Communique by council of presidents of General Assembly

 

Following is the text of a communiqué issued today by the Council of Presidents of the General Assembly:

The Council of Presidents of the General Assembly of the United Nations held its annual meeting at UN Headquarters from 16 to 18 November 2004.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY SUSPENDS ELECTION OF JUDGES FOR YUGOSLAV TRIBUNAL,

 

FOLLOWING FOUR INCONCLUSIVE ROUNDS OF VOTING

After four inconclusive rounds of voting today, the General Assembly decided to continue the process to elect judges for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) at 10 a.m. tomorrow, 19 November.

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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.

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

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53^rd Meeting (AM)

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

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General Committee

6^th Meeting (AM)

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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.

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49^th Meeting (AM)

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