General Assembly: Press Release

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GA/9724

GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPECIAL SESSION 'WOMEN 2000' CONTINUES BEIJING DEBATE HEARING 16 SPEAKERS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF 1995 BEIJING CONFERENCE

The special session of the General Assembly -- "Women 2000, Gender Equality, Development and Peace for the Twenty-first Century" -- continued its review of the implementation of the Platform for Action adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women (Beijing, 1995) this morning, hearing from 16 speakers.

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GA/9723

SAD AND SOBERING REALITY THAT WOMEN CONTINUE TO BE DEPRIVED OF BASIC AND FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS, SPECIAL ASSEMBLY SESSION TOLD

It was a sad and sobering reality that women continued to be deprived of basic and fundamental rights because of measures imposed in certain countries, the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly was told this afternoon.

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GA/9722

MOVEMENT TO RECOGNIZE WOMEN'S RIGHTS 'REVOLUTIONARY AND UPLIFTING' UNITED STATES TELLS 'WOMEN 2000' GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPECIAL SESSION

Eighteen Additional Speakers Address Efforts to Implement Platform for Action Adopted at 1995 Beijing Women's Conference

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GA/9721

SPEAKERS IN SPECIAL SESSION PLACE EMPHASIS ON RIGHT OF WOMEN TO ENJOY EQUALITY IN DECISION-MAKING AND POWER ROLES

As the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly continued its general debate this afternoon, a number of speakers called on the international community to recognize the fundamental right of women to enjoy equality in decision-making and power roles.

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GA/9720

GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPECIAL SESSION ‘WOMEN 2000’ CONTINUES GENERAL DEBATE; SEVENTEEN SPEAKERS DESCRIBE EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE GENDER EQUALITY

The twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, meeting to review implementation of the Platform for Action adopted at the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, heard from an additional 17 high-level speakers this morning.

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GA/9719

TWENTY-THIRD SPECIAL ASSEMBLY SESSION CONTINUES REVIEW OF PROGRESS MADE SINCE FOURTH WORLD SUMMIT ON WOMEN

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GA/9718

UNSCEAR FOCUSES ON CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY REPORT

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GA/9717

GROWING AWARENESS MOST PRESSING WOMEN’S PROBLEMS LACK SOLUTIONS, CUBA TELLS ‘WOMEN 2000’ GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPECIAL SESSION

Cites ‘Feminization’ of Poverty, North/South Technological Gap, As 18 More Speakers Address Implementation of 1995 Beijing Action Plan

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GA/9716

PERSISTENCE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN SHOULD BE MATTER BOTH OF SHAME AND CONCERN, ‘BEIJING + 5’ SPECIAL ASSEMBLY SESSION TOLD

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GA/9714

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OPENS FIVE-DAY ‘WOMEN 2000’ SPECIAL SESSION, WITH FOCUS ON GENDER EQUALITY, DEVELOPMENT, PEACE

Secretary-General Says ‘Future of This Planet Depends on Women’