Issues Include Environment and Sustainable Development, Habitat II, Sustainable Development and International Economic Cooperation
Committee Takes up Budget Implications of Texts on MINUGUA, International Law Commission, Central America and Small Arms
CORRECTION
On page three of Press Release GA/9670 issued 29 November, the summary of document A/54/L.46, which contains amendments to the draft resolution on the Code of Democratic Conduct, was inadvertently abbreviated. The summary should read as follows:
The General Assembly would call on the Caribbean countries to develop further an integrated management approach to the Caribbean Sea area in the context of sustainable development, as proposed by one of three texts approved this afternoon by the Second Committee (Economic and Financial).
The General Assembly would call on the United Nations system to integrate gender mainstreaming into all its programmes and policies, as proposed by one of 14 texts approved this morning by the Second Committee (Economic and Financial).
Adopts Six Texts; Concludes Discussion of Middle East, Palestine
The General Assembly this morning reaffirmed the necessity of achieving a peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine, which it identified once more as the core of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Committee Discusses Human Resources Management, Gratis Personnel, Programme Planning
The representative of Israel this afternoon reiterated to the General Assembly that Jerusalem was the united capital of the State of Israel, as established by King David more than 3000 years ago.
Concluding Debate on Question of Palestine, Assembly Turns Attention to Situation in Middle East
