General Assembly: Press Release

6 November 1998

Press Release
GA/SHC/3500

RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT MUST BE FULLY RECOGNIZED AS HUMAN RIGHT, CHINA TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE

19981106 Use of Economic Sanctions, Human Rights as Policy Weapon Also Addressed, as Committee Continues Consideration of Human Rights Matters

6 November 1998

Press Release
GA/SHC/3499

6 November 1998

Press Release
GA/SHC/3467/

THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD DESTRUCTION OF MYTH OF INVINCIBILITY OF CRIMINAL CARTELS SIGNIFICANT BREAKTHROUGH OF LAST 15 YEARS' FIGHT AGAINST ORGANIZED CRIME CORRECTION

19981106

On page 13 of Press Release GA/SHC/3467 of 8 October, the statement by the representative of Austria should read as follows:

6 November 1998

Press Release
GA/EF/2847

ECONOMIC COMMITTEE TEXT SEEKS IMPROVED MEASURES TO DEAL WITH EFFECTS OF FINANCIAL CRISIS ON INTERNATIONAL TRADING SYSTEM

19981106 Second Draft Calls for High-level Policy Debate on Implementation Of Commitments at Conference on Environment and Sustainable Development

6 November 1998

Press Release
GA/DIS/3130

INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT ON SECURITY FOR NON-NUCLEAR-WEAPON STATES SUBJECT OF TEXT APPROVED BY DISARMAMENT COMMITTEE

19981106 Draft Resolutions Also Approved on Central Asia, Illicit Arms Trade Conference, Small Arms, Conventional Weapons Convention

6 November 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3258

STRONG SUPPORT EXPRESSED IN FIFTH COMMITTEE FOR ICSC ROLE IN DETERMINING SERVICE CONDITIONS OF UNITED NATIONS STAFF

19981106 Administrative and Budgetary Committee Continues Discussion of United Nations Common and Pension Systems

6 November 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3257

FIFTH COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS COSTA RICA, PAKISTAN, INDIA, UNITED KINGDOM, ITALY AND JAPAN FOR ELECTION TO ACABQ

19981106 Candidates Also Recommended for Committee on Contributions, Board of Auditors, Investments Committee, Administrative Tribunal and ICSC

5 November 1998

Press Release
GA/SHC/3498

STATES URGED TO EXERCISE UTMOST VIGILANCE AGAINST MENACE POSED BY MERCENARIES, UNDER TEXT APPROVED BY THIRD COMMITTEE

19981105 Committee Approves Four Other Texts, Continues Discussion of Human Rights Questions

5 November 1998

Press Release
GA/SHC/3497

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE ON DISPLACEMENT INTRODUCES REPORT TO THIRD COMMITTEE, WELCOMING ACCEPTANCE OF GUIDING PRINCIPLES ON INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT

19981105 Reports also Introduced on Torture and Human Rights in Rwanda, Burundi and in Bosnia, Croatia and Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

5 November 1998

Press Release
GA/L/3090

LEGAL COMMITTEE CONCLUDES REVIEW OF COMMISSION REPORT

19981105 Chairman Notes 'Positive Dialogue' on State Responsibility, Trans-boundary Damage, Other Areas of Evolving International Law