The U.N. General Assembly opened its sixty-first session, Tuesday morning, with Sheikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa of Bahrain, the first woman in 37 years to serve as President of the General Assembly.
Here follow several reports:
Member states urged to build on momentum of past year to revitalize, reinforce UN as ‘beacon of hope, peace, and prosperity’, as sixty-first session opens http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2006/ga10490.doc.htm
SHEIKHA HAYA RASHED AL KHALIFA OF BAHRAIN PRESIDENT OF SIXTY-FIRST UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY (BIO/3800-GA/10492) http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2006/bio3800.doc.htm
PRESS CONFERENCE BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT FOR SIXTY-FIRST SESSION http://www.un.org/News/briefings/docs//2006/060912_Sheika_Haya.doc.htm
GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS INCLUSION OF MORE THAN 150 ITEMS ON AGENDA OF SIXTY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2006/ga10491.doc.htm
YOUCEF YOUSFI OF ALGERIA CHAIRMAN OF FIFTH COMMITTEE (BIO) http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2006/bio3805.doc.htm
MADHU RAMAN ACHARYA OF NEPAL CHAIRMAN OF FOURTH COMMITTEE (BIO) http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2006/bio3804.doc.htm
HAMID AL BAYATI OF IRAQ CHAIRMAN OF THIRD COMMITTEE (BIO) http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2006/bio3803.doc.htm
TIINA INTELMANN OF ESTONIA CHAIR OF SECOND COMMITTEE (BIO) http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2006/bio3802.doc.htm
MONA JUUL OF NORWAY CHAIRPERSON OF FIRST COMMITTEE (BIO) http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2006/bio3801.doc.htm
PRESS CONFERENCE ON TREATY EVENT BY UNITED NATIONS LEGAL COUNSEL http://www.un.org/News/briefings/docs//2006/060912_Michel.doc.htm
PRESS CONFERENCE TO LAUNCH FINDINGS OF STUDIES ON INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION http://www.un.org/News/briefings/docs//2006/060912_Migration.doc.htm
Contractor for UN human settlements agency murdered in Afghanistan
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=19815&Cr=Afghan&Cr1=
India changes from big aid recipient into major donor, UN food agency says
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=19813&Cr=India&Cr1=
UN Food Agency Director-General calls for ‘Green Revolution’ to feed world http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=19817&Cr=&Cr1=
World should embrace new target for protecting biodiversity – UN official
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=19814&Cr=FAO&Cr1=
Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel, actor George Clooney to address Security Council on Darfur http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=19816&Cr=Darfur&Cr1=
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change News
http://unfccc.int/2860.php
Here follow several reports:
Member states urged to build on momentum of past year to revitalize, reinforce UN as ‘beacon of hope, peace, and prosperity’, as sixty-first session opens http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2006/ga10490.doc.htm
SHEIKHA HAYA RASHED AL KHALIFA OF BAHRAIN PRESIDENT OF SIXTY-FIRST UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY (BIO/3800-GA/10492) http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2006/bio3800.doc.htm
PRESS CONFERENCE BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT FOR SIXTY-FIRST SESSION http://www.un.org/News/briefings/docs//2006/060912_Sheika_Haya.doc.htm
GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS INCLUSION OF MORE THAN 150 ITEMS ON AGENDA OF SIXTY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2006/ga10491.doc.htm
YOUCEF YOUSFI OF ALGERIA CHAIRMAN OF FIFTH COMMITTEE (BIO) http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2006/bio3805.doc.htm
MADHU RAMAN ACHARYA OF NEPAL CHAIRMAN OF FOURTH COMMITTEE (BIO) http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2006/bio3804.doc.htm
HAMID AL BAYATI OF IRAQ CHAIRMAN OF THIRD COMMITTEE (BIO) http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2006/bio3803.doc.htm
TIINA INTELMANN OF ESTONIA CHAIR OF SECOND COMMITTEE (BIO) http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2006/bio3802.doc.htm
MONA JUUL OF NORWAY CHAIRPERSON OF FIRST COMMITTEE (BIO) http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2006/bio3801.doc.htm
PRESS CONFERENCE ON TREATY EVENT BY UNITED NATIONS LEGAL COUNSEL http://www.un.org/News/briefings/docs//2006/060912_Michel.doc.htm
PRESS CONFERENCE TO LAUNCH FINDINGS OF STUDIES ON INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION http://www.un.org/News/briefings/docs//2006/060912_Migration.doc.htm
Contractor for UN human settlements agency murdered in Afghanistan
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=19815&Cr=Afghan&Cr1=
India changes from big aid recipient into major donor, UN food agency says
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=19813&Cr=India&Cr1=
UN Food Agency Director-General calls for ‘Green Revolution’ to feed world http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=19817&Cr=&Cr1=
World should embrace new target for protecting biodiversity – UN official
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=19814&Cr=FAO&Cr1=
Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel, actor George Clooney to address Security Council on Darfur http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=19816&Cr=Darfur&Cr1=
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change News
http://unfccc.int/2860.php