Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Second Committee

37^th Meeting (PM)

SECOND COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFTS ON SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES,

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ON-LINE NETWORK, REVIEW OF UNCTAD

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

79^th and 80^th Meetings (AM and PM)

ASSEMBLY VOTES ON UNITED NATIONS ROLE IN NUCLEAR-TEST-BAN TREATY

PREPARATIONS; EUROPEAN UNION REGRETS UNITED STATES DEMURRAL

U.S. also Withholds Support on Cooperation with Council of Europe,

Citing Reservations over References to International Criminal Court

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

78^th Meeting (PM)

UN COOPERATION WITH ISLAMIC CONFERENCE CRUCIAL FOR BREAKING AFGHANISTAN’S

VICIOUS CYCLE OF WAR, GENERAL ASSEMBLY TOLD

Hears 20 More Speakers on Cooperation with Council of Europe,

Inter-Parliamentary Union, Organization of la Francophonie, among Others

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

77^th Meeting (AM)

FOLLOWING TERRORIST ATTACKS, ASSEMBLY TOLD GLOBAL NORMS AGAINST PROLIFERATION,

USE OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION MUST BE STRENGTHENED

Assembly Hears Total of 13 Reports, 11 Resolutions

As It Considers Cooperation between United Nations, Other Organizations

                                                            AFR/363

PRESS STATEMENT ON CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

                                                            HR/4576

Security Council

4434^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL ENDORSES AFGHANISTAN AGREEMENT ON INTERIM ARRANGEMENTS

SIGNED YESTERDAY IN BONN, UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1383 (2001)

Also Declares Willingness to Take Further Action,

SECRETARY-GENERAL ACCEPTS ART WORK GIFT FROM CANADA

MARKING INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF VOLUNTEERS

This is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan today, in the presence of Alfonso Gagliano, Canadian Minister of Public Works and Government Services, and D. Felipe de Borbón, Prince of Asturias, at a ceremony to receive a gift from Canada to commemorate the International Year of Volunteers:

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

75^th and 76^th Meetings (AM and PM)

MARKING END OF INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF VOLUNTEERS, GENERAL ASSEMBLY ENCOURAGES

ALL PEOPLE TO BECOME MORE ENGAGED IN VOLUNTARY ACTIVITIES

Resolution Containing Recommendations for Volunteer Action Adopted without a Vote

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS UNITED ACTION AGAINST TERRORISM HAS UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS

DIMENSION; VIOLATIONS ARE WARNING OF FUTURE CONFLICT

Rights Day Message, Noting Award of Nobel Peace Prize to United Nations,

Urges Respect for All People, Renewed Efforts against Racial Discrimination