Review Conference

on Illicit Small Arms Trade

11^th & 12^th Meetings (AM & PM)

Security Council

5481^st Meeting (PM)

ISRAELIS, PALESTINIANS URGED TO ‘STEP BACK FROM THE BRINK’, AVERT

FULL-SCALE CONFLICT, AS SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATES EVENTS IN GAZA

Palestine Observer Says Israeli Military Aggression Premeditated;

Security Council

5480^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS INCREASE IN FORCE STRENGTH OF UN MISSION

IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO UNTIL 30 SEPTEMBER

Resolution 1693 (2006) Adopted Unanimously;

Objective Is Free, Fair, Peaceful Election Process

Security Council

5479^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF BURUNDI OPERATION UNTIL 31 DECEMBER,

UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1692 (2006)

Secretary-General Recommends Integrated Office to Commence 1 January 2007,

Special Committee on

Decolonization

14^th Meeting (AM)

DECOLONIZATION COMMITTEE, ADOPTING REPORT, CONCLUDES CURRENT SESSION

Agrees to Leave Open Possibility

Of Holding Modified Seminar for Pacific Region in 2006

Sixtieth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

66^th Meeting (PM)

Budget committee approves $4.72 billion for 13 active peacekeeping missions

Also Approves Texts on Capital Master Plan,

Cross-Cutting Issues, Peacekeeping Operations

Sixtieth General Assembly

Plenary

92^nd Meeting (Night)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY LIFTS SPENDING CAP, ALLOWING UNITED NATIONS OPERATIONS

TO CONTINUE FOR REMAINDER OF 2006, 2007

 

Also Approves Resolutions on Development Follow-Up,

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL HIGH-LEVEL MEETING IN GENEVA TO FOCUS

 

ON FIGHTING POVERTY THROUGH JOB CREATION, 3 - 5 JULY

 

WORLD ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SURVEY 2006 CALLS FOR MORE INITIATIVE

BY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN CHARTING OWN REFORM PATH

EXPERT MEETING ON MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT CONCLUDEs IN TURIN

 

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)