General Assembly: Press Release

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GA/AB/3409

PROPOSED BUDGET METHODOLOGY SHOULD NOT BE TOOL TO REDUCE UN’S RESOURCES, FIFTH COMMITTEE TOLD

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GA/9819

WITHOUT VOTE, ASSEMBLY ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON DIALOGUE AMONG CIVILIZATIONS

Acting without a vote this afternoon, the General Assembly adopted a resolution on the United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations.

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GA/9818

DEBATING DIALOGUE AMONG CIVILIZATIONS, ASSEMBLY HEARS CALLS TO ELIMINATE WIDESPREAD CULTURAL, NATIONAL MISCONCEPTIONS, STEREOTYPING

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GA/SPD/203

FOURTH COMMITTEE APPROVES 12 DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON ISRAELI PRACTICES, WORK OF UN RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES

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GA/SPD/202

SECURITY COUNCIL’S EXPANDED ROLE, ‘DOUBLE STANDARDS’ AMONG ISSUES RAISED AS FOURTH COMMITTEE CONCLUDES DISCUSSION OF PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

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GA/SHC/3624

THIRD COMMITTEE WINDS UP WORK FOR CURRENT SESSION WITH CALL FOR RESPECT FOR HUMANITARIAN LAW, HUMAN RIGHTS

Adopts 13 Draft Resolutions, Three on Human Rights in Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Sudan

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GA/SHC/3623

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, WEALTHY STATES DIFFER OVER TEXT ON IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Draft Resolution Adopted by Roll Call Vote: 91 in Favour; 44 Against; 15 Abstentions

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GA/L/3166

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ASKED TO RESUME WORK ON LEGAL PRINCIPLES RELATING TO NEW INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ORDER

Legal Committee Seeks 2003 Consideration; Members also Debate Factors to Guide Granting of Assembly Observer Status to Outside Bodies

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GA/AB/3408

POSITIVE RESULTS ON UN PENSION FUND PRAISED IN FIFTH COMMITTEE

The investments of the United Nations Joint Pension Fund had met their objective of obtaining an optimal investment return while avoiding undue risk, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) was told this morning, as it began its consideration of the United Nations common and pension systems.

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GA/9817

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS TEXT ON COOPERATION WITH ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF CENTRAL AFRICAN STATES

Resolution Also Adopted on Global Implications of Year 2000 Date Conversion Problem