Press Release

Resumed Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

93^rd Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT CALLS ON ALL STATES TO DEMONSTRATE

COMMITMENT TO OLYMPIC TRUCE

Assembly Adopts Texts on Crime Prevention, Report of Economic and Social Council

Commission on Sustainable Development

Acting as the Preparatory Committee for

 World Summit on Sustainable Development

6^th Meeting (PM)

POVERTY ERADICATION, ISLAND STATE VULNERABILITY AMONG ISSUES DISCUSSED,

AS PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT BEGINS GENERAL DEBATE

Commission on Sustainable Development

Acting as the Preparatory Committee for

 World Summit on Sustainable Development

5^th Meeting (AM)

ENHANCING PARTNERSHIPS, FINDING ‘COMMONALITIES’ AMONG STAKEHOLDER GROUPS AMONG

ISSUES RAISED, AS JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT PREPARATORY COMMITTEE HOLDS DIALOGUE

PRESS STATEMENT ON MIDDLE EAST SITUATION BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is the text of this evening’s press statement on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestine question, by Security Council President Jagdish Koonjul (Mauritius):

Security Council

Resumed 4460^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL URGED TO REMAIN FULLY ENGAGED UNTIL DURABLE PEACE

ATTAINED, AS DEBATE ON AFRICA CONCLUDES

Speakers Also Highlight Need for Reform

Security Council

4462^nd Meeting (AM & PM)

SEAMLESS SWITCH FROM UN ADMINISTRATION TO POST-INDEPENDENCE GOVERNMENT

IN EAST TIMOR VITAL TO SUCCESS, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD

Many Speakers Commend East Timor for Progress Made;

Security Council

4461^st Meeting (AM)

CHAIR OF AFGHANISTAN’S INTERIM ADMINISTRATION ADDRESSES SECURITY COUNCIL;

REQUESTS EXTENSION, EXPANSION OF INTERNATIONAL SECURITY FORCE

Ad Hoc Committee on Assembly

Resolution 51/210

Sixth Session

24^th Meeting (PM)

AD HOC COMMITTEE ENGAGED IN CONSULTATIONS ON CONVENING

HIGH-LEVEL CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM

Convention on Nuclear Terrorism,

Comprehensive Convention on Terrorism Also Envisaged

Commission on Sustainable Development

Acting as the Preparatory Committee for

 World Summit on Sustainable Development

PROGRESS IN KEY AREAS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ASSESSED IN MULTI-STAKEHOLDER

DIALOGUE OF SUMMIT PREPARATORY COMMITTEE

Commission on Sustainable Development

Acting as the Preparatory Committee for

 World Summit on Sustainable Development

MULTI-STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS DISCUSSED,