Fourth Committee

6 November 1995

Press Release
GA/SPD/72

FOURTH COMMITTEE TAKES UP QUESTION OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN PEACEFUL USES OF OUTER SPACE

19951106

The United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space could contribute substantially to ensure space technology was used to improve the human condition, its Chairman told the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) today as it began consideration of international cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space.

3 November 1995

Press Release
GA/SPD/71

FREE DETERMINATION OF POLITICAL STATUS FOR NON-SELF-GOVERNING TERRITORIES SUBJECT OF TEXT APPROVED BY FOURTH COMMITTEE

19951103 Forty Amendments Considered Before Resolution Adopted by Recorded Vote; Drafts Also Appeared on Questions of Western Sahara, New Caledonia, Gibraltar

3 November 1995

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GA/SPD/70

RESOLUTION ON FOREIGN ECONOMIC INTERESTS IN NON-SELF-GOVERNING TERRITORIES APPROVED BY FOURTH COMMITTEE

19951103 European Union Proposes 34 Amendments; 13 Approved, 21 Defeated; Texts Approved on Military Activities, Decolonization, Information, Training

31 October 1995

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GA/SPD/69

UNRWA'S ROLE VITAL TO MIDDLE EAST PEACE, STATE SPEAKERS IN FOURTH COMMITTEE

19951031

The role of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) was vital if peace was to take root in the Middle East, several delegates told the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) this afternoon, as it concluded its consideration of the Agency's work.

30 October 1995

Press Release
GA/SPD/68

MOVEMENT RESTRICTIONS IN GAZA INHIBITING UNRWA'S WORK, COMMISSIONER-GENERAL TELLS FOURTH COMMITTEE

19951030 Agency Fulfils Critical Mission in Transition to Peace, He Says; Israel States Willingness to Assist, But Stresses Security Concerns

27 October 1995

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GA/SPD/67

COMMITTEE TEXT SAYS PUBLIC INFORMATION DEPARTMENT SHOULD BE IN PLANNING STAGE OF PEACE-KEEPING OPERATIONS

19951027 Debate on Work of DPI Concluded; United States Calls for Reform Of Bureaucracy, Others Seek Emphasis on More Technology for Poor Countries

27 October 1995

Press Release
GA/SPD/66

DISCUSSION OF INFORMATION QUESTIONS CONTINUES IN FOURTH COMMITTEE

19951027 Members Praise Publicity Achievements, Consider Information Resources Insufficient

26 October 1995

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GA/SPD/65

18 October 1995

Press Release
GA/SPD/64

FOURTH COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTION ON EFFECTS OF ATOMIC RADIATION

19951018 French Nuclear Testing, Chernobyl Accident, Exchange of Nuclear Safety Technology among Topics Discussed

16 October 1995

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GA/SPD/63

MARSHALL ISLANDS REPRESENTATIVE SAYS NUCLEAR TESTS COULD `COLLAPSE ENTIRE ATOLL' IN PACIFIC

19951016 Fourth Committee Is Told of Tenfold Increase in Health Problems; France Says Minuscule Part of Atoll Affected, Welcomes Environmental Evaluation