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GA/L/3172

LEGAL COMMITTEE TO ACT ON PROPOSAL FOR UN OBSERVER STATUS FOR ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF CENTRAL AFRICAN STATES

Similar Request Made by Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

The General Assembly would invite the Economic Community of Central African States to participate in its sessions and work, by the terms of a draft resolution introduced this afternoon in the Assembly’s Sixth Committee (Legal).

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GA/L/3171

ASSEMBLY APPROVAL FOR DRAFT ARTICLES ON NATIONALITY, SUCCESSION OF STATES IS SOUGHT IN LEGAL COMMITTEE RESOLUTION

Key Provision Would Be to Avoid Any Person Being ‘Stateless’; Other Texts Address Jurisdictional Immunities, UN Administrative Tribunal

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GA/AB/3410

FIFTH COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS MORE INFORMATION BE PROVIDED ON PROPOSED REGULATIONS FOR NON-STAFF OFFICIALS

The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this afternoon made recommendations to the General Assembly on the proposed regulations governing the status of non-staff officials of the United Nations.

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GA/9825

OPINION ON SECURITY COUNCIL REFORM OFFERED BY THIRTY-NINE MORE MEMBER STATES AS ASSEMBLY DEBATE CONTINUES

Issues of Expansion, Use of Veto, Geographical Balance Remain Central; Large Number of Countries Still to Be Heard From

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GA/9824

ASSEMBLY AGAIN CONFRONTS ISSUE OF SECURITY COUNCIL REFORM

Veto, Permanent Membership, Equitable Geographic Representation Among Points Raised

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GA/L/3170

LEGAL COMMITTEE ENCOURAGES FURTHER EFFORTS ON INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT; SEEKS COOPERATION OF STATES IN LAW COMMISSION WORK

Third Approved Text Asks Host Country to Ease Travel Curbs on Certain United Nations Missions, Take Steps to Solve Diplomatic Parking Problems

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GA/L/3169

WIDE SUPPORT EXPRESSED FOR COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION TO COMBAT ‘SCOURGE’ OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM

Legal Committee Is Told Problem Compounded by Links with Organized Crime; Definition of Terrorism, Military Application among Issues to Be Resolved

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GA/EF/2941

SECOND COMMITTEE APPROVES TEXT ON SUBJECT OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN AND ARAB TERRITORY

Committee Also Approves Texts on International Year Of Mountains, El Nino Phenomenon and International Year of Freshwater

The Second Committee (Economic and Financial) met this morning to take action on a number of draft resolutions before it.

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GA/9823

ASSEMBLY SPEAKERS WORK TO REFINE GOALS, STRATEGIES FOR 2001 SPECIAL SESSION ON CHILDREN

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GA/9822

ASSEMBLY ADOPTS CONVENTION AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME AND TWO ADDITIONAL PROTOCOLS

Instruments to Be Open for Signing at High-Level Palermo Conference