Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Plenary

96^th Meeting (PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON IAEA, ADDS AGENDA ITEM

ON SELECTION OF JUDGES FOR RWANDA TRIBUNAL

Resumed Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

46^th Meeting (AM)

MANAGEMENT OF SECRETARIAT DEPARTMENTS, PROCUREMENT-RELATED ARBITRATION

AMONG ISSUES DISCUSSED IN ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY COMMITTEE

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Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Plenary

95^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTS 14 JUDGES TO TRIBUNAL FOR FORMER YUGOSLAVIA

The General Assembly, in a day-long meeting today, elected 14 judges to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, in seven rounds of secret balloting.

Resumed Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

44^th Meeting (AM)

ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY COMMITTEE BEGINS FOUR-WEEK RESUMED SESSION

The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) began its first resumed session this morning, adopting its programme of work for 13 March to 2 April, hearing the introduction of reports, and electing Ramesh Chandra (India) as a Vice-Chairman.

Special Committee on

Decolonization

2^nd Meeting (PM)

DECOLONIZATION COMMITTEE DECIDES 2001 CARIBBEAN REGIONAL SEMINAR,

HOSTED BY CUBA, WILL BE HELD 23-25 MAY

Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Plenary

94^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ‘APPALLED’ BY EDICT ON DESTRUCTION OF AFGHAN SHRINES;

STRONGLY URGES TALIBAN TO HALT IMPLEMENTATION

The General Assembly this morning, appalled by the 26 February edict of Afghanistan’s Taliban ordering the destruction of all statues and non-Islamic shrines in the country, strongly urged the Taliban to halt its implementation.

Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Plenary

93^rd Meeting (PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES LIST OF CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPANTS

FOR JUNE HIV/AIDS SPECIAL SESSION

The General Assembly this afternoon approved a list of 112 civil society organizations seeking accreditation to its special session on HIV/AIDS and to its preparatory process.

Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Plenary

92^nd Meeting (PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON TITLE AND ARRANGEMENTS

FOR JUNE 2001 SPECIAL SESSION ON HIV/AIDS

At a brief meeting this afternoon the General Assembly decided that its forthcoming June special session would be referred to as the "special session of the General Assembly on HIV/AIDS".

Special Committee on

Decolonization

1^st Meeting (AM)