Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Plenary

38^th & 39^th Meetings (AM & PM)

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

13^th Meeting (PM)

FOURTH COMMITTEE SPEAKERS COMMEND REFORMS IN UN PUBLIC INFORMATION DEPARTMENT,

UNDERLINE IMPORTANCE OF INFORMATION CENTRES

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Third Committee

19^th Meeting (PM)

SPEAKERS IN THIRD COMMITTEE CALL FOR INTENSIFIED EFFORTS TO PROTECT CHILDREN

AFFECTED BY ARMED CONFLICT, AS DISCUSSION OF CHILDREN’S RIGHTS CONTINUES

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Sixth Committee

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

LEGAL COMMITTEE CONCLUDES REVIEW OF MEASURES AGAINST GLOBAL

TERRORISM, CONSIDERS CONVENTION ON SAFETY OF UN PERSONNEL

In Both Cases, Delegates Seen Stronger Adherence

To Existing International Instruments, Propose Expansion of Protections

(Issued on 21 October 2004.)

Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Second Committee

16^th & 17^th Meetings (AM & PM)

international community must take serious anti-desertification measures,

 

reverse loss of biodiversity, second committee told

Three Draft Resolutions Introduced

As Committee Concludes General Debate on Sustainable Development

(Issued on 21 October 2004.)

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

First Committee

12^th Meeting (AM)

Texts on outer space arms race, United States-Russian Federation

Nuclear arms reduction introduced in First Committee

 

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Plenary

37^th Meeting* (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ENDORSES ACTION PLAN TO PROMOTE USE OF SPACE TECHNOLOGIES

FOR BENEFIT OF ALL, FOLLOWING REVIEW OF 1999 CONFERENCE

 

Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Dublin from Beijing in the evening of Wednesday, 13 October.

Secretary-General calls on Myanmar Authorities to remain

committed to national reconciliation, democratization

 

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General is concerned about the events that have unfolded in Yangon overnight, including the report that Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt has been dismissed and put under house arrest.

Security Council

5059^th Meeting (AM & PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL ENCOURAGES WORK OF REVITALIZED COUNTER-TERRORISM COMMITTEE

IN PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT, FOLLOWING DAY-LONG DEBATE