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)

delegates urge eradication of colonialism during second decade,

as fourth committee begins general debate

 

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Plenary

18^th & 19^th Meetings (AM & PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONSIDERS PROPOSALS TO ENHANCE UNITED NATIONS-CIVIL SOCIETY

RELATIONS, WIDER REFORM OF ORGANIZATION

COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD CONCLUDES THIRTY-SEVENTH SESSION

Adopts Conclusions on Reports from Brazil, Botswana,

Croatia, Kyrgyzstan, Equatorial Guinea, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda

(Reissued as received.)

Security Council

5048^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGOMISSION UNTIL 31 MARCH 2005,

AUTHORIZES ADDITIONAL 5,900 TROOPS, POLICE

FAO intensifies locust campaign in West Africa

 

(Reissued as received.)

ROME, 1 October (FAO) -- Desert locust control operations have been expanded in West Africa, but countries are still facing serious shortages of pesticides and aircraft, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today.

UNITED NATIONS LAUNCHES HUMANITARIAN APPEALS FOR STORM-RAVAGED HAITI, GRENADA