GA/AB/3246
16 October 1998
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GA/9481
16 October 1998
Press Release
GA/9481
ASSEMBLY ELECTS THREE JUDGES TO SERVE IN NEW TRIAL CHAMBER OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR FORMER YUGOSLAVIA
19981016 Mohammed Bennouna (Morocco), David Hunt (Australia) and Patrick Robinson (Jamaica) Elected in Four Rounds of BallotingGA/9478/
16 October 1998
Press Release
GA/9478/
CLOSING DISCUSSION OF CAUSES OF CONFLICTS, PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA, ASSEMBLY HEARS CALLS FOR ADDRESS OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROBLEMS OF CONTINENT
19981016 CORRECTIONIn Press Release GA/9478 of 12 October, the third full paragraph on page 13, which is part of the summary of the statement by the Permanent Representative of Eritrea, HAILE MENKERIOS, should read as follows:
GA/SHC/3475
15 October 1998
Press Release
GA/SHC/3475
GA/SHC/3474
15 October 1998
Press Release
GA/SHC/3474
NEGATIVE IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION, EXTERNAL DEBT BURDEN ON WOMEN'S ADVANCEMENT DISCUSSED BY SPEAKERS IN THIRD COMMITTEE DEBATE
19981015 Trafficking in Women also Highlighted by Many SpeakersGA/SHC/3473/
15 October 1998
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GA/SHC/3473/
RECOGNITION OF RAPE AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE AS WAR CRIMES HAS BEGUN TO REVERSE CLIMATE OF IMPUNITY, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD
19981015 CORRECTIONOn page 18 of Press Release GA/SHC/3473 of 14 October, the first part of the summary of the statement by the observer of the Holy See was inadvertently omitted. The full summary reads as follows:
GA/EF/2826
15 October 1998
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GA/EF/2826
GA/EF/2825
15 October 1998
Press Release
GA/EF/2825
DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE DEMAND-DRIVEN, MEMBERS TELL SECOND COMMITTEE AS IT DEBATES OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT
19981015 Continued Decline in Resources Crippling Response of System, Members Urge Renewal of Commitment to Official Development AssistanceGA/DIS/3111
15 October 1998
Press Release
GA/DIS/3111
COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR-TEST-BAN TREATY 'MAJOR MILESTONE', BUT SOUTH ASIA TESTS WARN OF COMPLACENCY, FIRST COMMITTEE TOLD
19981015 Confidence Expressed in Evolving Nuclear Test Verification Regime; Proposed Treaty on Fissile Material Also Discussed in Continued General DebateGA/AB/3245
15 October 1998
Press Release
GA/AB/3245
FIFTH COMMITTEE APPROVES TEXT ON GRATIS PERSONNEL
19981015The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this afternoon approved a draft resolution reaffirming that 28 February 1999 was the deadline for phasing out staff loaned to the United Nations by Governments and other entities.