Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

4^th Meeting (AM)

WESTERN SAHARA SETTLEMENT, POLITICAL EQUALITY FOR REMAINING TERRITORIES

AMONG ISSUES ADDRESSED, AS FOURTH COMMITTEE’S DEBATE CONTINUES

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Third Committee

5^th Meeting (PM)

AS THIRD COMMITTEE PURSUES DEBATE ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTS,

SPEAKERS CALL FOR ‘REAL INTERACTION’ WITH DISABLED

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

4^th Meeting (AM)

IMPORTANCE OF PEACE, SECURITY, EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTED

AS THIRD COMMITTEE FOCUSES ON CONCERNS OF YOUTH

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Sixth Committee

5^th Meeting (PM)

MOVES TO FORTIFY REGIME FOR PROTECTION OF UN PERSONNEL

SHOULD BE TAKEN WITH CAUTION, LEGAL COMMITTEE TOLD

Complex Issues Said to be Involved; Consideration

By International Law Commission Mentioned as Possible Course

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Sixth Committee

4^th Meeting (AM)

LEGAL COMMITTEE SPEAKERS URGE STRONGER PROTECTION FOR PERSONNEL

WORKING IN UNITED NATIONS FIELD OPERATIONS

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

First Committee

4^th Meeting (PM)

NEW CONCEPT OF SECURITY NEEDED FOLLOWING 11 SEPTEMBER TERRORIST ATTACK

CHINA TELLS FIRST COMMITTEE, AS GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

5^th Meeting (AM)

CONCLUDING GENERAL DEBATE ON JIU REPORTS, FIFTH COMMITTEE

PRESS STATEMENT ON AFGHANISTAN BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL

Following is the text of today’s press statement on Afghanistan by the President of the Security Council, Richard Ryan (Ireland):

INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION AIMS TO LIMIT LOSSES AND SUFFERING,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN MESSAGE ON DAY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION

Following is the text of a message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of the International Day for Disaster Reduction, 10 October:

IMPLEMENTATION OF DESERTIFICATION CONVENTION A FACTOR FOR STABILITY, ENSURING FOOD

SECURITY, PREVENTING MIGRATORY FLOWS, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

Following is the text of a message by the Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the fifth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Geneva: