General Assembly: Press Release

14 December 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3280

FIFTH COMMITTEE APPROVES TEXTS ON PROGRAMME PLANNING, PATTERN OF CONFERENCES AND COMPENSATION OF NON-SECRETARIAT OFFICIALS

19981214 Also Acts on Human Resources Management, Financing MONUA, Takes Up Budget Implications of Special Mission to Afghanistan

11 December 1998

Press Release
GA/9536

GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONCLUDES COMMEMORATION OF FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

19981211 Hears 125 Speakers Over Two Days Praise Declaration, While Expressing Concern at Continued Worldwide Rights Violations

11 December 1998

Press Release
GA/9535

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OPENS SECOND DAY OF MEETINGS TO COMMEMORATE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

19981211

As the General Assembly began a second day of meetings to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the representative of Hungary said speakers during the debate had each highlighted their attachment to the values enshrined in the 1948 Declaration.

10 December 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3279

WHILE ACCEPTING AUDIT OPINIONS OF BOARD OF AUDITORS, ASSEMBLY WOULD REVERT TO CERTAIN ASPECTS AT RESUMED SESSION, BY FIFTH COMMITTEE TEXT

19981210 Committee also Approves Draft on Financial Arrangements for International Court of Justice Dining Room

10 December 1998

Press Release
GA/9534

GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONTINUES COMMEMORATION OF FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

19981210 Forty-nine Speakers Address Afternoon, Evening Sessions On Danger of Sanctions, Human Rights Defenders, Poverty as Denial of Rights

10 December 1998

Press Release
GA/9533

MARKING FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, ASSEMBLY NOTES NEED TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES TO THEIR FULL ENJOYMENT

19981210 Human Rights Commissioner Calls on International Community to Translate Words of Declaration into Actions, Human Rights Prizes Awarded

9 December 1998

Press Release
GA/9532

GENERAL ASSEMBLY REAFFIRMS IMPORTANCE OF RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT AS INTEGRAL PART OF FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS

19981209 Acting on Recommendations of Third Committee, Assembly Adopts 64 Proposals, Nine by Recorded Votes

9 December 1998

Press Release
GA/9531

AFGHANISTAN TELLS ASSEMBLY TALIBAN IS A MERCENARY FORCE FOR PAKISTAN, DURING DEBATE ON IMPLICATIONS OF AFGHAN SITUATION ON PEACE AND SECURITY

19981209 Draft Introduced by Which Assembly Would Stress Responsibility of Afghan Parties for Political Solution to Conflict

8 December 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3278

UNITED NATIONS PENSION FUND WOULD MAKE PAYMENTS TO DIVORCED SURVIVING SPOUSES, BY TEXT APPROVED IN FIFTH COMMITTEE

19981208 Committee Also Discusses 1998-1999 Budget, Proposed 2000-2001 Budget Outline

The United Nations Pension Fund would make payments to divorced surviving spouses, according to the terms of a nine-part draft resolution approved without a vote this morning by the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary).

8 December 1998

Press Release
GA/9530

NEGOTIATIONS WILL BEGIN ON CONVENTION TO SUPPRESS FINANCING OF TERRORISM, GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECIDES, AS IT ACTS ON REPORTS OF SIXTH COMMITTEE

19981208 Adopts, Without Votes, 13 Resolutions and 1 Decision, Including Means to Finalize Preparations for International Criminal Court