Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Plenary

35^th Meeting (AM & PM)

SPEAKERS CALL FOR FURTHER ACTION TO SUPPORT AFRICAN-LED STRATEGIES FOR PEACE,

DEVELOPMENT, OVERCOME DEADLY DISEASES, AS GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONCLUDES DEBATE

Parliamentarians can do much to help meet global challenges,

Deputy Secretary-General tells Inter-Parliamentary Union

 

Following are the remarks delivered by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette to the annual United Nations parliamentary hearing of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) today in New York:

Security Council

5058^th Meeting (AM)

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Second Committee

15^th Meeting (AM & PM)

industrialiZed nations will fail in efforts to keep greenhouse gas Emissions

 

at acceptable levels by 2015, second committee told

Effective Implementation of Climate Change, Desertification,

Biodiversity Conventions Stressed as Sustainable Development Debate Continues

(Issued on 20 October 2004.)

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Sixth Committee

8^th Meeting (AM)

Legal Committee Delegates call for earliest adoption

 

of outstanding anti-terrorism conventions

 

Costa Rica Urges Appointment, by End of 2007, of High Commissioner

on Issue; Afghanistan Seeks Help to Control Remnants of Extremist Elements

(Issued on 20 October 2004.)

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

12^th Meeting (PM)

In time of challenge, public information critical to maintaining support

for UN mandates, Under-Secretary-General tells Fourth Committee

Despite Budgetary Constraints, Efforts Being Made to Sharpen

Focus, Seek New Advances, Use New Technologies, Engage Civil Society

(Issued on 20 October 2004.)

Secretary-General calls on Myanmar Authorities to remain

committed to national reconciliation, democratization

 

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

The Secretary-General is concerned about the events that have unfolded in Yangon overnight, including the report that Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt has been dismissed and put under house arrest.

Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Dublin from Beijing in the evening of Wednesday, 13 October.

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

11^th Meeting (AM)

BUDGET COMMITTEE CONTINUES DEBATE ON BOARD OF AUDITORS REPORTS,

SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS

(Issued on 21 October 2004.)

The United Nations must pursue accountability at the highest levels, several speakers said this morning as the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) continued its discussions on the findings of the Board of Auditors.

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

First Committee

11^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY FOR NON-NUCLEAR-WEAPON STATES, ACCELERATING NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT

AMONG ISSUES, AS 19 TEXTS INTRODUCED IN FIRST COMMITTEE

(Issued on 20 October 2004.)