Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Plenary

98^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADDS SENEGAL TO LIST OF LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DECIDES

TO CONSIDER ESTABLISHING DECADE TO ROLL BACK MALARIA IN AFRICA

Also Adopts 25 Budget Committee Recommendations on Procurement Reform,

Peacekeeping Financing, Criminal Tribunals, Gratis Personnel, among Others

Fifty-fifth General Assembly

General Committee

6^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS ADDITION TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY AGENDA:

‘DECADE TO ROLL BACK MALARIA IN AFRICA’

Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Plenary

97^th Meeting (AM)

CONFERENCE ON FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT TO BE HOSTED BY MEXICO; GENERAL ASSEMBLY

ALSO TAKES ACTION ON JUNE SPECIAL SESSION ON HABITAT

The General Assembly this morning adopted, without a vote, two resolutions regarding upcoming international events on financing for development and human settlements.

Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Plenary

96^th Meeting (PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON IAEA, ADDS AGENDA ITEM

ON SELECTION OF JUDGES FOR RWANDA TRIBUNAL

Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Plenary

95^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTS 14 JUDGES TO TRIBUNAL FOR FORMER YUGOSLAVIA

The General Assembly, in a day-long meeting today, elected 14 judges to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, in seven rounds of secret balloting.

Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Plenary

94^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ‘APPALLED’ BY EDICT ON DESTRUCTION OF AFGHAN SHRINES;

STRONGLY URGES TALIBAN TO HALT IMPLEMENTATION

The General Assembly this morning, appalled by the 26 February edict of Afghanistan’s Taliban ordering the destruction of all statues and non-Islamic shrines in the country, strongly urged the Taliban to halt its implementation.

Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Plenary

93^rd Meeting (PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES LIST OF CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPANTS

FOR JUNE HIV/AIDS SPECIAL SESSION

The General Assembly this afternoon approved a list of 112 civil society organizations seeking accreditation to its special session on HIV/AIDS and to its preparatory process.

Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Plenary

92^nd Meeting (PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON TITLE AND ARRANGEMENTS

FOR JUNE 2001 SPECIAL SESSION ON HIV/AIDS

At a brief meeting this afternoon the General Assembly decided that its forthcoming June special session would be referred to as the "special session of the General Assembly on HIV/AIDS".

Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Plenary

91^st Meeting (AM)

ASSEMBLY CALLS FOR ASSISTANCE TO BOLIVIA IN AFTERMATH OF FLOODING, DECIDES

ON NGO PARTICIPATION ARRANGEMENTS AT UPCOMING SPECIAL SESSION ON CHILDREN

Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Plenary

90^th Meeting (PM)