Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Second Committee

18^th Meeting (AM)

Meeting to Mark Publication of

 Report of Sierra Leone Truth

 and Reconciliation Commission

PM Meeting

Final Report on ten-year Sierra Leone conflict published; seeks

to set out historical record, offer guidance for future

 

Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Second Committee

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

international community must take serious anti-desertification measures,

 

reverse loss of biodiversity, second committee told

Three Draft Resolutions Introduced

As Committee Concludes General Debate on Sustainable Development

(Issued on 21 October 2004.)

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Second Committee

15^th Meeting (AM & PM)

industrialiZed nations will fail in efforts to keep greenhouse gas Emissions

 

at acceptable levels by 2015, second committee told

Effective Implementation of Climate Change, Desertification,

Biodiversity Conventions Stressed as Sustainable Development Debate Continues

(Issued on 20 October 2004.)

Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Second Committee

14^th Meeting (AM)

top United Nations officials tell second committee of efforts

to combat disasters, desertification, climate change

 

Toll of Natural Hazards Doubled, Economic Losses

Trebled, Delegates Told During Debate on Sustainable Development

Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Second Committee

13^th Meeting (AM)

Effective management of human settlements crucial in tackling

urban poverty, second committee told

 

Delegates Also Express Concern That

Funding for UN-HabitatFalls Far Short of Projected Needs

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Second Committee

12^th Meeting (PM)

ECONOMIC COMMITTEE TOLD OF PROGRESS BY UN-HABITAT IN EASING

problems of water supply, sanitation in slum areas

 

Agency Said to Need Increased Funds to Reach Millennium

Goals; Debate Concludes on Global Conference on Development Financing

(Issued on 15 October 2004.)

Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Second Committee

10^th & 11^th Meetings (AM & PM)

delegates in second committee stress need for developed nations to honour

 

monterrey conference commitments on development assistance

New, Innovative Sources of Financing

No Substitute for Aid, Investment, Trade, Speakers Say

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Second Committee

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

DEBT WRITE-OFF MUST BE TOP PRIORITY IN HELPING POOREST COUNTRIES

restore growth, meet millennium goals, second committee told

Continued Debt Servicing Makes It Impossible

For Them to Increase Savings, Boost Investment, Grow Their Economies

(Issued on 13 October 2004.)

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Second Committee

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

INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY URGED TO BOOST AID TO LANDLOCKED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES,

SMALL ISLAND STATES AS SECOND COMMITTEE ENDS GENERAL DEBATE

High Transport Costs, Lack of Sea Access,

Remoteness, Natural Disasters Blamed for Increasing Marginalization

(Issued on 7 October 2004.)