Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

13^th Meeting (AM)

FIFTH COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF SCALE-OF-ASSESSMENT ISSUES;

FAILS TO ACHIEVE CONSENSUS ON CALCULATION OF ARREARS

AT HEADQUARTERS COMMEMORATION OF WORLD FOOD DAY 2001, SECRETARY-GENERAL

URGES REMOBILIZATION OF COMMITMENTS TO MILLENNIUM HUNGER GOALS

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

14^th Meeting (AM)

ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN CRUCIAL TO DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, THIRD

COMMITTEE TOLD, AS DEBATE ON WOMENS’ ISSUES CONTINUES

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

15^th Meeting (PM)

THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTIONS, DECISIONS ON AGEING ASSEMBLY,

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, FAMILY, DISABLED PERSONS

Problems of Women in Conflict Areas

Discussed, As Debate on Women’s Issues Continues

ON WORLD FOOD DAY, GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT STRESSES IMPORTANCE

OF UPCOMING CONFERENCE ON FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT

Following is the message of General Assembly President Han Seung-soo (Republic of Korea) to mark World Food Day, 18 October, delivered on his behalf by Assembly Vice-President Murarji Raj Sharma (Nepal):

PRESS STATEMENT ON ANGOLA BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL

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

Council members received an extensive briefing from Under-Secretary-General Gambari on the work of the United Nations Office in Angola (UNOA).  They concurred with the Secretary-General’s recommendation that the mandate of the Office be extended for a further six months.

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

13^th Meeting (PM)

CURRENT AFGHANISTAN CRISIS A POWERFUL WARNING OF CONSEQUENCES WHEN WOMEN

ARE EXCLUDED FROM DECISION-MAKING, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

HIV/AIDS, Role of Women in Peace-building

Also Discussed as Committee Begins Discussion of Women’s Issues

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR FREE, FAIR AND PEACEFUL ELECTION

IN GAMBIA; SENDS SPECIAL ENVOY TO REAFFIRM UN COMMITMENT

      This is text of a statement today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan: