Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Plenary

56^th & 57^th Meetings (AM & PM)

SPEAKERS IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY CALL FOR UNIVERSALIZATION OF ANTI-LANDMINE

CONVENTION, INCREASED SUPPORT FOR DEMINING ACTIVITIES

UN POPULATION DIVISION RELEASES MORTPAK FOR WINDOWS,

SOFTWARE PACKAGE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC MEASUREMENT

The United Nations Population Division is pleased to announce the release of MORTPAK for Windows, version 4.0 of its popular software package for demographic measurement.  The package has been widely used throughout research institutions in developing and developed countries since its introduction in 1988. 

NEW STRATEGY FOR INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS MANAGEMENT TO BE LAUNCHED IN BANGKOK

500 Delegates Will Look at Ways to Improve Chemical Safety

(Reissued as received.)

BANGKOK, 5 November (UNEP) -- A major new effort to improve the way the world deals with chemicals begins this weekend in Bangkok, Thailand.

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Third Committee

33^rd Meeting (AM)

GOVERNMENTS APPEAL FOR GREATER INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES

POSED BY RETURNEES, AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES DISCUSSION OF REFUGEES

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY SADDENED BY DEATH OF SHARON CAPELING-ALAKIJA,

HEAD OF UNITED NATIONS VOLUNTEERS

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

2003 UN Pledging Conference

for Development Activities

PM Meeting

2003 PLEDGING CONFERENCE FOR UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

SEES 15 MEMBER STATES ANNOUNCE CONTRIBUTIONS, ELECT OFFICIALS

Fifteen Member States pledged their contributions in support of United Nations development activities and elected pledging officials during this afternoon’s annual Pledging Conference for Development Activities.

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Plenary

54^th & 55^th Meetings (AM & PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY, FOR TWELFTH STRAIGHT YEAR, ADOPTS TEXT ON NECESSITY

OF ENDING UNITED STATES EMBARGO AGAINST CUBA

Also Adopts Text on IAEA Report by Recorded Vote

SECRETARY-GENERAL DISTRESSED BY INDONESIAN FLOOD DEATHS DISASTER

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL PRAISES LAUNCH OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ACADEMY IN SHANGHAI

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the inauguration of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) Academy of Environmental Law, in Shanghai, 4 November:

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Third Committee

32^nd Meeting (PM)

SOCIAL COMMITTEE HEARS FROM COUNTRIES HOSTING REFUGEE POPULATIONS

OF EFFORTS AT REPATRIATION, DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

More Aid from International Community, Regional

Organizations Called For; Also Strengthened Role for UNHCR