Fifty-ninth General Assembly

First Committee

18^th Meeting (PM)

securityassurancesfornon-nuclear-weaponstates, middle east nuclear proliferation

 

among issues, as first committee approves 21 draft texts

 

Outer Space Arms Race, Disarmament and Development,

Chemical Weapons Convention, Regional Disarmament Also Addressed

(Issued on 28 October.)

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Third Committee

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

NEED TO PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS WHILE FIGHTING TERRORISM STRESSED, AS THIRD COMMITTEE

HEARS REPORTS ON TORTURE, EXECUTION, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, RIGHT TO FOOD

No Executive, Legislative, Judicial Measure Authorizing Torture,

Cruel Treatment Could Be Considered Lawful under International Law, Expert Says

Secretary-General notes israel’s withdrawal of rocket allegation against unrwa

 

The following statement is attributable to the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General has reviewed the report by the Investigation Team from the Secretariat which has inquired into the Israeli allegations against UNRWA personnel.

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Plenary

42^nd & 43^rd Meetings (AM & PM)

Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Second Committee

18^th Meeting (AM)

Secretary-General hails israel’s parliamentary vote in favour of gaza withdrawal

The following statement is attributable to the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General congratulates Prime Minister Sharon on the historic vote in the Knesset, which produced a clear majority in favour of his initiative to withdraw from Gaza and parts of the northern West Bank.

UN house symbol of bonds between Organization, country in which it works,

Secretary-General says in message to Inauguration in Sofia, Bulgaria

 

(Delayed in transmission.)

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the inauguration of the United Nations House in Sofia, Bulgaria, 25October:

Security Council

5063^rd Meeting* (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL DECIDES TO HOLD TWO-DAY MEETING ON SUDAN

 

FROM 18 TO 19 NOVEMBER IN NAIROBI

 

The Security Council this morning decided to hold a two-day meeting on the situation in the Sudan on 18 and 19 November in Nairobi, Kenya, with representatives of the African Union and the Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD).

Fifty-ninth General Assembly                               

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

First Committee

17^th Meeting (PM)

Hague code of conduct against ballistic missile proliferation

welcomed in text approved by disarmament committee

 

One of Seven Drafts Approved for General Assembly Action

(Issued on 27 October 2004.)