Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

2^nd Meeting (PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTS 21 VICE-PRESIDENTS, MAIN COMMITTEES’ CHAIRPERSONS

This afternoon, the fifty-sixth regular session of the General Assembly, among other things, elected its 21 Vice-Presidents.  The Assembly was also informed about the election of its Main Committees’ Chairpersons.

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

1^st Meeting (PM)

OPENING ITS FIFTY-SIXTH SESSION, GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONDEMNS HEINOUS ACTS

OF TERRORISM PERPETRATED IN HOST CITY AND WASHINGTON

Resumed Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Plenary

112^th Meeting (PM)

ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT CALLS FOR INTEGRATED APPROACH TO WORK OF UNITED NATIONS,

AS HE CLOSES FIFTY-FIFTH ASSEMBLY SESSION

Resumed Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Plenary

111^th Meeting (AM)

WITH CONCLUSION OF FIFTY-FIFTH SESSION IMPENDING, GENERAL ASSEMBLY

ACTS ON REMAINING AGENDA ITEMS

Texts Adopted Include Issue of Chemical Weapons,

Culture of Peace, Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Africa

Fifty-fifth General Assembly

General Committee

8^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS INCLUSION OF ITEM ON ‘OBSERVER STATUS FOR PARTNERS

IN POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT’ ON AGENDA OF FIFTY-SIXTH ASSEMBLY SESSION

Background

RECORD NUMBER OF CHILDREN TO BE DELEGATES AT UPCOMING UN SPECIAL SESSION

General Assembly Special Session Will Also Break Records with NGOs

RECORD NUMBER OF LEADERS TO ATTEND UN SPECIAL SESSION ON CHILDREN

75 Heads of State Confirmed for Special Session of General Assembly

A record number of world leaders will attend a landmark Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly on children next month in New York, United Nations officials announced today.

Resumed Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Plenary

110^th Meeting (AM)

FROM RHETORIC TO ACTION:  ASSEMBLY URGES ALL RELEVANT ACTORS TO EXAMINE

SECRETARY-GENERAL’S RECOMMENDATIONS ON CONFLICT PREVENTION

CHILDREN’S SPECIAL SESSION IN SEPTEMBER TO CAP YEAR OF MAJOR UN CONFERENCES

A Fitting Finale Will Focus on ‘Changing the World with Children’