Resumed Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

58^th Meeting (PM)

PEACEKEEPING COSTS MAY INCREASE BY 52 PER CENT FOR 2000-2001,

Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Plenary

99^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTS TWO ADDITIONAL JUDGES

FOR RWANDA INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL

The General Assembly this morning elected Winston Churchill Matanzima Maqutu (Lesotho) and Arlette Ramaroson (Madagascar) as judges for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), following two rounds of voting.  Their terms of office will commence as soon as possible.

Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Plenary

98^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADDS SENEGAL TO LIST OF LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DECIDES

TO CONSIDER ESTABLISHING DECADE TO ROLL BACK MALARIA IN AFRICA

Also Adopts 25 Budget Committee Recommendations on Procurement Reform,

Peacekeeping Financing, Criminal Tribunals, Gratis Personnel, among Others

Resumed Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

57^th Meeting (PM)

Fifty-fifth General Assembly

General Committee

6^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS ADDITION TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY AGENDA:

‘DECADE TO ROLL BACK MALARIA IN AFRICA’

Resumed Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

56^th Meeting (Night)                

FIFTH COMMITTEE POSTPONES ACTION ON FINAL ITEMS OF RESUMED SESSION;

Resumed Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

55^th Meeting (PM)

FIFTH COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON PROCUREMENT REFORM, TERMS OF UN

AUDITORS, AND INVESTIGATIONS OF FEE-SPLITTING AT INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNALS

Resumed Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

54^th Meeting (AM)

MEMBER STATES CRITICAL OF DELAY IN PROMISED PAYMENTS

FROM UNITED STATES, IN FIFTH COMMITTEE

Resumed Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

53^rd Meeting (AM)

Resumed Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

52^nd Meeting (AM)

ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY COMMITTEE BEGINS DISCUSSION OF ALTERNATIVES

TO CURRENT ARREARS CALCULATION UNDER CHARTER’S ARTICLE 19

Also Takes Up Reports on Oversight Mechanisms,