Sixty-first General Assembly

Plenary

81^st Meeting (PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS 46 THIRD COMMITTEE TEXTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES,

REFUGEES, SELF-DETERMINATION, RACISM, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

 

Resolutions, Decisions Also Adopted on Women’s Advancement, Child Rights

Biographical Note

new permanent Observer of African Union presents appointment letter

(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service.)

Biographical Note

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF TUVALU PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service.)

Afelee F. Pita, the new Permanent Representative of Tuvalu to the United Nations, today presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

Biographical Note

New permanent representative of Afghanistan presents credentials

 

(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service.)

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan travelled to Washington, D.C., on Friday morning, 15 December, where he attended a farewell luncheon held in his honour, hosted by United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at the State Department.

Secretary-General urges active effort to ‘discover what is best’ in other beliefs,

to overcome prejudice, in remarks to alliance of civilizations event

 

Security Council

5597^th Meeting (PM)

TV5MONDE TO EXPAND RELATIONSHIP WITH UNITED NATIONS AFTER SIGNING FOUR-YEAR

RENEWED AGREEMENT WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION OF LA FRANCOPHONIE

Channel to Support Language School Staff;

New Monitors to Show French News at Headquarters

Special Committee on

Peacekeeping Operations

194^th Meeting (PM)

Special committee on peacekeeping seeks new understanding between

United Nations, troop contributors on sexual exploitation

 

CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM MEETS IN KUALA LUMPUR TO DISCUSS ROLE

 

IN SOLUTION TO PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI CONFLICT

 

(Reissued as received from a UN Information Officer.)