Economic and Social Council

2006 Substantive Session

44^th Meeting (PM)

TED TURNER’S UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION DELIVERS $1 BILLION TO UN CAUSES

 

Foundation Makes New Commitment to Leverage Another $1 Billion

REVERSE NEGLECT OF AGRICULTURE, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN WORLD FOOD DAY MESSAGE

 

The following is the text of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message for World Food Day, to be observed on 16 October:

Note to Correspondents

DOCUMENTARY ON BIRTH OF UNITED NATIONS TO BE SCREENED

IN DAG HAMMARSKJöLD AUDITORIUM 11 OCTOBER AT 8 P.M.

 

Note to Correspondents

Nicholas D. Kristof to deliver Rafael M. Salas Memorial Lecture at headquarters

 

Sixty-first General Assembly

Third Committee

10^th & 11^th Meetings (AM & PM)

Sixty-first General Assembly

Sixth Committee

1^st Meeting (AM)

ASSEMBLY’S LEGAL COMMITTEE, OPENING NEW SESSION, BEGINS DISCUSSION

OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW COMMISSION REPORT

 

Work of UNCITRAL Said to Strengthen Rule of Law at National

Sixty-first General Assembly

Second Committee

9^th & 10^th Meetings (AM & PM)

delegates in Second Committee stress importance of fulfilling monterrey

commitments to improve lives of world’s poorest people

 

Sixty-first General Assembly

First Committee

9^th & 10^th Meetings (AM & PM)

JAPAN INTRODUCES DRAFT ON ‘RENEWED DETERMINATION TO ELIMINATE NUCLEAR WEAPONS’,

IN WAKE OF NUCLEAR WEAPON TEST BY DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA

 

Sixty-first General Assembly

Fifth Committee

3^rd Meeting (AM)

CAPACITY TO PAY PRINCIPLE, CEILING ON CONTRIBUTIONS AMONG ISSUES RAISED

AS BUDGET COMMITTEE CONTINUES DEBATE ON 2007-2009 SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS

Also Takes Up Report of Joint Inspection Unit