Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

88^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTS JULIAN HUNTE (SAINT LUCIA)

PRESIDENT OF FIFTY-EIGHTH SESSION

Also Elects Main Committee Chairmen,

Vice-Presidents; Extends Appointment of UNCTAD Secretary-General

Special Committee on

Decolonization

4^th Meeting (AM)

DECOLONIZATION COMMITTEE CONSIDERS SITUATIONS OF GIBRALTAR, CAYMAN ISLANDS

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Fifth Committee (Resumed)

56^th  Meeting (PM)

BUDGET COMMITTEE APPROVES $2.17 BILLION FOR 2003/2004 PEACEKEEPING,

AS IT CONCLUDES RESUMED SESSION

The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this afternoon approved some $2.17 billion gross to finance 11 active peacekeeping missions for 2003/2004, as it concluded its second resumed session.  That amount includes some

Special Committee on

Decolonization

3^rd Meeting (AM)

DECOLONIZATION COMMITTEE CALLS ON ADMINISTERING POWERS

TO RECEIVE UNITED NATIONS VISITING MISSIONS

Adopts Three Resolutions; Also Highlights Importance of Wide

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Fifth Committee (Resumed)

55^th Meeting (AM)

TEXT ON FINANCING LEBANON INTERIM FORCE INTRODUCED IN BUDGET COMMITTEE

In a brief meeting this morning, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) heard the introduction of a draft resolution that would provide financing for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004.

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

87^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY DONATES 2001 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE AWARD

TO MEMORIAL FUND ESTABLISHED BY SECRETARY-GENERAL

Will Support Education for Children

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Fourth Committee

24^th Meeting (PM)

SPECIAL COMMITTEE’S PROPOSALS ON PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

ENDORSED UNDER TEXT APPROVED BY FOURTH COMMITTEE

CARIBBEAN REGIONAL SEMINAR ON DECOLONIZATION CONCLUDES, OFFERS

39 RECOMMENDATIONS TO ‘COMMITTEE OF 24’ ON DECOLONIZATION

Catalytic Role for Committee Envisaged

in Search for Specific Solutions for Remaining Territories

(Reissued as received from a UN Information Officer.)

CARIBBEAN REGIONAL SEMINAR ON DECOLONIZATION GRAPPLES WITH ‘HISTORICAL ANOMALIES’ ON UNITED NATIONS LIST OF NON-SELF-GOVERNING TERRITORIES

Discusses Situations in Falklands (Malvinas), Western Sahara,

Gibraltar; Prepares to Draft Seminar Conclusions and Recommendations

(Reissued as received from a UN Information Officer.)

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Fifth Committee

54^th Meeting (AM)

IN FIFTH COMMITTEE, DELEGATES ADVOCATE PROVISION OF ADEQUATE RESOURCES

FOR INSTRAW, FILLING OF VACANT DIRECTOR POST