General Assembly: Press Release

21 October 1997

Press Release
GA/SHC/3417

21 October 1997

Press Release
GA/L/3044

INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT SHOULD BE INDEPENDENT BODY, AND NOT SUBSIDIARY OF SECURITY COUNCIL, SPEAKERS TELL LEGAL COMMITTEE

19971021 Committee Establishes Working Group to Discuss Draft Text on Question of Security Council Sanctions Affecting Third States

21 October 1997

Press Release
GA/DIS/3086

PRESIDENT OF DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE, CHAIRMAN OF SMALL ARMS PANEL, ADDRESS DISARMAMENT, INTERNATIONAL SECURITY COMMITTEE

19971021 Conference President Says Session One of 'Pause and Reflection'; Eight Other Speakers Address Committee in Continued General Debate

21 October 1997

Press Release
GA/AB/3171

20 October 1997

Press Release
GA/SHC/3416

GENDER ISSUES MUST BE IN MAINSTREAM OF POLICY-MAKING AND NOT ON MARGIN, THIRD COMMITTEE IS TOLD

19971020 Role of Women in All Sectors Is Stressed as Debate Begins On Implementation of Action Programme Adopted at Beijing Conference

20 October 1997

Press Release
GA/EF/2769

SECOND COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF FINANCING OF DEVELOPMENT

19971020

All donors to the United Nations operational activities for development needed to be assured that their contributions were making an impact and were targeted at priority needs, the representative of Australia told the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) this afternoon as it concluded its consideration of the financing of such activities.

20 October 1997

Press Release
GA/EF/2768

20 October 1997

Press Release
GA/DIS/3085

'PLAGUE' OF CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS IN AFRICA HIGHLIGHTED IN DISARMAMENT, INTERNATIONAL SECURITY COMMITTEE

19971020 International Assistance Needed to Combat Illicit Traffic, Say Speakers; Mali, Philippines, Belarus, Ghana, Saudia Arabia, Niger, Gabon Make Statements

20 October 1997

Press Release
GA/DIS/3082/

DIVERGENT APPROACHES TOWARDS NUCLEAR-WEAPON ELIMINATION HIGHLIGHTED IN FIRST COMMITTEE DEBATE

19971020 Some Speakers Cite Success of Bilateral Negotiations, Others Say Process of Achieving Elimination Must Be Multilateral

CORRECTION

20 October 1997

Press Release
GA/AB/3170

FAILURE TO REDUCE US ASSESSMENTS COULD SERIOUSLY DAMAGE ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH UN, FIFTH COMMITTEE IS TOLD

19971020 Fourteen Speakers Take Part in First Day of Debate on Scale of Assessments