AS GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETS TO COMMEMORATE END OF SECOND WORLD WAR, SPEAKERS

REAFFIRM COMMITMENT TO PEACE, STRENGTHENING OF UNITED NATIONS

Importance of Dialogue, Tolerance, Rejection of War

Stressed Along with Determination ‘Never to Forget’

Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Plenary

95^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONFIRMS APPOINTMENTS OF UNDP ADMINISTRATOR,

HEAD OF INTERNAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES

 

The General Assembly this morning confirmed the appointments of Kemal Derviş of Turkey as the new Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Inga-Britt Ahlenius (Sweden) as Under-Secretary-General for Internal Oversight Services.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPOINTS JUAN LUIS LARRABURE OF PERU

TO JOINT INSPECTION UNIT

The General Assembly this morning appointed Juan Luis Larrabure of Peru to the Joint Inspection Unit for a period to begin immediately and expire on
31 December 2008.

Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Plenary

93^rd Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY AUTHORIZES BUDGET OF $595.5 MILLION FOR INITIAL

ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING MISSION IN SUDAN

Adopting Resolution Without a Vote, Assembly

Expresses Concern Over Financial Situation Regarding Peacekeeping

Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Plenary

92^nd Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES ARRANGEMENTS FOR SEPTEMBER HIGH-LEVEL SUMMIT

The General Assembly today adopted a resolution, as orally revised, on preparations for and organization of its high-level plenary meeting, scheduled for 14 to 16 September, at the beginning of its sixtieth session.

Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Plenary

91^st Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS CONVENTION ON NUCLEAR TERRORISM; WILL OPEN

FOR SIGNATURE AT HEADQUARTERS 14 SEPTEMBER

Also Adopts 16 Budget Committee Texts;

Peacekeeping Finance, Reform of UN Justice System among Issues Addressed

Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Plenary

89^th & 90^th Meetings (AM & PM)

SEPTEMBER SUMMIT LAST CHANCE TO MOBILIZE ACTION FOR TIMELY ACHIEVEMENT

OF MILLENNIUM GOALS, GENERAL ASSEMBLY TOLD

During Three-Day Session to Review Secretary-General’s

Report ‘In Larger Freedom’, Assembly Hears Views of 83 Governments

Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Plenary

87^th & 88^th Meetings (AM & PM)

Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Plenary

85^th & 86^th Meetings (AM & PM)

Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Plenary

84^th Meeting (AM)

General Assembly adopts text on peacekeeping, delegates

 

sudanmission financing to budget committee