General Assembly: Press Release

9 February 1999

Press Release
GA/9544

ASSEMBLY CALLS FOR PARTIES TO FOURTH GENEVA CONVENTION TO MEET ON MEASURES TO ENFORCE ITS APPLICATION IN OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY

19990209 Resolution Adopted during Emergency Special Session Recommends That Conference Be Convened on 15 July in Geneva

8 February 1999

Press Release
GA/9543

JORDAN PRIDES ITSELF IN GREAT LEGACY LEFT BEHIND BY KING HUSSEIN, REPRESENTATIVE OF JORDAN TELLS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

19990208 Assembly Holds Special Meeting To Pay Tribute to Memory of King Hussein

5 February 1999

Press Release
GA/9542

ISRAEL CONTINUING SETTLEMENT ACTIVITIES, EVADING WYE RIVER MEMORANDUM, PALESTINE OBSERVER TELLS GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPECIAL SESSION

19990205 Draft Resolution Recommends Meeting of Parties to Fourth Geneva Convention; Israel Says Such a Meeting Precedent for 'Politicized Application' of Convention

18 December 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3282

SECRETARY-GENERAL WOULD BE GIVEN ESTIMATE OF $2.545 BILLION TO PREPARE PROPOSED PROGRAMME BUDGET FOR 2000-2001, BY FIFTH COMMITTEE TEXT

19981218 As Committee Concludes Work for Main Part of Fifty-third Session, Texts Also Approved on 1998-1999 Programme Budget, International Tribunals

18 December 1998

Press Release
GA/9540

ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT SEES SPIRIT OF COMPROMISE PREVAILING OVER TYRANNY OF BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS IN FIFTY-THIRD SESSION

19981218 Nuclear Disarmament, Financial Crisis, Human Rights Defenders, Terrorism, Wye River Memorandum Impact, 2000-2001 Budget Outline among Session Highlights

18 December 1998

Press Release
GA/9539/Rev.1*

GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONCLUDES WORK FOR MAIN PART OF FIFTY-THIRD SESSION

19981218 Acts on 25 Fifth Committee Texts; Also Adopts Text on Situation in Afghanistan

18 December 1998

Press Release
GA/9539

17 December 1998

Press Release
GA/9538

IN CLOSING REMARKS, ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT SAYS SPIRIT OF COOPERATION SHOWN DURING CURRENT SESSION IS CAUSE FOR SATISFACTION

19981217 Texts Adopted on Emergency Assistance for Sudan, Role of Non-Governmental Organizations; Final Actions Expected Tomorrow

15 December 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3281

15 December 1998

Press Release
GA/9537

ASSEMBLY CALLS FOR ACTION ON EXCESSIVE VOLATILITY IN GLOBAL FINANCIAL FLOWS; SEES POSSIBILITY OF REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

19981215 Action on Economic Committee Texts; Development, Environment, Poverty Eradication, Palestinian Sovereignty Among Issues Addressed