Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Third Committee

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

THIRD COMMITTEE BEGINS CONSIDERATION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ ISSUES,

CONCLUDES DISCUSSION OF CHILDREN’S RIGHTS

 

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Third Committee

19^th Meeting (PM)

SPEAKERS IN THIRD COMMITTEE CALL FOR INTENSIFIED EFFORTS TO PROTECT CHILDREN

AFFECTED BY ARMED CONFLICT, AS DISCUSSION OF CHILDREN’S RIGHTS CONTINUES

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Third Committee

18^th Meeting (PM)

SITUATION OF CHILDREN IN MANY REGIONS REMAINS PRECARIOUS DUE

TO POVERTY, CONFLICT, DISEASE, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Third Committee

16^th & 17^th Meetings (AM & PM)

Practical approach focusing on concrete actions to protect children needed,

 

third committee told, as it begins discussion of children’s rights

Children and Armed Conflict, Violence

Against Children, Activities of UNICEF among Topics Discussed

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Third Committee

14^th & 15^th Meetings (AM & PM)

Speakers reaffirm millennium declaration’s call for women’s empowerment,

 

as third committee concludes discussion of advancement of women

Many Agree on Need for Women’s Access

To Resources, Opportunities for Progress in Poverty Eradication

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Third Committee

12^th & 13^th Meetings (AM & PM)

THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES 11 DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON CRIME PREVENTION,

INTERNATIONAL DRUG CONTROL, ROLE OF FAMILIES IN DEVELOPMENT

Also Continues Discussion on Advancement of Women, Hearing 43 Speakers

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Third Committee

11^th Meeting (AM)

SPEAKERS IN THIRD COMMITTEE STRESS NEED TO COUNTER

CONTINUING EXPLOITATION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS

Measures Highlighted Include UN Peacekeeping Project
to End Women’s Exploitation, National Efforts to Counter Sex Tourism

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Third Committee

9^th & 10^th Meetings (AM & PM)

THIRD COMMITTEE BEGINS DISCUSSION OF WOMEN’S ADVANCEMENT, CONCLUDES

REVIEW OF CRIME PREVENTION, INTERNATIONAL DRUG CONTROL

Power, Protection of Law Critical to Efforts

Of Those Championing Women’s Equality, Committee Told

(Issued on 13 October 2004)

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Third Committee

7^th & 8^th Meetings (AM & PM)

ADVANCES IN COMMUNICATIONS, TRAVEL, BANKING USED TO INTERNATIONALIZE

CRIMINAL OPERATIONS, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

Transnational Crime Undermines Economic, Financial

Foundations of Society, Poses Clear Threat to Peace and Security

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Third Committee

6^th Meeting (AM)

Hearing call for strengthened international partnerships, Third committee

begins discussion of crime prevention, drug control

 

UN Programme Executive Director says Globalization of Crime

Rivals That of Trade, Communications