General Assembly: No name

18 October 1996

Press Release
GA/EF/2727

RESOURCES FOR UN DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE PREDICTABLE, CONTINUED AND ASSURED, ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL COMMITTEE IS TOLD

19961018

Funding for United Nations operational activities for development should be on a predictable, continued and assured basis, several speakers told the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) this afternoon as it continued consideration of those activities.

18 October 1996

Press Release
GA/EF/2726

SECOND COMMITTEE IS TOLD DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DO NOT NEED 'SERMONS'; ECONOMIC AID SHOULD FLOW WITHOUT INTRUSION INTO DOMESTIC AFFAIRS

19961018 Delegates Say Financial Help Is Not Enough; Technology Transfer, Training, Human Resources Development, Trading Reforms Also Needed

18 October 1996

Press Release
GA/DIS/3058

'VIRTUALLY UNRESTRAINED TRANSFER OF WEAPONS' A MATTER OF IMMENSE CONCERN, ICRC OBSERVER SAYS

19961018 Stresses Link between Light Weapons, Humanitarian Violations, as First Committee Continues General Debate

18 October 1996

Press Release
GA/AB/3095

IMPACT ON UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMMES MUST BE DETERMINED BEFORE PERSONNEL INVOLUNTARILY TERMINATED, COSTA RICA TELLS FIFTH COMMITTEE

19961018 Says Development Priorities of UN Curtailed by Budget Practices; Committee Also Discusses Scale of Assessments, Human Resources Management

18 October 1996

Press Release
GA/9132
UND/412

ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT WARNS OF 'ENDLESS WORDS ... OF DELUSION', CONFUSING TOKEN SYMBOLS WITH REAL ACHIEVEMENT

19961018 UN Day Message Says 'Repetitious Statements' Must Give Way To Firm Political, Financial Commitment to Practical Results

This is the text of the message of the President of the General Assembly, Razali Ismail (Malaysia), for United Nations Day, 24 October:

17 October 1996

Press Release
GA/EF/2725

17 October 1996

Press Release
GA/EF/2724

17 October 1996

Press Release
GA/DIS/3056

DEPLOYMENT OF WEAPONS NEAR RUSSIAN FEDERATION WOULD FORCE IT TO REVIEW APPROACH TO ARMS CONTROL, FIRST COMMITTEE TOLD

19961017 Representative Expresses Concern Over Possible Eastward Expansion by North Atlantic Treaty Organization

17 October 1996

Press Release
GA/9137

STATES MUST STOP TALKING, TAKE REAL POLITICAL ACTION TO END POVERTY, SAYS GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT IN POVERTY ERADICATION DAY MESSAGE

19961017 Measures Urged Include Military Expenditure Reduction, Unconditional Debt Relief, Protection from Private Sector Excess

17 October 1996

Press Release
GA/9136