Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

11^th Meeting (AM)

UN BUDGET SITUATION EASED BY UNITED STATES PAYMENT

OF $621 MILLION, FIFTH COMMITTEE IS TOLD

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

First Committee

11^th Meeting (AM)

NEW SECURITY PARADIGM NEEDED FOLLOWING 11 SEPTEMBER TERRORIST ATTACK

FIRST COMMITTEE TOLD, AS GENERAL DEBATE CONCLUDES

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

10^th Meeting (AM)

FIFTH COMMITTEE SPEAKERS INSIST CHANGES IN APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 19

WILL HAVE NO NEGATIVE IMPACT ON PROMPT PAYERS

PRESS STATEMENT ON AFGHANISTAN BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL

Following is today’s statement on the situation in Afghanistan by the President of Security Council, Richard Ryan (Ireland):

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

7^th Meeting (AM)

SELF-DETERMINATION FOR NON-SELF-GOVERNING TERRITORIES REAFFIRMED

IN DRAFT RESOLUTION APPROVED BY FOURTH COMMITTEE

Acting on Decolonization Questions, Committee

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

First Committee

10^th Meeting (PM)

RISK OF UNAUTHORIZED NUCLEAR-WEAPON USE, MIDDLE EAST SECURITY

AMONG ISSUES ADDRESSED IN FIRST COMMITTEE’S GENERAL DEBATE

Preparatory Committee for the

International Conference

 on Financing for Development

3^rd Meeting (AM)

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE IS TOLD DRAFT DOCUMENT FAILS TO MEET POTENTIAL

FOR DEVELOPMENT FINANCING CONFERENCE TO HELP POOR NATIONS

Australia Says Too Much Stress on Outside Help; UN Commissioner

Says Human Rights Perspective Must Be Key to ‘Better Life’ Proposals

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

11^th Meeting (PM)

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION NEEDED TO COMBAT MONEY LAUNDERING,

THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD AS DEBATE ON CRIME, DRUGS CONTINUES

Draft Resolutions Introduced on Social Development,

Family, Cooperatives, Disabled Persons, Literacy, Older Persons

Preparatory Committee for the

International Conference

 on Financing for Development

4^th Meeting (PM)

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE IS TOLD LOCAL AUTHORITIES SHOULD BE CLOSELY

INVOLVED IN PLANS FOR DEVELOPMENT FINANCING

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

28^th Meeting (PM)

SPEAKERS URGE COUNCIL TO RESPOND TO MEMBER STATE EXPECTATIONS

OF INCREASED OPENNESS, TRANSPARENCY

Concluding Its Consideration of Secretary-General’s Report on Council,

Assembly Registers Frustration, Particularly From Troop-Contributing States