Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Third Committee

28^th Meeting (PM)

THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES SIX DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT,

WOMEN’S ISSUES, DISABLED PERSONS, INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, CRIME PREVENTION

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

First Committee

19^th Meeting (AM)

TEXT OUTLINING ‘PATH’ TO TOTAL ELIMINATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS

APPROVED IN DISARMAMENT COMMITTEE

Four More Resolutions Recommended to General Assembly;

Others Address Ottawa Convention, Dual-Use Technology, Regional Centres

UNITED NATIONS RESIDENT COORDINATOR DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT DETERIORATION

OF HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN SOOL PLATEAU, SOMALIA

NAIROBI, 30 October (OCHA) -– United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia Maxwell Gaylard is deeply concerned that the potential failure of the current short season Deyr rains in the Sool Plateau of Somalia could precipitate a humanitarian disaster affecting 15,500 pastoralist families.

Security Council

4853^rd Meeting (AM)

SHORT-TERM OUTLOOK UNCERTAIN, BUT STRONG DESIRE OF KOSOVO’S PEOPLE FOR PEACE,

STABILITY IS CLEAR, HEAD OF MISSION TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL

Council Members Cite Importance of Direct Dialogue

SECRETARY-GENERAL MEETS WITH BRAZILIAN PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION

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

The Secretary-General met yesterday with a delegation of Brazilian parliamentarians, headed by Mr. Joao Paulo Cunha, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

17^th Meeting (PM)

PALESTINIAN REFUGEE AGENCY STILL FACES MAJOR CHALLENGES AS SITUATION IN OCCUPIED

TERRITORIES WORSENS, COMMISSIONER-GENERAL TELLS FOURTH COMMITTEE

Presenting Annual Report, He Cites Israeli Military Operations, Funding Shortfalls

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: