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

Security Council

5058^th Meeting (AM)

Note to Correspondents

DPI, INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC RELATIONS ASSOCIATION TO HONOUR

 

PUBLICITY CAMPAIGNS FROM SWITZERLAND, TURKEY

 

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

12^th Meeting (PM)

In time of challenge, public information critical to maintaining support

for UN mandates, Under-Secretary-General tells Fourth Committee

Despite Budgetary Constraints, Efforts Being Made to Sharpen

Focus, Seek New Advances, Use New Technologies, Engage Civil Society

(Issued on 20 October 2004.)

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Third Committee

18^th Meeting (PM)

SITUATION OF CHILDREN IN MANY REGIONS REMAINS PRECARIOUS DUE

TO POVERTY, CONFLICT, DISEASE, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Sixth Committee

8^th Meeting (AM)

Legal Committee Delegates call for earliest adoption

 

of outstanding anti-terrorism conventions

 

Costa Rica Urges Appointment, by End of 2007, of High Commissioner

on Issue; Afghanistan Seeks Help to Control Remnants of Extremist Elements

(Issued on 20 October 2004.)