General Assembly: Press Release

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GA/EF/2896

ECONOMIC COMMITTEE IS TOLD LIBERAL TRADE THEORIES FOR INDUSTRIAL GOODS SHOULD ALSO APPLY TO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

Issue to be Raised at WTO Meeting; In Continuing Debate on Trade And Development, Special Problems of Land-locked Countries Reviewed

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GA/EF/2895

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES’ FAITH IN MULTILATERAL TRADING SYSTEM IN URGENT NEED OF BOLSTERING, COMMITTEE HEARS

Delegates Also Consider Draft Texts on Second African Industrial Development Decade, Disaster Reduction, El Niño

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GA/AB/3343

UN PENSION FUND’S ASSETS AT SOME $24 BILLION, FIFTH COMMITTEE TOLD

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GA/SPD/175

FOURTH COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING ROLE OF UN SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE ON EFFECTS OF ATOMIC RADIATION

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GA/SHC/3557

SOCIAL COMMITTEE URGES STEPS TO PREVENT ABUSE OF STREET CHILDREN, PROTECT WELFARE OF CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT SITUATIONS

Other Texts Seek Assembly Action on Rights of Girl Child, Promotion of International Convention on Migrant Workers and Families

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GA/SHC/3556

EFFECTIVE MONITORING OF HUMAN RIGHTS COMPLIANCE NEEDS COMMONLY AGREED PROCEDURES, SOCIAL COMMITTEE IS TOLD

Iran Urges Cooperation to Create Correct Mechanism; Plan for Abolition of Death Penalty Is Subject of Further Comment

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GA/L/3132

LEGAL COMMITTEE WOULD HAVE STATES SUBSCRIBE TO UNCITRAL REGIMES AND HELP EXPEDITE WORK OF WORLD COURT

Also Discusses Amending Administrative Tribunal Statute To Raise Standards for Judges and Ensure Their Independence

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GA/EF/2894

PLANS TO HELP WORLD’S POOREST NATIONS ‘LIKE THUNDER WITH LITTLE RAIN’, CHINA TELLS ASSEMBLY’S ECONOMIC COMMITTEE

Debate Begins on Situation of Least Developed Countries; Delegates Urge New Push Towards International Cooperation

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GA/EF/2893

BANGKOK TRADE, DEVELOPMENT FOLLOW-UP ROUND ‘DEFINING MOMENT’ IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION, COMMITTEE HEARS

Upcoming Seattle Ministerial-Level Meeting Of World Trade Orgaization Also Weighed by Representatives

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GA/DIS/3165

FIRST COMMITTEE APPROVES TEXT ON ANTARCTICA CONCLUDES WORK FOR CURRENT SESSION