Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Plenary

51^st & 52^nd Meetings (AM & PM)

‘International solidarity is crucial’, Secretary-General SAYS

at launch of Humanitarian Appeal for 2005

 

Following is the text of remarks, as delivered by Secretary-General Kofi Annan today at the launch of the Consolidated Humanitarian Appeal for 2005:

We are here today to sound an alarm on behalf of 26 million people struggling to survive the ravages of war and other emergencies.

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

23^rd Meeting (AM)

Fifth Committee approves draft text on Scale of Assessments,

continues debate on 2006-2007 strategic framework

 

Economic and Social Council

2004 Resumed Substantive Session

54^th Meeting (PM)

Economic and Social Council reactivates ad hoc advisory group on haiti

as it takes action on three texts, concludes 2004 session

 

Secretary-General deeply moved at death of President Arafat

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

Statement by Bureau of Committee on Palestinian Rights

 

Concerning Passing of President Arafat

 

The Bureau of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People issued the following statement on the passing of the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization and President of the Palestinian Authority, Yasser Arafat:

UNITED NATIONS ASSESSES URANIUM MINE IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

GENEVA/NAIROBI/NEW YORK, 9 November (OCHA) -- A United Nations assessment at the Shinkolobwe Uranium Mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo found high risks of mine collapse and potential chronic exposure to ionising radiation, and concluded that the mine must remain closed.  The assessment followed an earlier mine collapse in July 2004 that killed eight people.

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Third Committee

40^th & 41^st Meetings (AM & PM)

SECURITY CONCERNS ARE MAJOR CHALLENGES TO HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS, THIRD COMMITTEE

TOLD, AS IT CONCLUDES DISCUSSION OF REFUGEE ISSUES

Committee Also Hears Introduction of 17 Draft Resolutions on Human Rights

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

General Committee

6^th Meeting (AM)

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Second Committee

31^st Meeting (AM)