Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Third Committee

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

Practical approach focusing on concrete actions to protect children needed,

 

third committee told, as it begins discussion of children’s rights

Children and Armed Conflict, Violence

Against Children, Activities of UNICEF among Topics Discussed

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Sixth Committee

7^th Meeting (AM)

Terrorism never justified, legal committee is told,

but fight against it must conform to rule of law

Call for Strengthening of UN Mechanisms to Counter

Scourge; Delegates Report on International, Regional Efforts

(Issued on 19 October 2004.)

Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Second Committee

14^th Meeting (AM)

top United Nations officials tell second committee of efforts

to combat disasters, desertification, climate change

 

Toll of Natural Hazards Doubled, Economic Losses

Trebled, Delegates Told During Debate on Sustainable Development

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

First Committee

10^th Meeting (AM)

POSSIBLE TREATY BANNING PRODUCTION OF FISSILE MATERIAL

FOR WEAPONS PURPOSES DEBATED IN FIRST COMMITTEE

The international community needed to rethink the nature of the often-called for fissile material cut-off treaty, the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) was told this afternoon, as it began its thematic debate.

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

10^th Meeting (AM)

ASSESSMENT SCALE, BOARD OF AUDITORS REPORTS ON UN FUNDS,

PROGRAMMES TAKEN UP IN BUDGET COMMITTEE

(Issued on 20 October 2004.)

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Plenary

33^rd & 35^th Meetings (AM & PM)

INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT CRUCIAL FOR NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR AFRICA’S

 

DEVELOPMENT TO SUCCEED, GENERAL ASSEMBLY TOLD

 

Maintaining biodiversity for food security must be global priority,

says Deputy Secretary-General in World Food Day remarks

 

Following are Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette’s remarks on World Food Day in New York, 18 October:

Secretary-General, at military event in Dublin, hails Ireland’s

 

enduring commitment to United Nations peacekeeping

 

Following are the remarks delivered today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at an event reviewing Irish military assets of potential use in European Union operations in support of the United Nations, at McKee Barracks, Dublin, Ireland:

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Third Committee

14^th & 15^th Meetings (AM & PM)

Speakers reaffirm millennium declaration’s call for women’s empowerment,

 

as third committee concludes discussion of advancement of women

Many Agree on Need for Women’s Access

To Resources, Opportunities for Progress in Poverty Eradication

Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Second Committee

13^th Meeting (AM)

Effective management of human settlements crucial in tackling

urban poverty, second committee told

 

Delegates Also Express Concern That

Funding for UN-HabitatFalls Far Short of Projected Needs