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

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

9^th Meeting (AM)

BUDGET COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS $5.4 MILLION FOR COMMISSION

implementing Cameroon-Nigeria border dispute decision

 

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Plenary

32^nd Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTS ARGENTINA, DENMARK, GREECE, JAPAN, UNITED REPUBLIC

Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Beijing on Saturday evening, 9 October, for a visit that coincided with the celebration of the fifty-fifth anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the twenty-fifth anniversary of the UN's presence in that country.

Secretary-General congratulates Cambodia’s new King Norodom Sihamoni

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

The Secretary-General welcomes the Royal Throne Council’s unanimous election of His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni as the new King and Head of State of the Royal Kingdom of Cambodia.  He wishes him every success in this important role.

Secretary-General, noting next year’s review of Millennium

 

Development Goals, urges stronger efforts to meet them

 

Ongoing Crises in Sudan, and Urgent Need for Greater Help,

Also Stressed in Wide-Ranging Dublin Address to National Forum on Europe

This is the text of an address by Secretary-General Kofi Annan in Dublin today to the National Forum on Europe: