General Assembly Thematic Committee

Twenty-fifth Special Session

1^st Meeting (AM)

THEMATIC COMMITTEE OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S SPECIAL SESSION EXAMINES

RIGHT TO ADEQUATE HOUSING IN SOUTH AFRICA

The provision of quality housing to South Africa’s poor majority was a key point of discussion this morning, as the Thematic Committee of the General Assembly’s special session began its examination of urban development issues.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS THIRD ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL -- ON FIREARMS --

TO CONVENTION AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME

Also Approves Extension of Mandate of UN High Commissioner

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTS TWO ADDITIONAL JUDGES

FOR RWANDA INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL

The General Assembly this morning elected Winston Churchill Matanzima Maqutu (Lesotho) and Arlette Ramaroson (Madagascar) as judges for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), following two rounds of voting.  Their terms of office will commence as soon as possible.

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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

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GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS ADDITION TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY AGENDA:

‘DECADE TO ROLL BACK MALARIA IN AFRICA’

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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.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON IAEA, ADDS AGENDA ITEM

ON SELECTION OF JUDGES FOR RWANDA TRIBUNAL

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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.

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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.