Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Third Committee

36^th Meeting (PM)

THIRD COMMITTEE DEBATES HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN IRAQ,

CAMBODIA, PALESTINIAN OCCUPIED TERRITORIES

SECRETARY-GENERAL ‘VERY ENCOURAGED’ BY SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION OF SECOND ROUND

OF PEACE TALKS ON SRI LANKA

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

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Sixth Committee

25^th Meeting (PM)                                           

LEGAL COMMITTEE APPROVES RANGE OF TEXTS ON EFFECTS OF SANCTIONS,

                                                            AFR/510/Rev.1*

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Fifth Committee

21^st Meeting (AM)

SEVERAL DELEGATIONS ARGUE THAT AGE OF SEPARATION

BE FIXED AT 62 YEARS FOR ALL STAFF MEMBERS

The mandatory age of separation and staff mobility were among the issues highlighted this morning as the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) continued its consideration of issues related to human resources management and programme planning.

2002 UN Pledging Conference

for Development Activities

1^st Meeting (AM)

AT PLEDGING CONFERENCE, 20 COUNTRIES PLEDGE FUNDING FOR

UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

Twenty Member States pledged their contributions to support the development activities of the United Nations system this morning, during the annual Pledging Conference for Development Activities. 

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Third Committee

35^th Meeting (AM)

SPECIAL RAPPORTEURS ON RELIGION, EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS, TORTURE

URGE THIRD COMMITTEE DELEGATES TO BUILD CULTURE OF DEMOCRACY

Need to Forge Dialogue Also Stressed to Eradicate Intolerance, Impunity

Security Council

4642^nd Meeting (AM & PM)

REPORT ON EXPLOITATION OF RESOURCES OF DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

IS CHALLENGED IN SECURITY COUNCIL

Neighbouring Countries, Denying Allegations by Expert Panel,

Call for More Evidence; Others Stress Serious Effects on Peace Process

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Second Committee

26^th Meeting (PM)

SPEAKERS IN SECOND COMMITTEE UNDERSCORE NEED FOR INVESTMENT IN POOREST

COUNTRIES AT A TIME OF DECLINING FOREIGN AID

OVERSIGHT REPORT HIGHLIGHTS AREAS OF CRITICAL CONCERN TO UNITED NATIONS;