UNITED NATIONS OPENS OFFICIAL DOCUMENT SYSTEM TO GENERAL PUBLIC

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

HIGHLIGHTS

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Plenary

76^th Meeting (PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATES $53.63 MILLION FOR STRENGTHENED,

UNIFIED UN SECURITY, AS IT CONCLUDES MAIN PART OF 59^TH SESSION

Acts on WideRange of Recommendations from Budget Committee;

Texts on Africa’s Development, Anti-Malaria Decade among Others Adopted

ETHIOPIA, UN, HUMANITARIAN PARTNERS APPEAL FOR ASSISTANCE FOR 2005

 

ADDIS ABABA, 23 December (United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) -- The Ethiopian Government, the United Nations and humanitarian partners today appealed for 387,482 tonnes of food valued at approximately $159 million for an estimated 2.2 million needy people, and $112 million of non-food assistance to meet emergency humanitarian needs in 2005.

SECRETARY-GENERAL ACCEPTS RETIREMENT OF CHEF DE CABINET IQBAL RIZA,

PRAISING MORE THAN 25 YEARS OF GALLANT SERVICE TO UN

 

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s statement concerning the retirement of his Chef de Cabinet, Iqbal Riza, issued today in New York:

Security Council

5107^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS UN PEACE-BUILDING OFFICE

 

IN GUINEA-BISSAU UNTIL 22 DECEMBER 2005

 

Resolution 1580 (2004) Adopted Unanimously

Security Council

5106^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFED BY CHAIRS OF COMMITTEES, WORKING GROUP

As the Security Council was briefed this morning by the heads of its committees and working group, it was reminded once again of the crucial and central role it played in a range of activities, from combating terrorism to preventing and resolving conflicts to implementing and monitoring sanctions.

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

33^rd Meeting (PM)

BUDGET COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS $53.63 MILLION FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL’S PLAN

FOR STRENGTHENED UN SECURITY, AS IT CONCLUDES CURRENT SESSION

Additional RecommendationsAddressWideRange of Issues,

Including Human Resources Management, UN Oversight Bodies

(Issued on 23 December 2004.)

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Plenary

75^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS 40 RESOLUTIONS, Five DECISIONS

 

ON WIDERANGE OF ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL ISSUES

 

Importance of Open, Transparent, Inclusive Trading System Emphasized;

Poverty, Corruption, Disaster Relief, Sustainable Development also Addressed

Disarmament Commission

2005 Organizational Session

266^th Meeting (PM)