Press Release

Security Council

4841^st Meeting (AM)

IN DAY-LONG SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING, PALESTINE OBSERVER SAYS ISRAELI

SECURITY WALL INVOLVES DE FACTO ANNEXATION OF OCCUPIED LAND

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

5^th Meeting (AM)

IMPORTANCE OF TIMELY, FULL PAYMENT OF UN CONTRIBUTIONS, ‘CAPACITY TO PAY’

PRINCIPLE REAFFIRMED, AS FIFTH COMMITTEE TAKES UP SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS

NEW WEB SITE OFFERS STUDENTS AND ACADEMICS FREE OR LOW-COST

ACCESS TO AGRICULTURE, SCIENCE, DATA

ROME, 14 October (FAO) -- Students, researchers and academics in some of the world's poorest countries will gain free or low-cost access to a wealth of scientific literature under a new initiative announced today by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and a range of public and private sector partners.

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Plenary

30^th & 31^st Meetings (AM & PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL SHOULD ENLARGE MEMBERSHIP, REVIEW VETO POWER TO INCREASE

LEGITIMACY, EFFICIENCY, GENERAL ASSEMBLY TOLD

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

First Committee

8^th Meeting (PM)

THREAT POSED BY NON-COMPLIANCE WITH NON-PROLIFERATION REGIME

FOCUS OF DEBATE IN DISARMAMENT COMMITTEE

The threat posed by non-compliance with the global nuclear non-proliferation regime and the reasons underlying recent, well-publicized cases dominated debate this afternoon in the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security).

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Second Committee

8^th Meeting (AM)

STRESSING DISASTROUS EFFECTS OF GRAFT, DELEGATES IN SECOND COMMITTEE

WELCOME COMPLETION OF WORK ON CONVENTION AGAINST CORRUPTION

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

First Committee

7^th Meeting (PM)

NON-PROLIFERATION OBLIGATIONS MARKED MORE OFTEN BY BREACH

THAN COMPLIANCE, DISARMAMENT COMMITTEE TOLD

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

Third Committee

9^th Meeting (PM)

PEOPLE SMUGGLING, TRAFFICKING GENERATE NEARLY $10 BILLION ANNUALLY AS CORE

BUSINESSES OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL NETWORKS, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

THIRD PART OF 2003 UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMME OF DISARMAMENT

FELLOWSHIPS BEGINS IN NEW YORK

Security Council

4840^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL SEEKS EXPANSION OF ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL EFFORT

IN AFGHANISTAN, TO EXTEND BEYOND KABUL