Note to Correspondents

FORUM FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ON INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS AND DEVELOPMENT

TO BE HELD AT HEADQUARTERS, 7 - 8 OCTOBER

The third meeting of the International Forum for Social Development, an initiative of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, will be held on 7 and 8 October at United Nations Headquarters.

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

2^nd Meeting (PM)

WORLD HABITAT DAY SHOULD GIVE ADDED IMPETUS TO GOAL OF PROVIDING

ADEQUATE SHELTER FOR ALL, SAYS GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT

Following is the statement by the President of the General Assembly, Julian R. Hunte (Saint Lucia), on the occasion of World Habitat Day, 6 October:

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Third Committee

2^nd & 3^rd Meetings (AM & PM)

COHERENT, COORDINATED POLICIES NEEDED TO ACHIEVE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT,

THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD, AS SUBSTANTIVE SESSION BEGINS

Short-Term Economic Considerations Distract International

Community from Tackling Social Objectives, Under-Secretary-General Says

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Sixth Committee

2^nd & 3^rd Meetings (AM & PM)

LEGAL COMMITTEE TOLD OF INITIATIVES ON GLOBAL TRADE RULES

UNCITRAL Chairman Reviews Work on Standards for Infrastructure

Projects, Sustainable Development, Insolvency Law and in Other Areas

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

2^nd Meeting (PM)

IMBALANCES CAST SHADOW OVER WORLD’S ECONOMIC RECOVERY, UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL

TELLS SECOND COMMITTEE AT START OF GENERAL DEBATE

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

First Committee

2^nd Meeting (AM)

‘CRISIS OF CONFIDENCE’ IN COLLECTIVE SECURITY, DIVERSION OF SCARCE RESOURCES

TO ARMS AMONG ISSUES RAISED, AS FIRST COMMITTEE BEGINS DEBATE

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Plenary

23^rd & 24^th Meeting (AM & PM)

REFORM OF UNITED NATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM CRUCIAL

TO ACHIEVING MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS, GENERAL ASSEMBLY TOLD

Assembly Also Extends Term of High Commissioner

For Refugees Ruud Lubbers until 31 December 2005

AFGHAN FARMERS TO BENEFIT FROM $6 MILLION PROJECT

TO IMPROVE AGRICULTURAL LIVELIHOODS, SAYS FAO

ROME, 6 October (FAO) -- More than 430,000 farmers in the mountains of the Hazarajat, one of the poorest regions of Afghanistan, will receive assistance over the next four years through a major development project, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in a statement today.

Security Council

4836^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL MEETS IN EMERGENCY SESSION FOLLOWING ISRAELI

AIR STRIKE AGAINST SYRIA

Syria Asks Council to Condemn Attack; Israel Says

Attack Response for Islamic Jihad’s Bombing in Haifa

The Security Council met in an emergency session this afternoon, at Syria’s request, following an Israeli air strike against that country earlier today.