Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Plenary

76^th Meeting (PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATES $53.63 MILLION FOR STRENGTHENED,

UNIFIED UN SECURITY, AS IT CONCLUDES MAIN PART OF 59^TH SESSION

Acts on WideRange of Recommendations from Budget Committee;

Texts on Africa’s Development, Anti-Malaria Decade among Others Adopted

UNITED NATIONS OPENS OFFICIAL DOCUMENT SYSTEM TO GENERAL PUBLIC

Secretary-General deeply troubled by reported escalation of fighting in nepal

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General is deeply troubled by reports of an escalation of fighting in Nepal and of continued grave human rights violations.  The conflict is undermining democracy and human rights and seriously hindering development activities.

ETHIOPIA, UN, HUMANITARIAN PARTNERS APPEAL FOR ASSISTANCE FOR 2005

 

ADDIS ABABA, 23 December (United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) -- The Ethiopian Government, the United Nations and humanitarian partners today appealed for 387,482 tonnes of food valued at approximately $159 million for an estimated 2.2 million needy people, and $112 million of non-food assistance to meet emergency humanitarian needs in 2005.

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ADDS ONE INDIVIDUAL

 

TO AL-QAIDA SECTION OF CONSOLIDATED LIST

 

The Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee on 22 December 2004 approved the addition of one individual to its consolidated list (Al-Qaida section).

SECRETARY-GENERAL ACCEPTS RETIREMENT OF CHEF DE CABINET IQBAL RIZA,

PRAISING MORE THAN 25 YEARS OF GALLANT SERVICE TO UN

 

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s statement concerning the retirement of his Chef de Cabinet, Iqbal Riza, issued today in New York:

Disarmament Commission

2005 Organizational Session

266^th Meeting (PM)

Security Council

5107^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS UN PEACE-BUILDING OFFICE

 

IN GUINEA-BISSAU UNTIL 22 DECEMBER 2005

 

Resolution 1580 (2004) Adopted Unanimously

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

33^rd Meeting (PM)

BUDGET COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS $53.63 MILLION FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL’S PLAN

FOR STRENGTHENED UN SECURITY, AS IT CONCLUDES CURRENT SESSION

Additional RecommendationsAddressWideRange of Issues,

Including Human Resources Management, UN Oversight Bodies

(Issued on 23 December 2004.)

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Plenary

75^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS 40 RESOLUTIONS, Five DECISIONS

 

ON WIDERANGE OF ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL ISSUES

 

Importance of Open, Transparent, Inclusive Trading System Emphasized;

Poverty, Corruption, Disaster Relief, Sustainable Development also Addressed