Fifty-ninth General Assembly

First Committee

17^th Meeting (PM)

Hague code of conduct against ballistic missile proliferation

welcomed in text approved by disarmament committee

 

One of Seven Drafts Approved for General Assembly Action

(Issued on 27 October 2004.)

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

13^th Meeting (AM)

fifth committee recommends budgets for peacekeeping missions

 

in timor-leste, sierra leone, Burundi, Côte d’Ivoire, haiti

(Issued on 27 October 2004.)

Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Plenary Meeting

41^st Meeting (PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY TAKES UP ANNUAL REPORT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL,

CULTURE OF PEACE, ROLE OF SPORT IN PEACE, DEVELOPMENT

Secretary-General calls on Kosovo political leaders to respect election results

The following statement issued yesterday is attributable to the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

Note to Correspondents

United Nations University Seminar on Harnessing Biotechnology for Development:

The Latin American and Caribbean Experience at Headquarters 28 October

 

Note to Correspondents

Secretary-General to Launch Reform Initiative on Strengthening

United Nations Country-Level Support for Human Rights

 

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

15^th Meeting (AM)

present-day peacekeeping demands exceed capacity of any single organization,

Under-Secretary-General says in briefing to fourth committee

United Nations Peace Operations at Crossroads Once Again,

He Says as Delegates Take up Comprehensive Review of Peacekeeping

General Assembly president’s United Nations day message stresses

need to strengthen organization through reform

 

Following is the statement by the President of the General Assembly, Jean Ping (Gabon), on the occasion of the United Nations Day, 24 October:

This United Nations Day provides us with an opportunity to renew our attachment to the ideals of peace and security, as well as sustainable development.

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Third Committee

23^rd Meeting (AM)

AS THIRD COMMITTEE BEGINS DISCUSSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES,

SPEAKERS STRESS NEED TO IMPROVE TREATY REPORTING SYSTEM

European Union Highlights Importance of Protecting Human Rights Defenders

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Sixth Committee

13^th Meeting (AM)

COMPLETION OF DRAFT TEXT ON JURISDICTIONAL IMMUNITIES WELCOMED

BY LEGAL COMMITTEE; CLIMAX OF EFFORT BEGUN IN 1977

Debate Concluded on Expansion of Protection for UN, Related Personnel