Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Plenary

102^nd Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTS JAN ELIASSON OF SWEDEN AS PRESIDENT OF SIXTIETH SESSION,

ALSO DECIDES ON OFFICERS FOR MAIN COMMITTEES

The General Assembly this morning elected, by acclamation, Jan Eliasson of Sweden as the President of its sixtieth session, which is scheduled to open in September.

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Plenary

101^st Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPOINTS CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE MEMBER

 

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Plenary

99^th & 100^th Meetings (AM & PM)

PROGRESS ‘SIGNIFICANT BUT INSUFFICIENT’, GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON HIV/AIDS TOLD

Achievements Noted in Political Leadership, Funding, Prevention,

But 2004 Saw More New Infections, AIDS-Related Deaths than Ever Before

GENERAL ASSEMBLY HIGH-LEVEL COMMITTEE ON SOUTH-SOUTH

 

COOPERATION TO MEET, 31 MAY – 3 JUNE

 

Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Plenary

98^th Meeting (PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTS ANTÓNIO MANUEL DE OLIVEIRA GUTERRES OF PORTUGAL

AS NEW HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES

 

Also Adopts Resolution on High-Level Dialogue

On Financing for Development to Be Held 27 - 28 June

GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONFIRMS SUPACHAI PANITCHPAKDI OF THAILAND

 

AS UNCTAD SECRETARY-GENERAL

The General Assembly this afternoon confirmed Supachai Panitchpakdi of Thailand as Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

AS GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETS TO COMMEMORATE END OF SECOND WORLD WAR, SPEAKERS

REAFFIRM COMMITMENT TO PEACE, STRENGTHENING OF UNITED NATIONS

Importance of Dialogue, Tolerance, Rejection of War

Stressed Along with Determination ‘Never to Forget’

Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Plenary

95^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONFIRMS APPOINTMENTS OF UNDP ADMINISTRATOR,

HEAD OF INTERNAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES

 

The General Assembly this morning confirmed the appointments of Kemal Derviş of Turkey as the new Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Inga-Britt Ahlenius (Sweden) as Under-Secretary-General for Internal Oversight Services.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPOINTS JUAN LUIS LARRABURE OF PERU

TO JOINT INSPECTION UNIT

The General Assembly this morning appointed Juan Luis Larrabure of Peru to the Joint Inspection Unit for a period to begin immediately and expire on
31 December 2008.

Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Plenary

93^rd Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY AUTHORIZES BUDGET OF $595.5 MILLION FOR INITIAL

ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING MISSION IN SUDAN

Adopting Resolution Without a Vote, Assembly

Expresses Concern Over Financial Situation Regarding Peacekeeping