But in something of a dry run for the expected debate and decision on statehood in the UNGeneral Assembly, the UN's cultural agency, UNESCO, voted on October 31st to admit Palestine as a full member.
The United States of America and the Russian Federation intend to increase cooperation in addressing the world drug problem, so as to radically reduce production and consumption of illicit drugs, as affirmed by resolutions of the UNGeneral Assembly and the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs.
Ms Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the Deputy Secretary General of the UN, Mr Jan Eliasson, and the Director of Columbia University and The Earth Institute and Special Advisor to the UN Secretary-General on the Millennium Development Goals, Professor Jeffrey Sachs.