Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Third Committee

17^th & 18^th Meetings (AM & PM)

SITUATION OF WAR-AFFECTED CHILDREN REMAINS ‘GRAVE AND UNACCEPTABLE’,

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE

General Assembly Plenary

Tenth Emergency Special Session

21^st Meeting (PM)

SPEAKERS IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY EMERGENCY SESSION CONDEMN ISRAEL’S CONSTRUCTION

OF ‘SECURITY BARRIER’, EXPANSIONIST POLICIES

FAO ISSUES DESERT LOCUST ALERT

Mauritania, Niger, Sudan, Neighbouring Countries at Risk

ROME, 20 October (FAO) -- Desert locust outbreaks in Mauritania, the Niger and the Sudan may locally threaten crops, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Monday, issuing an alert to inform affected governments and the international donor community.

NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL DIMENSIONS OF TRADE ON THE AGENDA IN BRAZIL

(Reissued as received.)

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