Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Plenary

56^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY, CONCERNED ABOUT WORLD’S MARINE ECOSYSTEMS,

 

ADOPTS TEXTS ON LAW OF SEA, SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES

The observation of the tenth anniversary of the landmark United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea was capped by the adoption of two resolutions today, following a day and half-long debate in the General Assembly.

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Plenary

54^th & 55^th Meeting (AM & PM)

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Plenary

53^rd Meeting (AM)

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Plenary

51^st & 52^nd Meetings (AM & PM)

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

General Committee

6^th Meeting (AM)

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Plenary

50^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS TEXTS TO PROMOTE MULTILATERAL COOPERATION,

FILLS VACANCIES ON SUBSIDIARY BODIES

 

Unanimously adopting four resolutions to enhance cooperation between the United Nations and regional and other organizations, the General Assembly today continued its efforts to strengthen solidarity through multilateral cooperation.

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Plenary                                                    

49^th Meeting (AM)

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Plenary

47^th & 48^th Meetings (AM & PM)

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Plenary

46^th Meeting (AM)

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Plenary

45^th Meeting (PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IN TWO ROUNDS OF VOTING, ELECTS 16 MEMBERS OF ECONOMIC

AND SOCIAL COUNCIL FOR TERM BEGINNING 1 JANUARY 2005

In two rounds of voting, the General Assembly this afternoon elected 16 new members to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for terms beginning on 1 January 2005.