Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

13^th Meeting (AM)

COMMISSIONER-GENERAL FOR UN RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY FOR PALESTINE,

IN FOURTH COMMITTEE, CITES AGENCY’S NEED FOR FINANCIAL STABILITY

Speakers Criticize Israeli Policies of Closure, Economic Blockade;

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

24^th Meeting (PM)

PERMANENT FORUM ON INDIGENOUS ISSUES AN IMPORTANT STEP TOWARDS PARTNERSHIP

WITH INDIGENOUS GROUPS, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

23^rd Meeting (AM)

THIRD COMMITTEE HEARS CALL FOR RATIFICATION OF OPTIONAL PROTOCOL

ON CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT

Importance of Protocol's Entry into Force by 2002 Stressed

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Sixth Committee

11^th Meeting (AM)

LEGAL COMMITTEE IS TOLD LAW COMMISSION HAS FINALIZED DRAFT

ON STATE RESPONSIBILITY FOR INTERNATIONAL LAWBREAKING

Assembly Support Sought for 40-Year Effort Said to Represent

Vital Step Towards Global Society Where Rule of Law Is Paramount

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Second Committee

18^th Meeting (PM)             

COMMITMENTS TO IMPLEMENT AGENDA 21 MUST BE TRANSLATED

INTO TANGIBLE TERMS, SECOND COMMITTEE IS TOLD

Participants in Panel Discussion Say

Johannesburg Summit Opportunity to Recommit to Rio Priorities

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Second Committee

17^th Meeting (AM)

AS SECOND COMMITTEE BEGINS CONSIDERATION OF ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT,

SPEAKERS LOOK AHEAD TO JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

First Committee

16^th Meeting (PM)

MEDITERRANEAN SECURITY, ARMS TRANSPARENCY, REGIONAL DISARMAMENT CENTRES

ADDRESSED BY FIVE DRAFT TEXTS INTRODUCED IN FIRST COMMITTEE

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

19^th Meeting (AM)

FIFTH COMMITTEE IS URGED TO ENSURE PROVISION OF RESOURCES NEEDED

FOR REFORM OF UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

NORTH KOREA STILL NEEDS FOOD AID DESPITE BEST HARVEST IN SIX YEARS

(Reissued as received.)

ROME, 26 October (FAO/WFP) --The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is likely to record its best harvest for six years, but with domestic food production still well below consumption requirements, the country will again need substantial external assistance in 2002, two United Nations agencies said today.

SPECIAL ADVISER EGELAND APPOINTED SECRETARY-GENERAL OF NORWEGIAN RED CROSS

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