Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

40^th Meeting (AM)

FIFTH COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS $2.63 BILLION 2002-2003 BUDGET,

CONCLUDES MAIN PART OF FIFTY-SIXTH SESSION

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

HIGHLIGHTS

11 SEPTEMBER ATTACKS FAILED TO DEFLECT ASSEMBLY FROM PURSUIT OF GLOBAL PEACE,

SAYS PRESIDENT OF FIFTY-SIXTH SESSION

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

92^nd Meeting (PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS $2.63 BILLION BUDGET FOR 2002-2003;

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONCERNED ABOUT NEGATIVE IMPACT OF FIGHTING IN LIBERIA

Following is the text of a statement issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General has been following the recent upsurge in fighting between Liberian Government forces and armed elements in the north-western part of the country.

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY SADDENED AT DEATH OF LEOPOLD SEDAR-SENGHOR,

FIRST PRESIDENT OF SENEGAL

Following is a statement issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the death of Leopold Sedar-Senghor:

COMMISSION ON LIMITS OF CONTINENTAL SHELF RECEIVES ITS FIRST SUBMISSION

Russian Federation First To Move

To Establish Outer Limits of Its Extended Continental Shelf

Security Council

4445^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS HIGHLIGHT AFRICAN ISSUES, TRANSPARENCY,

BETTER TARGETED SANCTIONS, COUNTER-TERRORISM IN WRAP-UP MEETING

Security Council

4444^th Meeting (AM)

OPINION EMERGING FOR MORE ACTIVE UNITED NATIONS ROLE IN ANGOLA PEACE PROCESS,

SAYS UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL, DURING BRIEFING OF SECURITY COUNCIL

                                                            20 December 2001

TWENTY NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS APPROVED FOR ASSOCIATION

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

91^st Meeting (PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY CALLS FOR INCREASED INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR AFGHANISTAN

ON CONDITION INTERIM AUTHORITY HONOURS BONN AGREEMENT

The General Assembly this afternoon adopted six resolutions, two by recorded vote, as it considered numerous agenda items.