Press Release GA/SHC/3656 |
Fifty-sixth General Assembly
Third Committee
32nd Meeting (AM)
THIRD COMMITTEE HEARS CALLS FOR PRIORITY ATTENTION TO INCORPORATING
HUMAN RIGHTS TREATY PROVISIONS INTO DOMESTIC LAW
Press Release GA/SHC/3656 |
Fifty-sixth General Assembly
Third Committee
32nd Meeting (AM)
THIRD COMMITTEE HEARS CALLS FOR PRIORITY ATTENTION TO INCORPORATING
HUMAN RIGHTS TREATY PROVISIONS INTO DOMESTIC LAW
Press Release GA/L/3194 |
Fifty-sixth General Assembly
Sixth Committee
22nd Meeting (PM)
LEGAL COMMITTEE IS WARNED PROPOSAL FOR LATE RESERVATIONS
TO TREATY TERMS COULD JEOPARDIZE EXISTING SYSTEM
Study of State Practice Recommended, as Review
of International Law Commission Report Continues
Press Release GA/AB/3477 |
Fifty-sixth General Assembly
Fifth Committee
25th Meeting (AM)
STAFF REPRESENTATIVES ADDRESS SALARY EQUITY, COMPETITIVENESS
AS BUDGET COMMITTEE CONTINUES UN COMMON SYSTEM DEBATE
Press Release GA/9949 |
Fifty-sixth General Assembly
Plenary
39th Meeting (AM)
GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTS 34 MEMBERS TO INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION
Representatives, Chosen from All Regions, Will Serve 5-year Terms
In two rounds of secret balloting, the General Assembly this morning elected 34 members of the International Law Commission for a period of 5 years starting on 1 January 2002. They were elected from a list of 45 candidates.
Press Release GA/9948 |
Fifty-sixth General Assembly
General Committee
5th Meeting (AM)
GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS ECOSOC REPORT BE CONSIDERED
DIRECTLY BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The General Committee of the General Assemblythis morning recommended to the Assembly that the report of the Economic and Social Council, as a whole, be considered directly in plenary meeting.
Press Release DEV/2352 |
2001 UN Pledging Conference
for Development Activities
1st Meeting (AM)
ON FIRST DAY OF PLEDGING CONFERENCE, 17 COUNTRIES PLEDGE
CONTRIBUTIONS TO UN DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
Seventeen Member States pledged their contributions to support the development activities of the United Nations system this morning, during the annual United Nations Pledging Conference for Development Activities.
Press Release DC/2813 |
CENTRAL AFRICAN CONFERENCE ON PROTECTING WOMEN, CHILDREN
IN ARMED CONFLICT TO BE HELD IN KINSHASA, 14-16 NOVEMBER
Press Release SG/SM/8013 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL REPEATS CALL FOR GLOBAL RESPONSE TO TERRORISM, URGING
MORAL STRUGGLE AGAINST 'AN EVIL THAT IS ANATHEMA TO ALL FAITHS'
Message to Warsaw Meeting Says Current Military Action in Afghanistan
Fits Context of Security Council Resolutions, UN Charter on Self-Defense
Press Release SC/7197 AFG/161 |
PRESS STATEMENT ON AFGHANISTAN BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL
Following is the text of today’s statement on Afghanistan by Mignonette Patricia Durrant (Jamaica), President of the Security Council:
Members of the Security Council met in informal consultations and were briefed by Under-Secretary-General Kenzo Oshima on the situation in and around Afghanistan, including the humanitarian situation.
Press Release SAG/96 |
FAO WARNS OF THREAT FROM FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE AND CALLS
FOR GLOBAL PLAN TO CONTROL EPIDEMICS
(Reissued as received.)
Rome, 6 November 2001 (FAO) -- Globalisation of trade favours the globalisation of serious epidemics such as foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned today.