Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

14^th Meeting (AM)

CLIMATE CHANGE, DISASTERS, DESERTIFICATION CAN AFFECT SECURITY, SURVIVAL

OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, SECOND COMMITTEE TOLD

Delegates Underline Plight of Small Island States, Least Developed Countries

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Plenary

36^th Meeting (PM)

‘WIDELY DIVERGENT’ VIEWS EMERGE DURING GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S DEBATE

ON REPORT OF SECURITY COUNCIL

Urging Reform, Speakers Call for Equitable Representation to Reflect

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

9^th Meeting (AM)

FOURTH COMMITTEE REACHES CONSENSUS ON NEW TEXT SUPPORTING EFFORTS

TOWARDS POLITICAL SOLUTION OF DISPUTE OVER WESTERN SAHARA

European Union, Morocco, Algeria Commend Action, Taken Without

Vote; Debate Begins on Comprehensive Review of UN Peacekeeping Operations

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Third Committee

13^th & 14^th Meetings (AM & PM)

THIRD COMMITTEE SPEAKERS STRESS IMPORTANCE OF MEASURES TO EMPOWER,

PROTECT WOMEN, AS DEBATE ON WOMEN’S ISSUES CONTINUES

Policy Options Discussed Include Those

Promoting Employment, Economic Opportunities

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

12^th & 13^th Meetings (AM & PM)

DELEGATES STRESS IMPORTANCE OF GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE AS SECOND COMMITTEE

TAKES UP QUESTIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, DESERTIFICATION, BIODIVERSITY

Speakers Highlight Need to Protect World’s Rapidly Deteriorating Environment

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

First Committee

10^th Meeting (PM)

DISARMAMENT ‘DOUBLE STANDARDS’, SMALL ARMS THREAT AMONG ISSUES RAISED,

AS FIRST COMMITTEE CONCLUDES GENERAL DEBATE

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Plenary

34^th & 35^th Meetings (AM & PM)

BOLD ACTION BY ALL STAKEHOLDERS REQUIRED TO MOVE IMPLEMENTATION OF AFRICAN

DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE FORWARD, GENERAL ASSEMBLY TOLD

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

8^th Meeting (AM)

REFORM OF UN PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS A REAL PROCESS WITH REAL BENEFITS,

UNDER-SECERTARY-GENERAL TELLS FOURTH COMMITTEE

Despite Misperceptions, Significant Expansion, Change Are Afoot, He Says

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Third Committee

11^th & 12^th Meetings (AM & PM)

GENDER EQUALITY, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PRESENT CONTINUING CHALLENGES,

THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD, AS DEBATE OPENS ON WOMEN’S ISSUES

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Sixth Committee

6^th Meeting (AM)

WORK MUST CONTINUE ON FRAMING CONVENTIONS AGAINST TERRORISM,

GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S LEGAL COMMITTEE IS TOLD

Some Delegates Say Definition Needed, with Clear Distinction

From Legitimate Rights of People to Resist Foreign Occupation