Press Release

GLOBAL COMMUNITY MUST BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH BOTH ‘HARD’, ‘SOFT’ THREATS,

DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS

Following are the remarks delivered by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette to the Peace and Security Funders Group today:

It is a pleasure to welcome you to United Nations Headquarters.

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Plenary

Ministerial Round Table 3

PROGRESS IN ACHIEVING COHERENCE, CONSISTENCY IN INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL,

TRADING SYSTEMS MIXED, ACCORDING TO SPEAKERS IN HIGH-LEVEL ROUND TABLE

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Plenary

Ministerial Round Table 4

ROUND TABLE PARTICIPANTS DISCUSS WHETHER CURRENT GLOBAL MONETARY,

FINANCIAL, TRADING SYSTEMS CONDUCIVE TO DEVELOPMENT

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Plenary

Ministerial Round Table 7

SERIOUS DOUBTS OVER ACHIEVEMENT OF INTERNATIONALLY AGREED DEVELOPMENT TARGETS,

UNLESS DEVELOPED NATIONS INCREASE EFFORTS, ROUND TABLE TOLD

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Plenary

Ministerial Round Table 2

RESOURCE MOBILIZATION, AGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIES, MARKET ACCESS,

AMONG ISSUES RAISED IN DEVELOPMENT FINANCING ROUND TABLE

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Plenary

47^th Meeting (AM)

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Sixth Committee

16^th & 17^th Meetings (AM & PM)

LEGAL COMMITTEE REVIEWS DIPLOMATIC PROTECTION, LIABILITY FOR DAMAGE

CAUSED BY ACTIONS NOT PROHIBITED BY INTERNATIONAL LAW

Debate Continues on Further Issues from Law Commission Report

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

16^th Meeting (PM)

FOURTH COMMITTEE APPROVES TEXT ASKING GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO EMPHASIZE PUBLIC

INFORMATION DEPARTMENT’S ESSENTIAL ROLE AS UN’S CLEAR, EFFECTIVE VOICE

Acting Without Vote, Delegates Approve Second Draft Resolutions, Draft Decision

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEPLORES CONTINUING DEMOLITION OF PALESTINIAN BUILDINGS

The following statement was issued on 27 October by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General continues to follow with great concern the ongoing cycle of violence between Israelis and Palestinians.  He deplores all acts that fuel and intensify the conflict.

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

15^th Meeting (PM)

SPEAKERS PRAISE PUBLIC INFORMATION REFORMS AS FOURTH COMMITTEE DELEGATES

EMPHASIZE NEED TO SENSITIZE, EDUCATE ON WORK OF UNITED NATIONS