Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

77^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS 75 RESOLUTIONS ON SOCIAL, HUMANITARIAN ISSUES, INCLUDING

OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE

Action also taken on Human Rights, Refugees, Women’s Issues, Crime Prevention, Drug Control, Other Social Issues

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

75^th & 76^th Meetings (AM & PM)

COOPERATION WITH COUNCIL OF EUROPE, MINE ACTION, YEAR OF RICE (2004)

AMONG ISSUES ADDRESSED IN 19 TEXTS ADOPTED BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Resolutions Also Call for Special Assistance to States,

Coherent Response to Global Challenges, Millennium Declaration Review

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

74^th Meeting (AM)

STRONGER MEASURES TO PROTECT MARINE ENVIRONMENT FROM TANKER

ACCIDENTS URGED, AS GENERAL ASSEMBLY ENDS SEA LAW DEBATE

Spain Calls for ‘Polluter Must Pay’ Principle; Texts Adopted on Ocean

Management, Negative Fishing Practices, Cooperation on Migratory Fish Stocks

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

73^rd Meeting (AM)

ISRAELI PRACTICES, PALESTINE REFUGEE AGENCY, DECOLONIZATION, INFORMATION

AMONG ISSUES ADDRESSED IN 30 TEXTS ADOPTED BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Acting on Recommendations of Fourth Committee,

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

71^st and 72^nd Meetings (AM & PM)

NEED FOR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES, PROTECTION OF MARINE

ENVIRONMENT STRESSED IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S DISCUSSION OF OCEAN ISSUES

Combined Value of Ocean Resources and Uses

Estimated at Seven Trillion Dollars Annually

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Information Panel 2

 on Law of the Sea (PM)                       

URGENT ACTION NEEDED ON DETERIORATION OF OCEANS,

PANEL ON SEA LAW CONVENTION IS TOLD

Delegate Cites Accidental Oil Spills, Other Dangerous

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Informal Panel 1

 on Law of the Sea (PM)

IMPORTANCE OF DISPUTE SETTLEMENT, ESTABLISHMENT OF MARITIME BOUNDARIES

HIGHLIGHTED IN PANEL DISCUSSION ON LAW OF SEA

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

70^th Meeting (AM)

LAW OF SEA CONVENTION PRAISED AS MILESTONE FOR RULE OF LAW, UNITED NATIONS,

AS GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMMEMORATES 20TH ANNIVERSARY

‘Constitution for the Oceans’ Largely Fulfilled, Says Secretary-General;

Warns of Continued Threat from Depleted Fisheries, Degraded Marine Environment

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

68^th and 69^th Meetings (AM & PM)

ASSEMBLY, URGING GROUPS IN AFGHANISTAN TO RENOUNCE VIOLENCE AND RESPECT

AUTHORITY, SAYS COUNTRY STILL NEEDS INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE

Ad Hoc Committee for Voluntary

Contributions to UNRWA

Meeting (AM)

DONOR COUNTRIES PLEDGE $47.53 MILLION FOR UNRWA'S REGULAR BUDGET FOR 2003

AT MEETING OF AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS