Security Council

5050^th Meeting (AM)

Sudan conflict could widen into regional, even global, confrontation,

 

if not properly addressed, Security Council told

 

Special Representative Jan Pronk Describes Political Gains,

But Says No Progress Made in Key Areas of Security, Ending Impunity

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

First Committee

3^rd Meeting (AM)

Terrorist threats demand new definition of security, disarmament committee told

Peaceful Use of Outer Space, Nuclear-Weapon-Free

Middle East among Other Issues in Continuing General Debate

UN organizations say current violence is pushing Gaza into humanitarian crisis

JERUSALEM, 5 October (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) -- Twelve United Nations organizations* working in Gaza today stated that the ongoing violence on top of the sharply deteriorating humanitarian situation this year is pushing the Palestinian population into a deep crisis. 

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Plenary

20^th Meeting (AM)

SPEAKERS IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY RECOMMEND CAUTIOUS APPROACH WHILE SUPPORTING

STRENGTHENING OF CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATION IN ORGANIZATION’S WORK

Fifty-Ninth General Assembly

Second Committee

4^th & 5^th Meetings (AM & PM)

DELEGATES WARN AGAINST INFLEXIBLE POSITIONS IN DOHA TRADE NEGOTIATIONS,

AS SECOND COMMITTEE CONTINUES GENERAL DEBATE

OxfordUniversity Professor Delivers

Keynote Address on Theme of ‘Development and Conflict’

WORLD economic slowdown could SQUEEZE RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPMENT, WARNS

UNDER-SECRETARY-gENERAL AS SECOND COMMITTEE BEGINS GENERAL DEBATE

Time is right to take United Nations-Civil Society Partnership one

 

step further, Deputy Secretary-General tells General Assembly

 

Following are the remarks delivered today by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette to the General Assembly on implementation of the report of the Panel of Eminent Persons on United Nations-Civil Society Relations:

Security Council

5049^th Meeting (PM)

SPEAKERS IN SECURITY COUNCIL WARN OF THREAT TO HOPES FOR PEACE

CAUSED BY ESCALATING VIOLENCE IN GAZA STRIP

Many Urge Israel, Palestinian Authority

To Cease Violence, Return to Obligations under Road Map

Secretary-General calls on Israel to halt military incursions into Gaza, CALLS

 

on Palestinian Authority to halt firing of rockets against Israeli targets

The following statement was issued on 3 October by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Third Committee

1^st & 2^nd Meetings (AM & PM)