Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Second Committee

25^th Meeting (PM)

ECONOMIC COMMITTEE IS TOLD FAR MORE WOMEN IN LABOUR FORCE,

BUT STILL AT DISADVANTAGE IN PAY, CONDITIONS

ILO Official Describes Inequality; Debate on Sustainable

Development, International Economic Cooperation Is Concluded

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Second Committee

24^th Meeting (AM)

GENDER MAINSTREAMING MUST BE ‘INDISPENSABLE COMPONENT’ OF DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES,

IRAN (ON BEHALF OF GROUP OF 77) TELLS SECOND COMMITTEE

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

First Committee

24^th Meeting (PM)

DISARMAMENT PROGRESS NEEDED AS PART OF ANTI-TERRORISM EFFORT,

BY TERMS OF DRAFT RESOLUTION APPROVED IN FIRST COMMITTEE

Committee Concludes Session, Recommending 51 Texts for Assembly Action

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

First Committee

20^th Meeting (PM)

SCOPE OF UN CONVENTIONAL ARMS REGISTER TO REMAIN UNDER REVIEW,

BY DRAFT RESOLUTION APPROVED IN FIRST COMMITTEE

CORRECTION

On page 8 of Press Release GA/DIS/3215 issued 31 October, the statement in explanation of position by Nepal should read as follows:

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

24^th Meeting (AM)

IRAQ PROGRAMME, DRUG CONTROL OFFICE AMONG ISSUES ADDRESSED

AS BUDGET COMMITTEE CONTINUES DEBATE ON INTERNAL OVERSIGHT

Also Begins Consideration of United Nations Common System,

Hearing Introduction of International Civil Service Commission Report

BETTER FUTURE FOR WORLD’S PEOPLE REQUIRES THOSE WITH MORE TO REACH OUT

TO THOSE WITH LESS, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

Following is the text of a statement made today by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette to the Asia Society Luncheon in New York:

Biographical Note

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BOLIVIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service.)

Javier Murillo de la Rocha, the new Permanent Representative of Bolivia to the United Nations, presented his credentials today to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

Biographical Note

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BANGLADESH PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service.)

Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, the new Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, presented his credentials to Secretary-General Kofi Annan today.

INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD MEETS IN VIENNA TO LOOK AT HOW

GLOBALIZATION AND NEW TECHNOLOGY HAS CHANGED DRUG TRADE

(Reissued as received.)

Secretary-General Kofi Annan departed New York for Switzerland on Tuesday, 30 October.