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GA/9501
12 November 1998


Press Release
GA/9501


ASSEMBLY ELECTS 18 NEW MEMBERS TO ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL, IN FOUR ROUNDS OF BALLOTING

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In four rounds of balloting today, the General Assembly elected 18 members to fill vacancies on the 54-member Economic and Social Council. The newly elected members will begin their three-year terms on 1 January 1999.

GA/SHC/3503/
11 November 1998


Press Release
GA/SHC/3503/


THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS QUESTIONS, SITUATIONS CORRECTION

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In Press Release GA/SHC/3503 of 10 November, the first full paragraph on page 23, containing part of the summary of the statement by the representative of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, should read: