| Press Release GA/SHC/3631 |
Fifty-sixth General Assembly
Third Committee
7th Meeting (AM)
POVERTY, NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF GLOBALIZATION HIGHLIGHTED, AS THIRD COMMITTEE
CONCLUDES DISCUSSION OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
| Press Release GA/SHC/3630 |
Fifty-sixth General Assembly
Third Committee
6th Meeting (AM)
RAPIDLY AGEING POPULATION WILL STRESS SOCIAL BUDGETS ACROSS GLOBE,
THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD
Members of the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) this morning focused on the impact of the world’s rapidly ageing population -- sparked mainly by new medical technologies -- on efforts to achieve real and sustainable development.
| Press Release GA/SHC/3629 |
Fifty-sixth General Assembly
Third Committee
5th Meeting (PM)
AS THIRD COMMITTEE PURSUES DEBATE ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTS,
SPEAKERS CALL FOR ‘REAL INTERACTION’ WITH DISABLED
| Press Release GA/SHC/3628 |
Fifty-sixth General Assembly
Third Committee
4th Meeting (AM)
IMPORTANCE OF PEACE, SECURITY, EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTED
AS THIRD COMMITTEE FOCUSES ON CONCERNS OF YOUTH
| Press Release GA/SHC/3627 |
Fifty-sixth General Assembly
Third Committee
3rd Meeting (PM)
HIGH INEQUALITY A MAJOR IMPEDIMENT TO ECONOMIC GROWTH,
POVERTY ALLEVIATION, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD
Social, Humanitarian, Cultural Committee Open Substantive Session
| Press Release GA/SHC/3626 |
Fifty-sixth General Assembly
Third Committee
2nd Meeting (AM)
SOCIAL, HUMANITARIAN COMMITTEE ELECTS VICE-CHAIRMEN, RAPPORTEUR;
ADOPTS WORK PROGRAMME
Adopts 13 Draft Resolutions, Three on Human Rights in Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Sudan
Draft Resolution Adopted by Roll Call Vote: 91 in Favour; 44 Against; 15 Abstentions
Resolution on Afghanistan Adopted without Vote; Text on Promoting, Consolidating Democracy Adopted by 145-0, with 14 Abstentions
Recorded Votes Requested for Drafts On Right to Travel, Unilateral Coercive Measures
