Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

13^th Meeting (AM)

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT, SECRETARIAT POST STRUCTURE

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Plenary

50^th & 51^st Meetings (AM & PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS UN CONVENTION AGAINST CORRUPTION, OPENS TREATY FOR

SIGNATURE AT HIGH-LEVEL CONFERENCE IN MERIDA, MEXICO, 9-11 DECEMBER

Assembly President Appoints Facilitators for Revitalization Debate; President of International Court of Justice, UNESCO Director General Address Assembly

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Sixth Committee

19^th Meeting (PM)

DIFFERING VIEWS HEARD AS LEGAL COMMITTEE DISCUSSES CONDITIONS

FOR STATES, OTHERS TO EXPRESS RESERVATIONS TO TREATIES

Review Continues of Topics in International Law Commission Report

Economic and Social Council

51^st Meeting (PM)

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ELECTS MEMBERS TO NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD,

WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME’S EXECUTIVE BOARD, OTHER BODIES

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

12^th Meeting (AM)

PROPOSED BUDGET FOR UN SHOULD REFLECT PRIORITIES SET OUT IN MID-TERM PLAN,

MILLENNIUM GOALS, MAJOR CONFERENCES, FIFTH COMMITTEE DELEGATES STRESS

Concerns Raised about Funding for Development Needs, Extrabudgetary Financing

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES DEVELOPMENTS IN KOREAN TALKS PROCESS

Following is a statement issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Plenary

48^th Meeting (AM)

POINTING TO ‘MIXED REPORT CARD’, SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES UN, PARTNERS

TO STEP UP EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT DEVELOPMENT FINANCING COMMITMENTS

AFRICAN CAPITAL MARKETS WORKSHOP ADOPTS ROBUST ACTION PLAN

ADDIS ABABA, 30 October (ECA) -- The African Capital Markets Development Workshop, organized by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in partnership with the Rand Merchant Bank, closed yesterday in Johannesburg, South Africa, after three days of intensive discussions.

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Plenary

49^th Meeting (Night)

CONCLUDING HIGH-LEVEL DIALOGUE, GENERAL ASSEMBLY HEARS CALLS FOR RENEWED POLITICAL

WILL, FURTHER ACTION TO IMPLEMENT DEVELOPMENT FINANCING COMMITMENTS

CURRENT NET FLOW OF RESOURCES FROM DEVELOPING WORLD TO OTHER COUNTRIES

MUST BE REVERSED, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS HIGH-LEVEL DIALOGUE

Following are the remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the High-Level Dialogue of the General Assembly on Financing for Development, 30 October: