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GA/L/3264
02/11/2004
Press Release
GA/L/3264

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Sixth Committee

18th Meeting (AM)


Delegates seek precision, clarity in framing of rules on diplomatic


protection, international liability for injurious acts

 


Legal Committee Continues Debate on Law Commission Report, Written

Views Promised; Defining Nationality of Corporations Said to Be Issue

PI/1618
02/11/2004
Press Release
PI/1618

IRELAND TO GIVE $5.1 MILLION TO UNITED NATIONS INITIATIVE FOR MODERN


TECHNOLOGIES TO HELP EDUCATION IN DEVELOPING WORLD


            UNITED NATIONS, 1 November -- Ireland is to contribute $5.1 million to a Unitedd Nations initiative that aims to connect thousands of schools and villages in the developing world through information and communication technologies (ICTs).

GA/EF/3088
02/11/2004
Press Release
GA/EF/3088

Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Second Committee

22nd Meeting (AM & PM)


panellists in Second Committee cite grenada’s hurricane experience to emphasize

 

need for faster international responses to natural disasters


Delegates Conclude Debate on Globalization,

Interdependence, Begin Discussing International Trade, Development

SG/SM/9570-AFR/1058
01/11/2004
Press Release
SG/SM/9570
AFR/1058

private sector should be alive to growing opportunities in Africa,


Secretary-General tells Tokyo Investment Conference


Following is the text of the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Asia-Africa Investment and trade Conference in Tokyo, 1-2 November, delivered by Ibrahim Gambari, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Africa:

GA/L/3263
01/11/2004
Press Release
GA/L/3263

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Sixth Committee

17th Meeting (AM)


Legal Committee is told draft articles on diplomatic protection


submitted to governments for observations by start of 2006

 


Review of International Law Commission Report Begins; Liability

For Transboundary Harm, Unilateral Acts of States among Other Issues


(Issued on 2 November 2004.)