Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

39^th 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.

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

General Committee

5^th 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.

2001 UN Pledging Conference

for Development Activities

1^st 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.

CENTRAL AFRICAN CONFERENCE ON PROTECTING WOMEN, CHILDREN

IN ARMED CONFLICT TO BE HELD IN KINSHASA, 14-16 NOVEMBER

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 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.

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.

                                                            Note No. 5692

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

31^st Meeting (AM)       

RACISM, INTOLERANCE BOTH CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF VIOLENCE, HIGH COMMISSIONER

TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE, AS DEBATE OPENS ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Afghanistan, Middle East, Racism Conference Among Matters Discussed

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Sixth Committee

20^th and 21^st Meetings (AM & PM)

LEGAL COMMITTEE COMPLETES REVIEW OF PROPOSED GUIDELINES

ON ISSUES RELATING TO RESERVATIONS TO TREATIES