Questions relating to information – Fourth Cttee debate – Summary record (excerpts)

Special Political and Decolonization Committee

(Fourth Committee)

Summary record of the 12th meeting

Held at Headquarters, New York, on Tuesday, 19 October 2004, at 3 p.m. 

 Chairman:   Mr. Kyaw Tint Swe ……………………………………………………….  (Myanmar)

  later:  Mr. Calderón (Vice Chairman) ………………………………………………..  (Ecuador)

Contents

Agenda item 78: Questions relating to information*

Agenda item 109: Programme planning*

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*Items which the Committee has decided to consider together.

The meeting was called to order at 3.15 p.m.

Agenda item 78: Questions relating to information (A/59/21, A/59/221 and Corr.1)

Agenda item 109: Programme planning (A/59/6 (Programme 23: Public information) and A/59/16, chap. II, sect. C, Prog. 23)

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35.  Mr. Al-Nuaimi (United Arab Emirates) …

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37.   He urged DPI to consider the impact of closing and merging some of its regional offices, particularly on the suffering Palestinian population. …

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47.  Mr. Al-Otaibi (Kuwait) …

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… The Department should also continue its efforts to highlight developments in the Palestinian issue and to give the matter due importance as required by the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly.  …

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The meeting rose at 5.45 p.m.

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