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GA/AB/3620

BUDGET COMMITTEE CONSIDERS FINANCING OF PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS IN HAITI, TIMOR-LESTE

24/05/2004
Press Release
GA/AB/3620

budget committee considers financing of peacekeeping


operations in haiti, timor-leste


As the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this morning took up the financing of the peacekeeping operations in Haiti and Timor-Leste, several speakers supported provision of adequate resources for the functioning of the missions and expressed concern over the interim nature of budget requests presented by the Secretariat.

GA/10242

GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECIDES TO ADD AGENDA ITEMS ON YEAR OF PHYSICS, FINANCING FOR PEACEKEEPING IN BURUNDI, INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION

24/05/2004
Press Release
GA/10242


General Assembly decides to add agenda items on Year of physics, financing

for peacekeeping in burundi, international CIVIL service commission

In a brief meeting this morning, the General Assembly, acting on recommendations of its General Committee, decided to include several items in the agenda for its current session, including the “International Year of Physics, 2005” and the financing of the United Nations Operation in Burundi. 

GA/COL/3096

DECOLONIZATION SEMINAR HEARS CALLS FOR CLOSER MONITORING OF ADMINISTERING POWERS, GREATER ACTION ON RESOLUTIONS

18/05/2004
Press Release
GA/COL/3096


decolonization seminar hears Calls for closer monitoring


of Administering Powers, greater action on resolutions


(Received from a UN Information Officer.)


PAPUA NEW GUINEA, 18 May -– The Pacific Regional Seminar on Decolonization continued this afternoon, with its second meeting focused on the role of administering Powers and the perspectives of the representatives of American Samoa, FLNKS (New Caledonia) and Pitcairn.