General Assembly: Press Release

Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Plenary

39^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRAISES CONTINUED COOPERATION BETWEEN UNITED NATIONS,

ASIAN-AFRICAN LEGAL CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE

The General Assembly this morning adopted, without a vote, an orally amended resolution on cooperation between the United Nations and the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee.

Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Plenary

38^th Meeting (AM)

ASSEMBLY ADOPTS RESOLUTION TO FURTHER COOPERATION WITH COUNCIL OF EUROPE

Also Takes up Cooperation

With Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

Press Release
GA/SPD/186

FOURTH COMMITTEE, CONCLUDING GENERAL DEBATE ON DECOLONIZATION ISSUES, HEARS PETITIONERS FROM WESTERN SAHARA AND NEW CALEDONIA

As the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) met this morning to conclude its general debate on decolonization, it heard statements by petitioners from Western Sahara and New Caledonia.

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GA/SHC/3578

SUSTAINABLE ELIMINATION OF ILLICIT CROPS, PROMOTION OF ALTERNATIVE CROPS STRESSED AS THIRD COMMITTEE DEBATES DRUG-PREVENTION STRATEGIES

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GA/SHC/3573/

THIRD COMMITTEE ELECTS TWO VICE-CHAIRPERSONS, RAPPORTEUR; BEGINS SUBSTANTIVE WORK FOR FIFTY-FIFTH SESSION

CORRECTION

On page 4 of Press Release GA/SHC/3573 of 25 September, the statement of the Third Committee Chairwoman should read, as follows:

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GA/DIS/3168

DISARMAMENT AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY COMMITTEE BEGINS DEBATE 2 OCTOBER

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GA/AB/3385

FIFTH COMMITTEE TO COMMENCE CONSIDERATION OF SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS FOR UNITED NATIONS REGULAR BUDGET ON 2 OCTOBER

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GA/9780/

GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS PLENARY CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS ON CRIME PREVENTION, UN-ECCAS COOPERATION

CORRECTION

In Press Release GA/9780 of 27 September, paragraphs 1 and 2 on page 1 should read as follows:

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GA/SPD/185/Rev.1*

SPECIAL POLITICAL AND DECOLONIZATION COMMITTEE HEARS PETITIONERS ON WESTERN SAHARA

The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) this morning continued its debate on decolonization questions and heard petitioners on Western Sahara, with petitioners criticizing the delays in implementing the Settlement Plan and requesting that the right of the people of Western Sahara to self- determination be respected.

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GA/SHC/3577

THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND FOLLOW-UP TO 1999 INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF OLDER PERSONS