General Assembly

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

11^th Meeting (PM)

SHORTFALL IN DEVELOPMENT AID, DEBT RELIEF THWARTING ECONOMIC GROWTH

IN DEVELOPING WORLD, DELEGATES TELL SECOND COMMITTEE

Huge Subsidies to Producers in Developed Countries Also to Blame, Speakers Say

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

Briefing on “Prospects for Economic Growth

and Future of Development Cooperation”

WORLD NEEDS UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SECURITY COUNCIL,

SAYS NOBEL LAUREATE IN KEYNOTE ADDRESS TO SECOND COMMITTEE

Professor Calls for Increased

United Nations Role in International Financial Issues

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

First Committee

9^th Meeting (PM)

NON-PROLIFERATION FRAMEWORK BESET BY CRISIS OF IDENTITY, RELEVANCE,

EFFECTIVENESS, DISARMAMENT COMMITTEE TOLD

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

6^th Meeting (AM)

BUDGET COMMITTEE CONTINUES DISCUSSION ON SCALE USED FOR UN CONTRIBUTIONS;

MANY SPEAKERS SAY CAPACITY TO PAY NOT ACCURATELY REFLECTED

Several Delegations, However, Object to Immediate

Reopening of Debate on 2000 Agreement on Assessment Scale

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Plenary

32^nd & 33^rd Meetings (AM & PM)

INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT CRUCIAL FOR AFRICAN-LED DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE TO SUCCEED,

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

7^th Meeting (AM)

FOURTH COMMITTEE REASSERTS SELF-DETERMINATION AS RIGHT

FOR PEOPLES IN NON-SELF-GOVERNING TERRITORIES

Text Says No Other Principle in Decolonization; Action Also Taken

After Debate on Work of United Nations Committee on Effects of Atomic Radiation

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Third Committee

10^th Meeting (AM)

HIGHLIGHTING THREAT OF TRAFFICKING IN DRUGS, PEOPLE TO INTERNATIONAL SECURITY,

THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES DISCUSSION OF CRIME, DRUG ISSUES

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

9^th & 10^th Meetings (AM & PM)

DELEGATES UNDERSCORE IMPORTANCE OF EMPOWERING WOMEN, MIGRANTS AS SECOND COMMITTEE

TAKES UP SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC COOPERATION

Speakers also Emphasize Economic Potential of Women, Vital Role of Remittances

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

First Committee

8^th Meeting (PM)

THREAT POSED BY NON-COMPLIANCE WITH NON-PROLIFERATION REGIME

FOCUS OF DEBATE IN DISARMAMENT COMMITTEE

The threat posed by non-compliance with the global nuclear non-proliferation regime and the reasons underlying recent, well-publicized cases dominated debate this afternoon in the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security).

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

5^th Meeting (AM)

IMPORTANCE OF TIMELY, FULL PAYMENT OF UN CONTRIBUTIONS, ‘CAPACITY TO PAY’

PRINCIPLE REAFFIRMED, AS FIFTH COMMITTEE TAKES UP SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS