Ad Hoc Committee for Voluntary

Contributions to UNRWA

AM Meeting

NINETEEN DONOR COUNTRIES PLEDGE $72 MILLION FOR ACTIVITIES OF UNRWA IN 2004

Nineteen donor countries pledged $72 million for the 2004 budget of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) at this morning’s meeting of the General Assembly’s Ad Hoc Committee for Voluntary Contributions.

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Plenary

68^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS TEXTS ON PALESTINE, MIDDLE EAST, INTERNATIONAL YEAR

OF FAMILY, GLOBAL THREATS, CULTURAL PROPERTY

Also Appoints Seven Members to Committee on Conferences

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Plenary

66^th & 67^th Meetings (AM & PM)

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Third Committee

61^st & 62^nd Meetings (AM & PM)

CONCLUDING CURRENT SESSION, THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTIONS

ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN CAMBODIA, MYANMAR, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Five Recorded Votes Held Concerning Text on Democratic Republic of Congo

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

23^rd Meeting (AM)

FIFTH COMMITTEE DEBATE FOCUSES ON PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS

TO PLANNING, BUDGETING PROCESS

The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this morning focused on the proposed improvements to the current process of planning and budgeting and on the administration of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Plenary

65^th Meeting (PM)

SPEAKERS IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY REAFFIRM SUPPORT FOR MIDDLE EAST ROAD MAP, REGRET

LACK OF PROGRESS IN ITS IMPLEMENTATION

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Third Committee

59^th & 60^th Meetings (AM & PM)

RIGHTS OF CHILDREN, RACISM, PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS WHILE COMBATTING TERRORISM

AMONG ISSUES ADDRESSED IN TEXTS APPROVED BY THIRD COMMITTEE

Decides to Take No Action on Draft Concerning Role of Parents

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Third Committee

57^th & 58^th Meetings (AM & PM)

THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES NINE DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT,

HUMAN RIGHTS, ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN

Recorded Votes Taken on Texts Concerning INSTRAW,

Right to Development, UN Role in Promoting Democracy

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

22^nd Meeting (AM)

BUDGET COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS 2003-2004 FINANCING FOR MISSIONS IN TIMOR-LESTE,

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, LIBERIA

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Third Committee

55^th & 56^th Meetings (AM & PM)

THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES NINE DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES,

INCLUDING TEXTS ON MIGRANTS, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

Five Recorded Votes Taken Regarding Right to Food,

Peace, Electoral Processes, Impact of Globalization, Turkmenistan