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GA/AB/3405

FIFTH COMMITTEE CONTINUES DISCUSSION OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND MEDIUM-TERM PLAN FOR 2002-2005

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GA/9812

ASSEMBLY ADOPTS TEXTS ON ‘BETHLEHEM 2000’ AND UNITED NATIONS COOPERATION WITH CARRIBEAN COMMUNITY

Acting without a vote this afternoon, the General Assembly adopted resolutions on “Bethlehem 2000” and on cooperation between the United Nations and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

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GA/9811

ASSEMBLY IS TOLD SHARED OBJECTIVE OF POVERTY ERADICATION SHOULD MOTIVATE STRONGER LINKS BETWEEN UN AND OAU

African Speakers, Noting Some Success in Joint Efforts, Seek Intensified Cooperation; Debate Ends on IAEA Report

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GA/SPD/196

FOURTH COMMITTEE BEGINS CONSIDERATION OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE’S REPORT ON ISRAELI PRACTICES IN OCCUPIED TERRITORIES

Also Approves Draft Resolution on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space

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GA/SHC/3617

PROTECTION OF HUMANITARIAN PERSONNEL, NEED FOR FAIRER BURDEN-SHARING STRESSED AS COMMITTEE DEBATES REFUGEE-RELATED ISSUES

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GA/SHC/3616

COMMITTEE DEBATES WORLD REFUGEE MOVEMENT, CONGRATULATES HIGH COMMISSIONER ON 10-YEAR STEWARDSHIP

Committee Adopts Text On Palestinian Right to Self-Determination After Recorded Vote

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GA/AB/3404

HUMAN RESOURCES, AUDITORS’ REPORT AND PROGRAMMING PLANNING DISCUSSED IN FIFTH COMMITTEE

Never before had such concrete mechanisms of accountability been developed and implemented at the United Nations, the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Resources Management, Rafiah Salim, told the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this morning, as it continued its general debate on human resources management.

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GA/9810

TOTAL DEPENDENCE ON FOSSIL FUELS, HYDROELECTRIC POWER FACILITIES NOT SUSTAINABLE, AGENCY HEAD TELLS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

IAEA Director-General Advocates Expansion of Peaceful Nuclear Energy, Subject to Safety, Cost, Environmental Factors

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GA/SHC/3615

THIRD COMMITTEE ADOPTS TWO DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN –- URGING ELIMINATION OF ‘HONOUR CRIMES’ AND OF ALL FORMS OF VIOLENCE

Inconclusive Debate on ‘Honour Crimes’ Precludes Consensus

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GA/L/3164

LEGAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN COMMENDS DEBATE ON TOPICS FROM REPORT OF INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION

Frank, Open Exchange of Views Called ‘Extremely Useful’; Head of Commission Says Comments Will Help Its Future Deliberations