Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

4^th Meeting (AM)

WESTERN SAHARA SETTLEMENT, POLITICAL EQUALITY FOR REMAINING TERRITORIES

AMONG ISSUES ADDRESSED, AS FOURTH COMMITTEE’S DEBATE CONTINUES

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

3^rd Meeting (PM)

SECOND ANTI-COLONIALISM DECADE, SMALL ISLAND STATES, WESTERN SAHARA

AMONG ISSUES ADDRESSED, AS FOURTH COMMITTEE BEGINS GENERAL DEBATE

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

2^nd Meeting (AM)

DECOLONIZATION, OUTER SPACE, ISRAELI PRACTICES AMONG ISSUES TO BE CONSIDERED

BY FOURTH COMMITTEE, BEGINNING 8 OCTOBER

Committee Adopts Agenda, Defers Election of Officers

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

2^nd Meeting (AM)

DECOLONIZATION, OUTER SPACE, ISRAELI PRACTICES AMONG ISSUES TO BE CONSIDERED

BY FOURTH COMMITTEE, BEGINNING 8 OCTOBER

Biographical Note

HASMY AGAM OF MALAYSIA ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF FOURTH COMMITTEE

Hasmy Agam, the Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the United Nations, was elected Chairman of the General Assembly's Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) this afternoon.

Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

29^th Meeting (AM)

FOURTH COMMITTEE CONCLUDES FIFTY-FIFTH SESSION,

APPROVES PEACEKEEPING COMMITTEE REPORT

Press Release
GA/SPD/206

TEXTS ON INFORMATION IN SERVICE OF HUMANITY, UN INFORMATION POLICIES APPROVED BY FOURTH COMMITTEE, AS IT CONCLUDES CURRENT SESSION

Also Approves Decision to Expand Committee on Information Membership

The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) this morning approved two draft resolutions and a draft decision, as it concluded its consideration of questions relating to information.

Press Release
GA/SPD/204

COMMITTEE HEARS OF UNITED NATIONS EFFORTS TO BRIDGE ‘DIGITAL DIVIDE’ AS COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES EXPAND

Under-Secretary-General for Public Information Reviews Progress, Noting Major Undertaking on Behalf of Millennium Summit

Press Release
GA/SPD/205

SPEAKERS IN FOURTH COMMITTEE STRESS IMPORTANCE OF UN INFORMATION ACTIVITIES IN AREAS OF CONCERN TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Role of Information Activities in UN Peace Operations Also Supported

The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) resumed its general debate on questions relating to information this afternoon.

Press Release
GA/SPD/198/

UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR PEACEKEEPING ADDRESSES FOURTH COMMITTEE, HIGHLIGHTS DEPARTMENT’S PROPOSED STRUCTURE CHANGES

CORRECTION

On page 13 of Press Release GA/SPD/198 issued 8 November, the statement of Japan should read: