Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

17^th Meeting (AM)

CUSTOMARY PRACTICES AFFECTING WOMEN’S HEALTH LINKED TO POVERTY, THIRD

COMMITTEE TOLD AS IT CONCLUDES DEBATE ON WOMEN’S ISSUES

Women under Taliban Regime Banned

From Working, Attending School, among Other Things

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

16^th Meeting (AM)

ELIMINATING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, INCREASING THEIR POLITICAL PARTICIPATION

AMONG ISSUES ADDRESSED, AS THIRD COMMITTEE DEBATE CONTINUES

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

15^th Meeting (PM)

THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTIONS, DECISIONS ON AGEING ASSEMBLY,

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, FAMILY, DISABLED PERSONS

Problems of Women in Conflict Areas

Discussed, As Debate on Women’s Issues Continues

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

14^th Meeting (AM)

ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN CRUCIAL TO DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, THIRD

COMMITTEE TOLD, AS DEBATE ON WOMENS’ ISSUES CONTINUES

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

13^th Meeting (PM)

CURRENT AFGHANISTAN CRISIS A POWERFUL WARNING OF CONSEQUENCES WHEN WOMEN

ARE EXCLUDED FROM DECISION-MAKING, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

HIV/AIDS, Role of Women in Peace-building

Also Discussed as Committee Begins Discussion of Women’s Issues

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

12^th Meeting (AM)

DEEP CONCERNS EXPRESSED OVER GLOBAL CHALLENGES POSED BY ILLICIT DRUG TRAFFICKING

AND ORGANIZED CRIME, AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES DEBATE

India Says Heroin Stocks in Afghanistan Would Be Released When Market Is Ripe

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

11^th Meeting (PM)

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION NEEDED TO COMBAT MONEY LAUNDERING,

THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD AS DEBATE ON CRIME, DRUGS CONTINUES

Draft Resolutions Introduced on Social Development,

Family, Cooperatives, Disabled Persons, Literacy, Older Persons

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

10^th Meeting (PM)

WITH STRONG POLITICAL WILL, GOVERNMENTS COULD DEVELOP UN CONVENTION

AGAINST CORRUPTION BY 2003, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

Many Say Globalization Creates Atmosphere in Which Corruption Can Thrive

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

9^th Meeting (PM)

IMPORTANCE OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, LEGAL CONVENTIONS STRESSED

AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONTINUES DISCUSSION OF DRUGS, CRIME

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

8^th Meeting (AM)

THIRD COMMITTEE INFORMED OF `SERIOUS DECREASE’ IN HEROIN PRODUCTION

IN AFGHANISTAN, BUT LARGE STOCKPILES REMAIN

Committee Also Hears That UN Terrorism

Prevention Branch Is Underfunded, Understaffed