General Assembly
Meetings Coverage
- Second Committee Approves Texts on Sustainable Mountain Development, Landlocked Developing Countries, Cyber Security (25 November 2009)
The Second Committee (Economic and Financial) approved by consensus today three draft resolutions relating, respectively, to sustainable mountain development, cyber security and landlocked developing countries.
GA/EF/3271 - Girl Child, Eliminating Racism, Protecting Human Rights while Countering Terrorism among Issues, as Third Committee Approves Five More Texts, Concludes Session (24 November 2009)
Alarmed at the increase in racist violence and xenophobic ideas in many parts of the world, the General Assembly would express unequivocal condemnation of all forms of racism and racial discrimination by one of five draft resolutions approved today as the Third Committee concluded its work for the current session.
GA/SHC/3970 - Fifth Committee Approves Liquidation Budget for Terminated Georgia Mission, Takes Up Financing for Proposed Enterprise Resource Planning System (24 November 2009)
The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this morning made recommendations to the General Assembly on the final administrative liquidation budget of the recently-terminated United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG).
GA/AB/3932
Press Releases
- Committee to Hold Special Meeting on 30 November to Observe International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People (24 November 2009)
The Palestinian Rights Committee will hold a special meeting in observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People in the Trusteeship Council Chamber at 10 a.m. on Monday, 30 November 2009, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 32/40 B of 2 December 1977.
GA/PAL/1139-OBV/834 - United Nations Peacebuilding Fund Will Benefit from Proceeds of Fortieth Anniversary Digital Recording of Anthem, ‘Give Peace a Chance’ (3 November 2009)
To celebrate the unifying spirit and fortieth anniversary of the Plastic Ono Band’s universal anthem, “Give Peace a Chance”, Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon and Julian Lennon have partnered with EMI Music and Sony/ATV Music Publishing to donate net proceeds from the sale of a commemorative fortieth anniversary digital single to the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund.
PBC/60 - High-level United Nations Conference, Authorized by General Assembly, to Review South-South Economic Relations (26 October 2009)
A high-level United Nations conference on South-South cooperation is to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 1-3 December, 2009, the General Assembly has decided.
DEV/2770
Press Conferences
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Press Conference by General Assembly President on Informal Climate Change Meeting (19 November 2009)
The upcoming conference in Copenhagen on climate change should not only be attended by the most interested and concerned Heads of State, but there should also be good results, the President of the General Assembly said this evening at a Headquarters press conference after an informal Assembly meeting on the matter.
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Press Conference by General Assembly President on Human Rights Council Report on Fact Finding Mission on Gaza Conflict (6 November 2009)
In the final analysis, said General Assembly President Ali Abdussalam Treki of yesterday’s 114 votes in favour of the resolution on follow-up to the report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict -- there was great support for the text.
