISM;

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

18^th Meeting (AM)

CONFLICT PREVENTION, NOT REACTION, SHOULD BE BASIS

OF STATES' RESPONSE TO TERROR, ASSEMBLY TOLD

A culture of reaction only continued the spiral of intensifying conflict and eluded peace and should be avoided, the representative of Fiji told the General Assembly this morning, as it continued its debate on measures to eliminate international terrorism.

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

2^nd Meeting (AM)

DECOLONIZATION, OUTER SPACE, ISRAELI PRACTICES AMONG ISSUES TO BE CONSIDERED

BY FOURTH COMMITTEE, BEGINNING 8 OCTOBER