Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Plenary

Informal Interactive Dialogue

SPEAKERS IN INFORMAL DIALOGUE CALL FOR INCREASED FINANCIAL FLOWS, DEBT RELIEF,

BETTER TRADING SYSTEM TO AID DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Sixth Committee

18^th Meeting (AM)

HARMFUL EFFECTS OF TRANSBOUNDARY POLLUTION CITED AS KEY

TO PROPOSED LAW TO GOVERN INTERNATIONAL LIABILITY

Legal Committee Continues Review of Items from Law Commission Report;

Reservations to Treaties, Unilateral Acts of States Next to Be Taken Up

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:

INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGES DISCUSSED AS SECRETARY-GENERAL HOSTS LUNCHEON

FOR HEADS OF UNITED NATIONS PRINCIPAL ORGANS

Following is a statement issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the meeting of the heads of the Principal Organs of the United Nations held on 29 October:

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Plenary

Ministerial Round Table 1

HIGH-LEVEL ROUND TABLE EXAMINES REGIONAL DIMENSIONS OF IMPLEMENTING

FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT COMMITMENTS