FRANCE, NEW ZEALAND RECOMMENDED FOR SEATS ON ACABQ, DEFEATING UNITED STATES IN FIFTH COMMITTEE VOTE
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Committee Also Recommends Appointments to Committee on Contributions, Civil Service Commission, Investments Committee, Administrative Tribunal, Board of Auditors
ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT URGES GENEROUS SUPPORT FOR UNHCR
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Following is the text of a statement made this morning by the President of the General Assembly, Razali Ismail (Malaysia), at the meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee for the Announcement of Voluntary Contributions to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR):
$210 MILLION PROMISED FOR 1997 OPERATIONS OF UNHCR; ONGOING PROGRAMMES SAID TO REQUIRE MORE THAN $1.4 BILLION
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Assembly President Tells Pledging Meeting 'It's Bizarre', When Global Responsibility for Plight of Refugees Has to Depend on Voluntary Funding