Background Release

GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPECIAL SESSION ON CHILDREN TO EXPLORE CHALLENGES

TO YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, CHILD RIGHTS, BEGINNING 8 MAY

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

98^th Meeting (PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECIDES TO REMOVE EAST TIMOR FROM LIST OF NON-SELF-GOVERNING

TERRITORIES UPON INDEPENDENCE, SET FOR 20 MAY

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

97^th Meeting (PM)

FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE, GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS DECLARATION,

PROGRAMME OF ACTION OF DURBAN WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM

Also Adopts 18 Texts on Administrative, Budgetary Matters,

Including Two Texts Limiting Cutbacks on Internet Services for Permanent Missions

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

96^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY URGES FINALIZATION OF INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATION

SCHEME FOR ROUGH DIAMONDS

Success of ‘Kimberley Process’ a Matter of Life and Death

For Southern Africa, Says Botswana as Assembly Adopts Text on Conflict Diamonds

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

95^th Meeting (PM)

ASSEMBLY AGREES TO INCLUDE G-77 AND CHINA, EUROPEAN UNION ON SPEAKER’S LIST

IN SUMMIT SEGMENT OF CONFERENCE ON FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT

Several Speakers Stress That

‘Gentleman’s Agreement’ by Assembly Does Not Constitute Precedent

Resumed Fifty-sixth General Assembly                                                            GA/10009*

Resumed Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

93^rd Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT CALLS ON ALL STATES TO DEMONSTRATE

COMMITMENT TO OLYMPIC TRUCE

Assembly Adopts Texts on Crime Prevention, Report of Economic and Social Council

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

HIGHLIGHTS

11 SEPTEMBER ATTACKS FAILED TO DEFLECT ASSEMBLY FROM PURSUIT OF GLOBAL PEACE,

SAYS PRESIDENT OF FIFTY-SIXTH SESSION

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

92^nd Meeting (PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS $2.63 BILLION BUDGET FOR 2002-2003;

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

90^th Meeting (AM)

ACTING ON SECOND COMMITTEE REPORTS, ASSEMBLY ADOPTS 38 TEXTS

Resolutions on Palestinian Natural Resources, Coercive Economic

Measures Adopted by Recorded Vote; Action on Multilingualism Draft Deferred