Despite many positive developments, special needs of Africa remain immense,

 

Says Secretary-General in General Assembly debate

 

Sixty-second General Assembly

Second Committee

10^th & 11^th Meetings (AM & PM)

SPEAKERS STRESS NATIONAL OWNERSHIP OF DEVELOPMENT PLANS, EMPOWERING LOCAL PEOPLE,

AS SECOND COMMITTEE CONCLUDES DEBATE ON OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Sixty-second General Assembly

Plenary

27^th & 28^th Meetings (AM & PM)

AFRICAN STATES WARN GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROMISE OF DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP

UNDERMINED BY UNDELIVERED AID, RESTRICTIVE TRADE, DEBT

SHOCKED SECRETARY-GENERAL STRONGLY CONDEMNS DEADLY PAKISTAN BOMBING

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

CLAIMING ‘UNACCEPTABLE VIOLATION’, UNITED NATIONS STAFF UNION CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE

 

RELEASE OF WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME OFFICIAL DETAINED IN SOMALIA

 

Note to Correspondents

Sixty-second General Assembly

Third Committee

15^th & 16^th Meetings (AM & PM)

THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES RESOLUTION URGING STATES TO STRENGTHEN

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION TO PREVENT, SUPPRESS TERRORISM

Sixty-second General Assembly

General Committee

2^nd Meeting* (AM)

Security Council

5763^rd Meeting (AM)

DESPITE IRAQ’S COMPLEX SECTARIAN TENSIONS, RECENT DEVELOPMENTS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY

FOR PROGRESS ‘THAT MUST NOT BE MISSED’, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD

Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Says Drop in Casualties, Mahdi

Sixty-second General Assembly

Sixth Committee

10^th Meeting (AM)

LEGAL COMMITTEE SEES THREE OPTIONS FOR PURSUING ISSUE OF DIPLOMATIC

PROTECTION; IN DEBATE, VIEWS DIFFER ON DESIRED OUTCOME