GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE VOICES SUPPORT FOR CONVENTION

ON RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

A vast majority of speakers expressed support for drafting a convention on the rights of persons with disabilities during the session of the General Assembly committee established to consider such a convention, which opened on 16 June at United Nations Headquarters.

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

90^th Meeting* (PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS PEACEKEEPING BUDGET OF $2.17 BILLION,

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

88^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTS JULIAN HUNTE (SAINT LUCIA)

PRESIDENT OF FIFTY-EIGHTH SESSION

Also Elects Main Committee Chairmen,

Vice-Presidents; Extends Appointment of UNCTAD Secretary-General

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

87^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY DONATES 2001 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE AWARD

TO MEMORIAL FUND ESTABLISHED BY SECRETARY-GENERAL

Will Support Education for Children

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

86^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ENDORSES EXTENSION OF TERMS OF OFFICE FOR FOUR JUDGES

OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR RWANDA

Also Adopts Text on Global Road Safety Crisis

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

85^th Plenary Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES DRAFT AGREEMENT BETWEEN UN, CAMBODIA

ON KHMER ROUGE TRIALS

The General Assembly this morning approved by consensus a 32-article draft agreement between the United Nations and the Government of Cambodia on the Khmer Rouge trials.

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

84^th Plenary Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTS CANADA TO PROGRAMME AND COORDINATION COMMITTEE

The General Assembly this morning elected Canada to the Committee for Programme and Coordination for a term starting today and expiring 31 December 2005.

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

83^rd Plenary Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY VOICES STRONG SUPPORT FOR ‘KIMBERLEY PROCESS’ SCHEME,

AIMED AT STEMMING USE OF DIAMONDS FOR FINANCING CONFLICT

Also Adopts Nine Texts Recommended by Budget Committee,

Approves Appointment of UNDP Administrator for Second Four-Year Term

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

82^nd Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY TEXT STRONGLY SUPPORTS ‘KIMBERLEY PROCESS’ CERTIFICATION SCHEME, AIMED AT COMBATING USE OF DIAMONDS FOR FINANCING CONFLICT

Draft Resolution Introduced by South Africa;

International Certification Effort Went Into Effect 1 January 2003

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

General Committee

6^th Meeting (AM)