Press Release HR/4574 |
Round-Up of Session
COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES TWENTY-SEVENTH SESSION
Considered Reports of Ukraine, Benin, Indonesia, Zambia and Israel
(Reissued as received.)
Press Release HR/4574 |
Round-Up of Session
COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES TWENTY-SEVENTH SESSION
Considered Reports of Ukraine, Benin, Indonesia, Zambia and Israel
(Reissued as received.)
Press Release GA/SHC/3671/Corr.1 |
Fifty-sixth General Assembly
Third Committee
47th Meeting (AM)
THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTION URGING SUPPORT
FOR PALESTINIAN QUEST FOR SELF-DETERMINATION
CORRECTION
Press Release SG/A/780 |
JAMES LEMOYNE APPOINTED ACTING SPECIAL ADVISER ON COLOMBIA
On 13 November, the Secretary-General announced the appointment of James LeMoyne as Acting Special Adviser on Colombia. Mr. LeMoyne has been serving as Deputy Special Adviser to Jan Egeland, who, it was recently announced, would leave the United Nations early next year to become Secretary-General of the Norwegian Red Cross. Mr. LeMoyne will assume this position in January 2002, upon
Press Release SC/7221 |
Security Council
4424th Meeting (AM)
UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL
ON INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS IN ARMED CONFLICT
Press Release OS/1775 |
UN/USA WORKSHOP IN VIENNA WILL REVIEW APPLICATIONS
OF GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEMS
Press Release GA/SPD/229 |
Fifty-sixth General Assembly
Fourth Committee
21st and 22nd Meetings (AM & PM)
MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN UNITED NATIONS, TROOP CONTRIBUTORS NEEDED,
SAY SPEAKERS IN FOURTH COMMITTEE, AS PEACEKEEPING DEBATE CONCLUDES
Thirty-four Speakers Address Issues of Peacekeeping Finance,
Rapid Reaction Capability, Comprehensive Strategy for Conflicts
Press Release GA/SHC/3672 |
Fifty-sixth General Assembly
Third Committee
48th Meeting (PM)
THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES THREE-DAY DEBATE ON REFUGEE-RELATED ISSUES
New York UNHCR Director Says International Community
Must Now Promote Policies of Prevention, Address Root Causes of Displacement
Press Release GA/SHC/3671 |
Fifty-sixth General Assembly
Third Committee
47th Meeting (AM)
THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTION URGING SUPPORT
FOR PALESTINIAN QUEST FOR SELF-DETERMINATION
Committee Approved 9 Other Drafts on Human Rights,
Girl Child, Women, Refugees, Children, Migrants, Torture, Self-Determination
Press Release GA/L/3200 |
Fifty-sixth General Assembly
Sixth Committee
28th Meeting (AM)
FINAL AGREEMENT ELUSIVE, LEGAL COMMITTEE ENDORSES FURTHER WORK
TOWARDS COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION AGAINST TERRORISM
With Needed Political Will, Completion in Near Future
Foreseen; Deferring Other Actions, Committee Ends Work for Session
Press Release GA/EF/2981 |
Fifty-sixth General Assembly
Second Committee
30th Meeting (PM)
SECOND COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFTS ON: RESOURCES FOR OFFICE OF ECOSOC PRESIDENT;
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; CODE OF ETHICS FOR TOURISM
Acting without a vote, the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) this afternoon approved two draft resolutions and one draft decision.