Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

73^rd Meeting (AM)

ISRAELI PRACTICES, PALESTINE REFUGEE AGENCY, DECOLONIZATION, INFORMATION

AMONG ISSUES ADDRESSED IN 30 TEXTS ADOPTED BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Acting on Recommendations of Fourth Committee,

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

71^st and 72^nd Meetings (AM & PM)

NEED FOR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES, PROTECTION OF MARINE

ENVIRONMENT STRESSED IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S DISCUSSION OF OCEAN ISSUES

Combined Value of Ocean Resources and Uses

Estimated at Seven Trillion Dollars Annually

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

70^th Meeting (AM)

LAW OF SEA CONVENTION PRAISED AS MILESTONE FOR RULE OF LAW, UNITED NATIONS,

AS GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMMEMORATES 20TH ANNIVERSARY

‘Constitution for the Oceans’ Largely Fulfilled, Says Secretary-General;

Warns of Continued Threat from Depleted Fisheries, Degraded Marine Environment

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Informal Panel 1

 on Law of the Sea (PM)

IMPORTANCE OF DISPUTE SETTLEMENT, ESTABLISHMENT OF MARITIME BOUNDARIES

HIGHLIGHTED IN PANEL DISCUSSION ON LAW OF SEA

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Information Panel 2

 on Law of the Sea (PM)                       

URGENT ACTION NEEDED ON DETERIORATION OF OCEANS,

PANEL ON SEA LAW CONVENTION IS TOLD

Delegate Cites Accidental Oil Spills, Other Dangerous

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

68^th and 69^th Meetings (AM & PM)

ASSEMBLY, URGING GROUPS IN AFGHANISTAN TO RENOUNCE VIOLENCE AND RESPECT

AUTHORITY, SAYS COUNTRY STILL NEEDS INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

General Committee

5^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL ITEM –-

‘INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF RICE, 2004’ –- ON ASSEMBLY AGENDA

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

67^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS TOLD 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES IN ATHENS WILL EXEMPLIFY

ROLE OF CULTURAL HERITAGE IN SOCIAL, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Debate Marks End of United Nations Year; Importance of Objectives,

Need for Global Support, Practical Measures, Financial Assistance Stressed

Ad Hoc Committee for Voluntary

Contributions to UNRWA

Meeting (AM)

DONOR COUNTRIES PLEDGE $47.53 MILLION FOR UNRWA'S REGULAR BUDGET FOR 2003

AT MEETING OF AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

66^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS SIX RESOLUTIONS AS IT CONCLUDES DEBATE

ON MIDDLE EAST SITUATION AND QUESTION OF PALESTINE

Speakers Call for Return to Peace

Negotiations and Israeli Withdrawal from Syrian Golan