Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Third Committee

24^th & 25^th Meetings (AM & PM)

addressing third committee, high commissioner for human rights stresses intention

 

to strengthen capacity regarding rule of law

Also Says International Community Must Not Abandon Resolve

To Confront Terrorism within Framework of Existing Rights, International Law

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Third Committee

23^rd Meeting (AM)

AS THIRD COMMITTEE BEGINS DISCUSSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES,

SPEAKERS STRESS NEED TO IMPROVE TREATY REPORTING SYSTEM

European Union Highlights Importance of Protecting Human Rights Defenders

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Third Committee

22^nd Meeting (AM)

Rights of Indigenous People should be integrated into Development Strategies,

Third Committee told, as it concludes review of Indigenous issues

Indigenous Questions Intrinsically Linked to Sustainable

Development, Democracy, Human Rights, Representative of Peru Says

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