CORRECTION
In the correction to Press Release GA/9818, issued on 14 November, the statement of Azerbaijan should read:
Similar Request Made by Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
The General Assembly would invite the Economic Community of Central African States to participate in its sessions and work, by the terms of a draft resolution introduced this afternoon in the Assemblys Sixth Committee (Legal).
Key Provision Would Be to Avoid Any Person Being Stateless; Other Texts Address Jurisdictional Immunities, UN Administrative Tribunal
The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this afternoon made recommendations to the General Assembly on the proposed regulations governing the status of non-staff officials of the United Nations.
Issues of Expansion, Use of Veto, Geographical Balance Remain Central; Large Number of Countries Still to Be Heard From
Veto, Permanent Membership, Equitable Geographic Representation Among Points Raised
Third Approved Text Asks Host Country to Ease Travel Curbs on Certain United Nations Missions, Take Steps to Solve Diplomatic Parking Problems
Legal Committee Is Told Problem Compounded by Links with Organized Crime; Definition of Terrorism, Military Application among Issues to Be Resolved
Committee Also Approves Texts on International Year Of Mountains, El Nino Phenomenon and International Year of Freshwater
The Second Committee (Economic and Financial) met this morning to take action on a number of draft resolutions before it.
