As General Assembly Concludes Main Part of Sixty-Fifth Session - President Hails ‘Constructive and Cooperative Spirit’

Looking ahead to 2011, [UN General Assembly President Mr Joseph Deiss] said a main priority would be preparing for the high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS, to take place from 8 to 10 June.  It would be preceded, no later than April, by an informal interactive hearing with representatives of non-governmental organizations, civil society and the private sector.  The Assembly would also need to move forward decisively on reform issues and on reviewing the work of important United Nations bodies.  Preparations for various high-level meetings in September, notably on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases, would also be a focus.