General Assembly: No name

16 December 1996

Press Release
GA/AB/3131

HAITI MISSION EXTENSION WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL $3.4 MILLION SAYS FIFTH COMMITTEE BUDGET IMPLICATIONS TEXT

19961216 Committee Also Approves Draft on Office of Internal Oversight Services

16 December 1996

Press Release
GA/AB/3130

FIFTH COMMITTEE APPROVES $138 MILLION FOR UNAVEM, RECOMMENDS $10.6 MILLION FOR OPERATIONS IN GUATEMALA, EL SALVADOR AND AFGHANISTAN

19961216 Makes Provisions for Legal Committee Requested Meetings

16 December 1996

Press Release
GA/9206

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ENDORSES OUTCOME OF UNCTAD IX, ADOPTS ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION, STRESSES CHALLENGES OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL INTEGRATION

19961216 Actions Taken as It Adopts 28 Proposals On Recommendation of Economic and Financial Committee

16 December 1996

Press Release
GA/9205

ASSEMBLY ACTS ON FINANCING OF SIX PEACE-KEEPING OPERATIONS, ADOPTS 10 TEXTS ON RECOMMENDATION OF LEGAL COMMITTEE

19961216 Welcomes Draft Code of Crimes, Supports Electronic Dissemination Of Treaty Information; Also Extends Term of UNEP Executive Director

16 December 1996

Press Release
GA/9202/

ASSEMBLY SEEKS END TO ISRAELI SETTLEMENT ACTIVITY, URGES FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT IN OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY CORRECTION

19961216

In Press Release GA/9202 issued on 13 December, the third sentence of the first paragraph on page 1 should have read:

13 December 1996

Press Release
GA/AB/3129

UN INSTITUTE FOR DISARMAMENT RESEARCH TO RECEIVE $213,000 FROM REGULAR BUDGET, UNDER FIFTH COMMITTEE TEXT

19961213 United States Withdraws Objection to Subsidy; 1998 Budget Outline, 1996-1997 Performance Report Also Discussed

13 December 1996

Press Release
GA/9204

ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT WELCOMES SECURITY COUNCIL'S RECOMMENDATION OF KOFI ANNAN TO BE NEXT SECRETARY-GENERAL

19961213 The following statement was issued this evening by General Assembly President Razali Ismail (Malaysia):

I am extremely pleased with the timely decision by the Security Council to recommend to the General Assembly Mr. Kofi Annan as the seventh Secretary- General of the United Nations.

13 December 1996

Press Release
GA/9203

GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMMENDS OAU EFFORTS TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS IN AFRICA

19961213 Texts on Mine Clearance, Special Economic Assistance, Cooperation Between UN and International Organization for Migration Also Adopted

13 December 1996

Press Release
GA/9202

ASSEMBLY SEEKS END TO ISRAELI SETTLEMENT ACTIVITY, URGES FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT IN OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY

19961213 Many Issues Covered in 30 Texts Adopted on Report Of Fourth (Special Political and Decolonization) Committee

12 December 1996

Press Release
GA/AB/3128*