CARIBBEAN DIPLOMATS TO PARTICIPATE IN WORKSHOP ON E-GOVERNMENT, INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY POLICY IN ROME AND TURIN, 20-31 OCTOBER

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

10^th Meeting (AM)

TRADITIONAL PEACEKEEPING’S TRANSFORMATION INTO MORE ROBUST, COMPLEX

OPERATIONS FOCUS OF DISCUSSION IN FOURTH COMMITTEE

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES INCREASED SUPPORT FOR FINAL STAGE

OF

POLIO ERADICATION, IN MESSAGE TO KUALA LUMPUR SUMMIT

MORE AFRICAN COUNTRIES BACK LEAD-FREE PETROL

NAIROBI, 17 October (UN Environment Programme) -- An international effort to phase lead out of petrol in Africa is gathering pace as more and more countries develop and implement action plans for switching to unleaded gasoline.

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Plenary

36^th Meeting (PM)

‘WIDELY DIVERGENT’ VIEWS EMERGE DURING GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S DEBATE

ON REPORT OF SECURITY COUNCIL

Urging Reform, Speakers Call for Equitable Representation to Reflect

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Sixth Committee

7^th & 8^th Meetings (AM & PM)

LEGAL COMMITTEE IS TOLD CONCERTED GLOBAL ACTION IS ONLY WAY TO DEFEAT

TERRORISM; COMPLETION OF NEW CONVENTIONS URGED

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Third Committee

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

GOVERNMENTS, COMMUNITIES, FAMILIES HAVE DUTY TO BUILD PROTECTIVE ENVIRONMENT

FOR CHILDREN, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD, AS DEBATE ON CHILDREN’S RIGHTS BEGINS

Committee Concludes Discussion of Women’s Issues, Hearing 26 Speakers

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

14^th Meeting (AM)

CLIMATE CHANGE, DISASTERS, DESERTIFICATION CAN AFFECT SECURITY, SURVIVAL

OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, SECOND COMMITTEE TOLD

Delegates Underline Plight of Small Island States, Least Developed Countries

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT SAYS TIME TO TAKE ACTION, MAKE GOOD ON PROMISES

TO END HUNGER, ERADICATE POVERTY, IN UN DAY MESSAGE

Following is the statement by Julian R. Hunte (Saint Lucia), President of the General Assembly, on the observance of World Food Day and the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 16-17 October:

Security Council

4844^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL, ACTING UNANIMOUSLY, CALLS FOR POWER TO BE RETURNED

TO IRAQI PEOPLE ‘AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE’

Resolves UN Should Strengthen ‘Vital Role’ in Country,

Invites Timetable by 15 December for Drafting Constitution, Holding Elections