The Security Council this afternoon decided to refer the application of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia for membership in the United Nations to the Committee on the Admission of New Members.
The following is a tentative list of United Nations meetings scheduled to be held in November, including major meetings of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations:
Meetings continued from previous month:
Remarks Open Discussion on Five-Year Review; Poverty Eradication, Global Financial Reform, Better Crisis Management Still Crucial Imperatives
Debate Continues on Law Commission Efforts to Elaborate Text
The Second Committee (Economic and Financial) met this afternoon to begin its consideration of the protection of the global climate for present and future generations and the United Nations University, and to conclude its discussion of Third United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries.
Committee Continues Consideration of 2001 Least Developed Countries Conference
Four Other Approved Texts Concern Missiles, Small Arms Conference, Biological Weapons Convention Protocol, South-Eastern Europe Stability
On Wednesday, 1 November, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) is going to take up its agenda item on human resources management, which it considers in depth every second year.
Speakers stressed the need to close the gap between the developed and developing countries this afternoon as the General Assembly concluded its debate on implementation of the outcome of the 1995 World Summit for Social Development and the related special Assembly session held this summer in Geneva.
